Gist News

The management of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) Ondo State, has reduced the school fees of the institution. This information is contained in a circular issued by Mr Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa, the Acting Registrar of the institutions on Thursday in Akungba Akoko. “I write on the directive of the Acting Vice Chancellor, ... Read more

A Nigerian-born lawyer Kaycee Madu has been appointed the minister of justice and solicitor-general of Alberta, Canada, Daily Times gathered. Mr Madu was previously the minister for municipal affairs. He is now the first African to be appointed minister of justice. Premier of Alberta Jason Kenney described the appointment as a “strong statement”. “At a time when we are ... Read more

Ondo varsity announces reduction in tuition feesDayo Johnson — Akure Authorities of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, (AAUA) Ondo State has announced the downward review of the tuition fees of its students. A circular, dated August 26, 2020, issued by the institution’s Acting Registrar and Secretary to the Governing ... Read more

Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted over 22 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across nine states for allegedly defrauding 11,823 of its candidates to the tune of N59 million. The affected CBT centres are: Bright Stars, Aba, Abia State, 68 candidates; Flourish Computer Centre, Akwa Ibom ... Read more

Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has assured that as soon as the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 gives it the directives to resume Camp for the students who are on the wait for the exercise, it will not hesitate to reopen camp for the mandatory one year service to the nation. The assurance was given by ... Read more

A lecturer in the University of Ibadan, Dr Akin Salami, has composed a song, MATMUSIC Project, to simplify the teaching and learning of mathematics and eliminate the dread many pupils have for the subject. At a public presentation of the song on Friday in Ibadan, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, who commended ... Read more

The deceased, Miss Vera UwailaBy Ozioruva Aliu — Benin City Three months after the gruesome murder in the church of a 100 Level Microbiology student of the University of Benin, Mary Uwaila Omozuwa, an incident that generated national and international outcry, the police in Edo state on Wednesday announced a breakthrough in its ... Read more

By Vincent Ujumadu PARTICIPANTS at this year’s colloquium organized by the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Business School have observed that most businesses in the country have gone into coma as a result of the outbreak of COVID -19. The 2020 visual colloquium, which dwelt on business survival, growth and concomitant improvement in the ... Read more

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State.By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the reopening of tertiaryeptember 14, says secondary, primary schools remain shut

By Adekunle JIMOH, Ilorin The management of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) and the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) have rebuffed the claims made by the family of a patient alleged to have died in the hospital during a warning strike. The family had blamed the death of their son, ... Read more