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Grace Utobuiro, a-21- year old 200 level Actuarian Science student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has emerged winner of the third edition of the 4 – Inch – High Heel Race competition, held at the NIS pitch of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. Grace defeated 14 other contestants to emerge winner at the one day 100 ... Read more

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has offered a scholarship to a student who scored nine A’s in the 2020 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, Confidence Nwozuzu. Nwozuzu, who hailed from Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state was received by Uzodinma at the Government House in Owerri. The Governor announced this in ... Read more

The U.S. Consulate General has launched a new project aimed at empowering 300 high school girls in Osun State to pursue education and careers in STEM fields. Through the project tagged “Osun Girls Can Code,” the 300 schoolgirls will receive training on coding, web design, and product creation, all key skills needed in today’s increasingly competitive job market. The goal of ... Read more

The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) chapters of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have threatened to shut down the university over the Federal Government proposed sharing formula of Earned Allowance and non-payment of arrears of new minimum wage. The two non-teaching staff ... Read more

Authorities of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, on Thursday expelled 29 students for examinations malpractices which is contrary to the matriculation oath they sworn to.In a statement issued and signed by a Principal Assistant Registrar, Mrs. Opadiran Oluwakemi, on behalf of the Registrar, Mr. Kolawole Sheye Akande, the expelled students were ... Read more

The National Universities Commission (NUC), the regulatory agency for Nigerian universities, has set aside N5,769,000 to purchase books in 2022, and a whopping N22,908,950 for meals and N25,570,000 for welfare packages. The meals and the welfare packages add up to N48,578,950. The NUC which is supposed to be the repository for research and ... Read more

The University Management has noted with deep disappointment, the indiscriminate and reckless driving by some students within the University. This has put commuters and pedestrians at high and unnecessary risk Consequently, Management has directed that no student be allowed to drive/use any car on the University Campuses with immediate effect. By this directive, all students' cars must ... Read more

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) at the University of Ibadan (UI) have directed members of the two unions not to open their offices or drive official vehicles in the institution during the three-day ... Read more

Recent fire incidents at the hostels of the University of Maiduguri in Borno State have been attributed to the absence of kitchens, use of adulterated kerosene and overcrowding, DOGARA BITRUS writes In a space of four weeks, over seven students’ rooms in the University of Maiduguri female hostels were razed down by fire, which ... Read more

University of Benin (UNBEN) workers will on Thursday, November 11, begin a three-day protest over the proposed sharing formula of N21 billion earned allowances for teaching and non teaching staff of federal universities across the country. The UNIBEN workers, under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and Non ... Read more