41-Year-Old Professor Now Acting VC University Of Abuja
The University of Abuja has appointed Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the acting Vice-Chancellor of by the institution. Her appointment was announced at the valedictory Senate meeting on the university campus in Abuja on Wednesday. The 41-year-old Professor of International Law was the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, before her appointment. Outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, who is rounding off his tenure in...
JAMB Releases UTME Supplementary Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between June 21 and 22, 2024. This board’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. According to JAMB, 28,835 applicants who were not able to provide biometric verification during the main...
29-Year-Old Moses Maduka Becomes First Nigerian To Excel In Mechatronics, Robotics From Russian University (Photos, Video)
Moses Maduka, a 29-year-old robotic engineer from Ahuwa Oboro, has made history as the first Nigerian to graduate with a degree in Mechatronics and Robotics from a Russian University, ABN TV reports. Maduka, who hails from Ikwuano Local Government, Abia State, achieved this feat at the Russia Research State University, Ural, graduating with first-class honors and an impressive grade point...
Open University Admission Seekers Now Mandated To Register With JAMB
Individuals seeking to get admitted to the Nigerian Open University of Nigeria and other open distance learning centres are now mandated to register via the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board. The candidates are also expected to register with their unique National Identification Number. This move, our correspondent learnt, was to checkmate nefarious activities. In an advisory released by JAMB and made...
Under Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, UniAbuja Suffered Academic Setback For 5 Years, Says ASUU
The University of Abuja branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that in the last five years the institution has experienced an onslaught on academic activities and suffered setbacks as a result of erosion of academic culture and tradition. The ASUU members were seen chanting and celebrating the end of the tenure of the former Vice...
Former ANAN Chairman, Omoniyi Set To Unveil New Book on Budget
The immediate past Chairman of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Abuja Branch, Mr. Wahab Shina Omoniyi is set to unveil a new book. Title, "Budget As A Policy Instrument For Public Financial Management", the book offers insight on the effective management of public finances using instrumentality of budgeting in mobilization, allocation, distribution, and utilization of resources by governments...
FG, ASUU Meets Ahead Of Worker’s Protest
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it will be meeting with the Federal Government on July 25, 2024 over its unmet demands. This was as non-academic staff of universities declared on Sunday that they were set for a one-day protest on Tuesday on campuses over their withheld four-month salaries. The one-day protest would be a prelude to a...
NASU/SSANU Mobilizing For National Protest In Abuja
The non-teaching staff at the University of Ibadan, staged a peaceful protest against non-payment of their entitlements by the federal government. The protesters were led by chairmen of Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), Comrade Oluwafemi Michael Ogunlade and Abiodun Rasaq Omisore, respectively. The protesting workers started the protest at the main...
NELFUND Onboards 12 More Institutions For Student Loan
The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has onboard 12 state government tertiary institutions to the student loan application pool. A statement signed by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, noted that the onboarding followed the successful submission and verification of data completeness. “With this latest addition, the total number of participating state government-owned tertiary...
School Collapses On Students Writing Exams In Jos, As NYSC Hostel Collapse Injures Corps Members In Oyo
Many students are currently trapped in a school which collapsed in Busa Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to witnesses, the building housing Saint Academy caved in around 11 am, on Friday, leaving students who were writing exams trapped. After the news of the collapse broke, many parents trooped to the school wailing uncontrollably. Rescue operations...
