Students gather in front of University of Ibadan gate The Nigerian government on Monday said it has shortlisted about 8,800 students for scholarship opportunities abroad. The shortlisted students were from among the 26,000 who applied for its overseas scholarship programme backed by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). The annual PTDF scholarship has been ongoing […]
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Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has reminisced on her late mother. She shared a post of her mother in the company of other societal women who were amazed by her presence. The writer said it was the last moment she spent with her late mother, stating she is still traumatised by her absence. She said: […]
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By Adegbenro Adebanjo There are many high points and key achievements that will be credited to the tenure of Prof Joseph Adeola Fuwape, the Seventh substantive Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA. But there will always be the consensus by all and sundry, particularly the chroniclers of higher education history in […]
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By Banji Ayoola A former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Prof Bola Akinterinwa, has stressed the need for the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, to be unique in its programmes. Besides, he called for a new perception by government of polytechnic education as the bedrock of a self-reliant industrial development in […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, will hold its 4th foundation lecture on May 18. According to a statement by the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information & Protocol, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, the lecture, titled : “Polytechnic Education in National Development: Global Challenges and Strategic Leeway for the FEDPOLEL in Nigeria,” will be delivered […]
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Candidates queue to enter the hall during the recent Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at the accredited centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja JAMB has released the results of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs and […]
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Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and 15 fifteen other political parties, yesterday said they had concluded plans to join the ongoing protest by university students over disruption of academic activities in the country. ZLP’s National Chairman, Dan Nwanyanwu, told reporters in Abuja that he had the nod of the parties for the planned march. Concealing the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to consider the plight of students and call off the ongoing strike. He also urged students in Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions to exercise patience as the government strives to address the nagging issues in the nation’s university system within the ambit of […]
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Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi Following the footsteps of its Oyo State counterpart, Ekiti State government on Wednesday ordered the reintroduction of History as an independent subject in public primary schools in the state. The Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Prof. Femi Akinwumi, gave the directive in Ado Ekiti, while […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Distributes over 4, 950 History textbooks to schools Oyo State Government has directed all public primary schools in the State to immediately implement the teaching of History as an independent subject starting from this term (3rd term) of the 2021/2022 academic session. Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, […]
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