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FUTA Students Protest Increased Tuition Fees

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FUTA Students Protest Increased Tuition Fees

Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) have appealed to the federal government and management of the institution to revert to the old tuition fees. The students, who staged a peaceful protest, vowed not to end the protest until the management heeded their appeal. They blocked the entrance gate with placards and prevented any entry or exit from the...

Matriculation: OAU Restates Zero Tolerance For Cultism, Exam Malpractices

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Matriculation: OAU Restates Zero Tolerance For Cultism, Exam Malpractices

The Vice-chancellor (VC) of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Prof Simeon Bamire, has restated the Institution’s zero tolerance for cultism and examination malpractices among other vices. Bamire, represented by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof Bola Babalola, stated this during the Matriculation Ceremony for newly- admitted students for the 2023/2024 academic session, on Thursday at Ile-Ife. He said that the University, since its...

Two Akwa Ibom Polytechnic Female Students Killed Days To Graduation

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There is outrage at the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area as two female students were crushed to death by a moving truck just two days before the completion of their National Diploma programme in the institution. The incident happened on Monday when the driver of the truck lost control and rammed into the...

EXCLUSIVE Pictures From Government College Umuahia Set 91B Reunion

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Check out exclusive pictures from the Government College Umuahia Old Boys Association reunion, Class of 1991B. The event took place at Harriet Suites Umuahia, Abia State. https://youtu.be/QYkcpQMfAm4?si=fcHqndtA4A-orgzc See the photos below.... ...

Govt College Umuahia Holds Reunion With Awards Of Recognition To Deserving Teachers (Pix)

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Govt College Umuahia Holds Reunion With Awards Of Recognition To Deserving Teachers (Pix)

The 1991 set of Government College Umuahia Abia State on Sunday held its reunion several years after graduation to reconnect with old friends once more. The event took place at Harriet Suites Umuahia, Abia State. The leader of the set, Mr. Okere Onwuha Ikenna told ABN TV that the set also held an award of recognition to appreciate teachers who who...

We’ve No Fake Professors, UNILAG Replies NUC

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The University of Lagos has debunked reports suggesting that five fake professors were discovered by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Some reports had emerged that NUC had uncovered about 100 professors spread across some Nigerian universities, including the University of Lagos. However, in a statement on Saturday, the university’s Head of Communication Unit, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, described the report as unsubstantiated and...

Youth Forum Rejects Planned WAEC CBT Exams

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Youth Forum Rejects Planned WAEC CBT Exams

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has called for the cancellation of the proposed  Computer-Based Test format in the forthcoming West African Examinations Council examinations in the country. According to the forum, introducing such a mode of examination will result in mass failure for students, particularly in rural areas where computer skills are scarce or completely absent. ABNTV reports that the West African...

50% Of Enugu Pupils Unable To Read, Solve Simple Mathematics — SSG

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The Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, says 50 per cent of pupils in the state can neither read in English nor solve simple mathematics questions. Onyia stated this while delivering a keynote address titled, “Smart Basic Education and the Future of Africa” at the quadrennial convention of the Old Boys Association of Union Secondary School,...

FG Threatens To Extend Sanction To Kenya, Uganda, Niger Varsities Over Degrees Saga

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Following the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo, the Federal Government has said sanction would be extended to more countries like Uganda, Kenya and Niger Republic. “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo,” the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. “We are...

FG Closes Down 18 Foreign Varsity Campuses Over Alleged Certificate Forgery

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The Federal Government has banned 18 foreign universities operating in Nigeria, describing them as “degree mills,’’ warning Nigerians to avoid enrolling in such institutions. The directive affected five universities from the United States, six from the United Kingdom, and three Ghanaian tertiary institutions. Also, the Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced the temporary suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree...

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