Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Federal government has concluded plans to approve nine more universities. This was disclosed by Ibrahim Shekarau, Education Minister on February 2 in Abuja while reviewing the Nigerian Basic Education Sector 2011-2015. “If not for technical reason, another nine would have been approved […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the National Orientation Agency inaugurated a mobile application to educate consumers on voter education issues on January 30. At the inauguration, the 2015 BetterMe app by MTN Nigeria was described as innovative and […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, has directed its full-time and part-time students to proceed on a 22-day holiday to enable them to exercise their civic rights during next month’s general elections. This was disclosed in a bulletin issued by Charles Oni, Head, […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Protesting lecturers and students of the Lagos State University, LASU, on January 28 stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly calling for the resignation of John Obafunwa, the University’s Vice Chancellor. Ajibayo Adeyeye, leader of the House who came to address the aggrieved […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Ogun State chapter, on January 27, called off its 10-day old strike. The decision was announced after a meeting between the leadership of the union and representatives of the state government. Dare Ilekoya, chairman of NUT in […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Staff of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State shut down the institution on January 23. This was due to alleged plan by the management to sack all staff that participated in a recent protest against Isaac Asuzu, the Vice Chancellor of the institution. […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The University of Ibadan, UI, has elected Gbemisola Oke of the Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine as the new Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics. Olatunji Oladejo, director of Public Communication of the institution, disclosed this in a […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The authorities of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has lifted the 10-year long ban on student unionism in the institution. Rahmon Bello, Vice Chancellor, UNILAG, announced this during the institution’s 2014/2015 matriculation ceremony which held on January 23 at the university’s multipurpose hall. […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, Kaduna State Governor has awarded 125 foreign scholarships to doctorate, masters and undergraduate medical students of the state origin. The beneficiaries would study medical sciences, engineering, applied and natural sciences in Malaysia, Ghana, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Egypt and […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Consuming fruits and vegetables of all kinds has long been associated with a reduced risk of many adverse health conditions. Many studies have suggested that consumption of plant foods like sweet potatoes decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, as well […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Teachers in Ogun State have resolved to continue with the indefinite strike action they started on January 16. This came as the second meeting they had with representatives of the state government on January 20 did not yield any positive result. The first […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Vincent Tenebe, Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to grant amnesty to prisoners who are graduating from the institution. He made the appeal on January 20 at a pre-convocation press conference in Lagos. Tenebe […] More
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