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Caleb University Gets New Vice Chancellor
A seasoned administrator, Prof. Ayandiji Daniel Aina has been appointed as the third substantive Vice-Chancellor of Caleb University, Lagos, Nigeria. According to a release issued by the Registrar of the University, Mrs. Folake Okor and made available to newsmen, Prof.…
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FG To Make Study Of French Language Compulsory In Schools
The federal government has stated that students from primary to tertiary institutions will henceforth learn French language compulsorily, promising to embark on intensive training of more French teachers so as to make it Nigeria’s second official language. The Minister of…
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Students Besiege OSOPADEC Office In Ondo Over Unpaid Bursaries
Thousands of students from the oil producing communities in Ondo State on Tuesday besieged the office of the State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) on Oba ile road, Akure, the Ondo State capital, to protest the non-payment of their…
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KASU Lecturer Declared Wanted After Suspension For Anti-Govt Remarks
The Kaduna State Kaduna Police Commissioner, CP, Umar Kofar-Naisa, has ordered, the Vice Chancellor, VC, Â Kaduna State University, KASU, Â Professor Willaims Quirix, to produce perceived anti-government lecturer, Dr. John Danfulani, over comments he claimed could cause violence. This came as…
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JAMB Announces 2016 UTME Date As Form Closes On Friday
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said yesterday it would conduct the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) between February and March. According to a statement by its Head of Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin in Lagos, the…
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Lagos State Common Entrance Exam 2016/2017 To Take Place in May
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs. Olabisi Ariyo, has said the screening for candidates seeking admission into its model colleges/upgraded junior secondary schools will hold in May. Ariyo said this in a statement announcing the commencement of…
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“FG Still Owe US Over N600bn” – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has revealed that the Federal Government is indebted to Nigerian universities to the tune of N660bn. Addressing newsmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday, ASUU Zonal Coordinator, University of Ibadan, Prof.…
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NYSC To Stop Posting Of Engineering Graduates To Schools
The National Youth Service Corps has concluded plans to halt the posting of engineers to secondary schools and other places of primary assignment different from Engineering Institutions. The agreement was reached by the Directorate of NYSC and Council for the…
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Chemistry: 4 New Elements Added To The Periodic Table
Four chemical elements have been formally added to the periodic table, completing the scheme’s seventh row. They are the first to be included in the table since 2011, when elements 114 and 116 were added. The first true iteration of…
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JAMB Lauds Enrolment For Colleges Of Education, Monotechnics, Others
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday said that the enrolment for Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and Monotechnics and Innovative Enterprise Institutions had improved greatly. JAMB’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said this in a statement…
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Kwara State Teachers Embark On Strike Over Unpaid Salaries
The Public primary and Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) teachers in Kwara state , who had threatened to commence indefinite strike action over unpaid three months salaries, deserted classes in public schools in Kwara State. Despite pleas from the ruling All…
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UNIBEN, FUPRE, 2 Others To Commence Welding Engineering Course Next Year
Four Federal universities will begin offering Welding Engineering next year. The institutions are: University of Benin, Edo State; Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta state; Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger state; and Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State.…
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