About 186 students would be awarded first-class at the 49th convocation ceremony of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) billed to hold on Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Charles Igwe, at a pre-convocation briefing, told reporters that 11, 010 students would participate in the ceremony. According to him, 7,513 students […]
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The Academic Staff Union Of Polytechnics (ASUP) has suspended its 65-day-old strike. This followed an appraisal of the report indicating the gradual implementation of the items contained in the Memorandum of Action signed between the Union and the Federal Government. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the National Publicity Secretary, Abdullahi Yalwa, the […]
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By Victor Emmanuel Uwah May God bless my beloved countrymen, Those with goodwill and sincerity filled, Who, even when ruled by the worst of men, Still aspire to a great nation build. May God strengthen these countrymen’s resolve That no matter the problem we may face With determination they’ll try to solve, Not minding what […]
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By Victor Emmanuel Uwah I will bless my soul over and again, That my life on earth has not been in vain. I’d been rejected and a friend to none, But soon my days of loneliness were gone Since that day you said you would be my wife, And that together we will make our […]
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A Nigerian, Aisha Akinola has broken records as the first African to become a Sabbatical Officer at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. A sabbatical officer is a students representative. Akinola currently serves as the Vice President, Welfare in the Scottish University’s Student Association. While chatting with our correspondent, Akinola said her mother motivated her to […]
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At least, 48 pupils of private and public primary and secondary schools who won prizes in both international and national competitions while representing Ondo state were rewarded by the government. Some of the beneficiaries of the award included Abiodun Ayomide of Cabataph Schools, Akure, who emerged the overall best pupil in the 2020 Common Entrance […]
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A respite may have come for Higher National Diploma (HND) holders, as the Senate, yesterday, passed a bill prohibiting employers from discriminating between first degree and HND certificate holders in Nigeria. The passage followed the consideration of a report by the Joint Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters, Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. The chairman, […]
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The Senate, on Tuesday, approved the upgrade of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State to a university of technology. The development followed the third reading of a bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the Federal University of Technology, Ilaro and for Other Matters Connected therewith. The piece of legislation was sponsored […]
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The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated a “Safe to School, Be Seen, Be Safe” initiative to ensure the children safety in and out of school. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, at the unveiling of customised reflective children safety jackets and uniforms for cadet and school crossing guards in Abuja Adamu, represented at the […]
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By Lola Fabowale The book, Why We Struck, by Late Major Adewale Ademoyega, gives a gripping account of the inside dynamics of Nigeria’s first coup and its aftermath. The book challenges the previously widely held view that the January 1966 coup was ethnically-motivated rather than inspired by nationalistic and revolutionary considerations. Rather, it contends that […]
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