HalimaFactor Initiative An Organisation We’re Proud To Associate With — Gombe Varsity VC
The Vice-Chancellor, Gombe State University, Prof. Prof. Aliyu Usman El-Nafaty has expressed delight with the efforts of a non-governmental organisation, HalimaFactor Community Initiative in harnessing the potentials in Nigerian youths for national development. The don said this is a feat the institution is proud of and is ready to support. Speaking at the just concluded 8th annual Gombe Day Of Literature,...
Vice-Chancellors Meet, Discuss Future Of Varsities
Amid strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has met at the University of Ibadan (UI) in Oyo State to discuss the future of Nigerian universities. The meeting, which is part of the activities marking the Diamond Jubilee celebration anniversary of the committee, is tagged, “Sixty Years in Sixty Minutes: Exploring...
Shortage Of Dead Bodies Not Helping Anatomy Study In Nigeria – Prof. Ajao
Limited number of cadavers for study in most medical schools in the country has been identified as hobbling the study of anatomy and achievements of its attendant gains, says Prof Moyosore Salihu Ajao, a professor of Anatomy at the University of Ilorin. Moyosore made the observation while delivering the 214th Inaugural Lecture at the university, titled, ‘The Belly, the Brain...
ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens To Occupy Ministry Of Education
The factional President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Farouk Lawal, on Thursday, threatened to occupy the premises of the Federal Ministry of Education. Addressing journalists during a press briefing in Abuja, Lawal noted that the student body would also develop a framework to ensure lasting peace in Nigerian tertiary institutions. “We are giving the Federal Government an ultimatum. We...
VIDEO: Sen. Orji Kalu Distributes Study Materials To Secondary Schools In Abia North
In continuation of his distribution of scholarship materials, the Senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu on Wednesday took dividends of democracy to the pupils of Maria Coronata Secondary school, Asaga,Ohafia L.G.A,Abia state. This is line with the Senator's promise of investing in human capital development in the district. https://youtu.be/pW0889PdSiE The former Abia governor was at the event represented...
SAN Seeks Stella Oduah’s Arrest Over NYSC Scandal
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights lawyer, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has called for the recall and prosecution of the Senator representing Anambra North, Stella Oduah. Adegboruwa also maintained that Oduah should be barred from seeking...
National Image Consult Denies Scam With Scholarship Scheme
An educational consultancy firm, the National Image Educational Consult has denied scam with its scholarship scheme, saying such allegation is a campaign of calumny against the project. This is in response to a report to the Nigerian police that the claim of the promoters, of offering scholarships to students to study at designated universities and polytechnics is untrue. However, reacting to...
Raise Funds For Education Like You Did For COVID-19 – ASUU Tells FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called on the Federal Government, FG, to declare a state of emergency in the education sector and raise funds to tackle the rot therein, just as it did to contain Coronavirus outbreak in the country. ABN TV reports that The National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who stated this in...
Gombe State University Shuns ASUU, Resumes Academic Activities, Opens Register For Lecturers
The Governing Council of the Gombe State University (GSU) Thursday directed all academic staff of the institution to resume work with immediate effect. This was contained in an internal memo dated September 2 and signed by the Registrar of the university, Dr Abubakar Aliyu Bafeto. He said the management arrived at the decision after its second emergency meeting held yesterday, adding...
Senate Passes Bills To Establish Federal Varsities In FCT, Rivers
The Senate has passed two bills to establish Federal Universities in the Federal Capital Territory and Rivers State. They are the FCT University of Science and Technology Abaji (Establishment) Bill, 2022, and Federal University of Environmental Technology, Koroma/Saakperwa Tai Ogoni, Rivers State (Establishment) Bill, 2022. The bills were passed after the consideration of two separate reports presented by the Committee on...
