Following up on his promise to give needed attention to the state-owned tertiary institutions, Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa, has approved N1 billion to build a new Senate Building at the main campus of the University of Medical Sciences, UNIMED, Ondo. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, […]
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The acute shortage of teachers in public schools in Ondo State will soon be over going by the pledge of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan said that Aiyedatiwa promised that his administration will address the issue of acute shortage of classroom teachers in public […]
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ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday accused the Federal Government of establishing “mushroom” universities with no funding options. The union also noted that the universities have now become crisis centers with little to no hope of management. Plans were made to establish no fewer than 32 federal universities, […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Vice-Chancellor of Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, in Ondo State, Prof Kayode Ijadunola has advised Nigeria to adopt the Asian Tiger countries’ education model, which today enables those countries to rule the world. Specifically, he urged Nigerian students to pursue that model of academic acquisition, which, according to him, is driven by […]
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Federal Government has directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to expedite action towards the completion of the nuclear energy curriculum. The completion, it said, would enable universities, Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) and polytechnics to commence the training of nuclear scientists and technologists, locally. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated this when he received […]
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Few days after the commencement of the sale of forms for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), prospective applicants have expressed frustration over their inability to link their telephone lines with their National Identification Number (NIN) or ‘incorrect’ information contained in their NIN details. To address issues of malpractice and impersonation during examination, the […]
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L-R: Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Vice-Chancellor of Elizade University, Prof. Kayode Ijadunola, and the Institution’s Registrar, Chief Omololu Adegbenro during a courtesy call to the Governor in his office, in Akure By Banji Ayoola The new Vice-Chancellor of Elizade University, Prof. Kayode Ijadunola has stressed the need for strong collaboration between the Ondo […]
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By Banji Ayoola Elizade University, Ilara Mokin in Ondo State has appointed an erudite professor of Medicine from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof Kayode Ijadunola as its new Vice-Chancellor. This was contained in a statement by the institution’s Head, Public Relations, Mr. Williams Olufunmi. According to the statement: “The Board of Trustees of Elizade […]
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NUC acting Executive Secretary, Chris Maiyaki The National Universities Commission on Monday debunked the reports that it uncovered 100 fake professors in some universities across the country. Some media organisations had listed some universities as part of the institutions indicted by the NUC for having fake professors. But the NUC in a statement released on […]
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The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education, last week Tuesday, announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo. The ministry noted that its decision followed the undercover investigation conducted by a Nigerian newspaper which exposed the activity of a degree mill in Cotonou, a […]
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