Category: News
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28 tertiary institutions to get N174m for books, furniture
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, will release the sum of N174m to 28 tertiary institutions for the purchase of furniture, books and ICT equipment. In a document prepared by the Education Support Services of TETFund, which was obtained by our correspondent on Sunday, the agency noted that it…
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WAEC: Over 80,000 Examiners Set To Mark 2023 SSCE Private Exam
No fewer than 81,559 examiners would be involved in the marking in 85 traditional venues and one e-marking venue. The examination was conducted between Monday, May 8 and Friday, June 23. In May, Head of National Office, WAEC, Mr. Patrick Areghan, disclosed that 1,621,853 candidates from 20,851 secondary schools wrote the examination. “Out of this…
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Former NUC Boss Opens up on Recent Resignation
The immediate past Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, has opened up on the reasons why he left the commission to continue his lecturing job at Bayero University, Kano (BUK). Rasheed, a former Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, had last week announced his voluntary resignation from NUC, three years before…
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Ministerial appointment: N’Assembly awaits nominees as Tinubu sends list to DSS, EFCC, others
Expectations on the ministerial list have heightened as President Bola Tinubu clocks over 40 days in office. By law, Tinubu is required to name his cabinet within 60 days after taking the oath of office on May 29 and transmits it to the Senate for confirmation. With less than 18 days to submit his cabinet…
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Missing Former ASUU President Found in Turkey
Premium Times A former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dipo Fasina, popularly known as ‘Jingo’, who was reported missing earlier on Sunday, has been found. Mr Fasina, 76, was said to have been missing since Saturday, 1 July. The Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed the…
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Fake Result: Anambra Governor Writes Mmesoma’s School
Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo has directed that Mmesomma Joy Ejikeme, the female pupil who falsified her Unifief Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) be handed over to the State Guidance Counselor and Professor of Clinical Psychology. Soludo, in a letter to Principal of Anglican Girls Secondary School Nnewi where Mmesoma is a student, further directed immediate commencement…
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Former ASUU President Declares Missing
…ASUU, NIDCom, Others Swing Into Action Highly revered Nigerian scholar and former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dipo Fasina, popularly known as ‘Jingo,’ has been missing since Saturday, 1 July. This development was confirmed by the incumbent President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, in a telephone interview with an online medium. Mr.…
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UTME Best Candidate, Kamsiyochukwu, Teachers Gets N3.25m Reward
The Chief Executive Officer and President of Erisco Foods Limited, Dr Eric Umeofia, has announced a cash gift of N2.5m to the best candidate in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh. Umeh, a student of the Deeper Life High School, Mowe, Ogun State, emerged as the best candidate in the UTME with a score…
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Why I Stole Mercedes Benz Worth N55 million During Test Drive – 300-levl Varsity Student Opens up
The 25-year-old suspect who stole a Mercedes Benz GLB 250, worth N55 million, during a test drive in Abuja has opened up on why he committed the act. On Thursday, the police successfully captured the suspect after stealing the luxury car on June 30 in Abuja. He was discovered in a bush near Oteriroad, close…
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Forged Result: JAMB Reacts To Mmesoma’s Confession
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said the report of the probe panel set up by the Anambra State Government to unravel the true state of Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME’s result has vindicated its position that the candidate forged the result. Recall that Miss Ejikeme had claimed to score…