One of the arrow heads of the cabal in Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, instigating the union to discredit the Special Intervention Team (SIT), has been identified as the Acting Director, General Studies, Dr. M.L. Igbafen. For Dr. Igbafen and his cohorts, the...
The University of Abuja has expelled no fewer than 100 students for indulging in examination malpractices, noting that the breakdown showed 72 undergraduate and 28 postgraduate students. The university said on Sunday that five undergraduate students were rusticated for one academic session; three others rusticated for a semester, while three...
The Pro Chancellor and Chairman, Governing-Council of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Mrs. Mosun Belo-Olusoga, has disclosed that the institution now has 96.4 percent accreditation status for courses being run by the varsity. Olusoga, who said the National University Commission (NUC) granted full accreditation for seventy courses out of...
as Institution Matriculates Its Inaugural Set of Students… Kogi State Governor His Excellency Yahaya Bello, CON, on Tuesday attended the official opening and maiden matriculation ceremony of the Kogi State University, Kabba at the University’s Campus in Kabba. During the ceremony, the governor who was accompanied by the governor-elect, Ahmed...
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na-Allah, says the institution has gone tough on lecturers who are sexually harassing students, saying two professors had been dismissed for the offence. Na’Allah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in New York that the university had introduced a...
In a strategic move aimed at enhancing educational opportunities for Nigerian students, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Akintunde Sawyerr as the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This decision was revealed in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, emphasizing...
The Authorities of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) Ado-Ekiti have announced the reinstatement of no fewer than 365 workers of the institution sacked last year. It would be recalled that the management of the university had on December 5, 2019, announced the disengagement of over 600 workers saying their employment...
Prince Adekunle Oyedepo has announced that he will sponsor free UTME forms for 20 students from Omu-Aran ahead of the forthcoming 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. The initiative will be implemented under the platform of The Adekunle Oyedepo Foundation, as part of its ongoing commitment to promoting...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday extended its six-month-old strike indefinitely until the Federal Government meets its demands. A member of the union, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the development to Channels Television following a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the striking varsity teachers at the University...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the commencement of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). The board disclosed this in a statement signed by its Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin in Abuja on Sunday. Benjamin said the UTME which...