Year: 2022
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Why I Travel To Europe – Atiku Abubakar
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar yesterday said he travelled to Europe on business. The former vice president travelled last night on a scheduled trip to meet with the technical partners of one his business entities that was impacted by the Covid-19 global lockdown and…
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ICPC shutdown 62 illegal degree awarding institutions, fake NYSC camp
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it had succeeded in closing down 62 illegal Degree awarding institutions in the country. The commission also said it closed down a fake NYSC Orientation Camp in its bid to tackle corruption in the education sector. The Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, disclosed this at…
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CONUA, NAMDA can coexist with ASUU, FG begs NLC
Vanguard News The Federal Government, on Tuesday, pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to stop its opposition to the registration of two new academic unions in the Nigerian public university system. Recall that the new unions – the Congress for Nigerian University Academics, CONUA, and the Nigeria Association of Medical and Dental Academics, NAMDA…
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OAU Directs Students To Resume For Academic Activities (See Revised Academic Calendar)
Authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, have directed the students of the institution to return to their respective Halls of Residence on Wednesday, 19th October, 2022, while full academic activities is billed to commence on Thursday, 20th October, 2022 for the continuation of the 2021/2022 session. The management stated this in a release signed by…
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Lagos CAN Chairman Clears Air On Purported Endorsement of Tinubu
The Lagos Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has cleared the air on purported endorsement of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Adegbite had stirred the ire of many church leaders within and outside the apex Christian body who had taken a firm position against any…
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UniBen ranked 6th best in global universities ranking
The University of Benin (UniBen), Edo, Nigeria has been ranked 6th by the Times Higher Education (THE) in its latest World Universities rankings for Nigeria. In the rating made available to Newmen on Monday in Benin by the university’s Public Relations Unit, the performance indicators were centred on the four areas of teaching, research, knowledge…
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12 Bankers Arrested Over Alleged Fraud in Enugu (See Names)
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 12 bankers for suspected insider fraud in Enugu on Friday. This was made public on the EFCC’s social media accounts on Saturday. According to the commission, the suspects moved funds from dormant accounts in an old generation bank to a different account.…
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Reptiles Have Taken Over Our Offices – ASUU Chairman Cries Out
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM) on Monday said their offices are not safe for immediate habitation as reptiles have taken over them. Chairman of ASUU JOSTUM, Prof. Ameh Ejembi, who spoke to journalists in Makurdi, noted that the congress met earlier on Monday to review its…
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Day After Strike Suspension, OAU Loses ASUU Member
Barely 24-hours after the National Executive Council of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, announced the suspension of its eight-month-old strike, a Professor at the department of Educational Foundations and Counselling, Obafemi Awolowo University, Bamidele Faleye, was reported dead. The professor who died on Saturday, October 15, 2022, was a member of the OAU chapter…
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Ghanaian Public Varsities Embark on Strike
Four labour unions of public universities said in a statement that the decision followed the variation of their conditions of service by the government. According to them, their leadership has made several efforts to get the government to address issues related to their fuel, vehicle maintenance, and off-campus allowances since April. They said this was…