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11 earn 1st Class as Adeleke University Graduates 125 Pioneer Students
About 10 per cent of the 125 pioneer graduates of the four-year-old Adeleke University, Ede, were awarded first class degrees last Sunday. Eleven of the students, from the faculties of Sciences, Arts, and Business and Social Sciences, graduated with first…
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Governor Ortom Merges Yandev Agric College with Benue State University
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has said the government will merge the College of Agriculture in Yandev with the Benue State University, Makurdi. Ortom stated this during a visit to the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund),…
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NYSC is a beneficial opportunity to serve, not a time wastage — Corps
Nigerian students have been urged to see theNational Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as an opportunity to serve, not a ‘time wastage’ as it is perceived by many. The Assistant Director, Man Power Planning of the NYSC, Aremu Kehinde, said this…
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400 level student wins Hyundai i10 Car in raffle draw
A 400 level student at the Uthman Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), Chijoke Osinachi, has won a brand new Hyundai i10 car. Osinachi won the car in a raffle draw held at the recently concluded Etisalat CliqFest campus tour, a nationwide event.…
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FUAM Plans N8bn To Host NUGA
The Vice Chancellor Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (UAM), Prof Emmanuel Kucha, has said the institution has budgeted N8billion to host the Nigeria Universities Games (NUGA). Speaking when the leadership of the Sports Writers of Nigeria (SWAN) Benue State chapter,…
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FG Sends Technical Team To Invesitigate UNILAG Student’s Electrocution
The Federal Government on Thursday said it has dispatched a high-powered technical team to examine the location where a 300-level Accounting student, Oluchi Anekwe, was reportedly electrocuted at the University of Lagos. It said the technical team, led by the…
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NECO Release 2015 June/July SSCE Results, Withhold Results Of Debtor States
National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, with candidates scoring 68.56 percent with five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, which is an appreciable improvement over the past, especially last year’s result.…
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NUC Appoints FUNAAB To Supervise Two New Universities
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) is to mentor two newly-approved private universities. A memo was issued by the NUC to this effect and recieved by the FUNAAB VC. The institutions are: Mountain Top University (MTU) and Chrisland University,…
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AAUA VC Condemns Spate Of Students Living “Couples’ Life” On Campus
The Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, has condemned cohabiting among students of opposite sex popularly referred to as “couples’ life”. At a summit on “Cohabitation among students”, organised by the Students Affairs…
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8 UNIZIK Lecturers Punished for Extortion, Exam Malpractice, Misconduct
Eight staff of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University(UNIZIK), Awka, have been handed various punishments for offences including extortion, exam malpractice, and misconduct. According to the Newsletter of the University, the punishments were recommended following investigations by the university’s Senior Staff Disciplinary…
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FUNAAB Final Year Students Write Exams in their Secondary School Uniforms
It was a beautiful display of creativity as students of the department of Animal Production and Health of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta decided to write their final exams in glamour and colours. With a twist of what has…
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JAMB Begins Accreditation of Centres For its 2016 UTME
The Public Relations Officer of The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dr Fabian Benjamin has disclosed that the board has begun the inspection of facilities for the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. According to him, over 600 facilities nationwide have…
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