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Gombe state Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has said the state government will partner and support the proposed As-salam Global University, Hadejia, initiated by the Sheikh AbdullahiBala Lau-led Jama’atuIzalatilBid’awa’ikamatissunnah (JIBWIS). The Governor made the remarks at the foundation laying of the institution in ... Read more

THE Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Kolawole Salako, has been appointed as one of the official nominators for the prestigious Earthshot Prize. The prize has been described as the most ambitious and prestigious of its kind, which is designed to change and repair the planet over the next 10 ... Read more

The Principal, King’s College Lagos, Mr Andrew Agada has assured parents of the safety of their children and wards in the face of the ongoing unrest in the state. Agada was speaking against the backdrop of reports in some quarters that the main campus of the 111 year-old all boys institution was attacked and set ablaze by some ... Read more

A former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said he remains committed to promoting education in Kano as a demonstration of his past commitment towards uplifting the sector when he was in power. A statement by his media aide, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, on Wednesday, quoted Kwankwaso to have spoken during the commissioning of blocks of ... Read more

As part of efforts to curb nutrition deficiencies among all age groups in the country, Nigerians have been advised to consciously improve intake of protein in their diets. Adetunji Lawrence, Professor of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Osun State University, who made this call in a recent report, noted that the significance of ... Read more

The federal government has said that the contentious earned allowances, promised to be released for the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), will also be shared with non-academic staff unions. A meeting between the negotiating teams of the government and ASUU, last week, held to put a stop to the six-month old strike, ... Read more

DELTA State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Thursday declared 48 hours curfew across the State as tension heightened in major towns and cities of the State. Suspected hoodlums had Wednesday night set ablaze the operational office of the Federal Road Safety, FRSC in Asaba and the Beautification Garden at Koka junction along the ... Read more

Governor of Ebonyi state, David UmahiBy Peter Okutu Governor David Umahi, Wednesday proscribed the existence of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Non-Academic Staff of Union, NASU and others in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. He allowed the existence of only the Students Union. ... Read more

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities deadlocked again on Wednesday, following the disagreement over the payment platform that would be used in disbursing the salary arrears and the N30 billion Earned Allowance of the university lecturers. The FG team led by the ... Read more

The Lagos State Examinations Board has released this year’s screening test results into the State Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools. The results were released since October, 16, 2020. A statement signed by Lagos State Examinations Board Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Bakare Fatai, said, “All Candidates who ... Read more