Tag: University
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FG names ex-INEC boss, Jega into committee to review university system
The Federal Government (FG) has named former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, as among members of a committee to review the university system in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abubakar Rasheed, made this known in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Monday…
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JUST IN: JAMB, VCs peg university admission cut-off mark at 120
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board and Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, on Tuesday, pegged the minimum cut-off mark for admission into universities at 120. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this at a combined policy meeting on admissions into universities, polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria, in Abuja, on Tuesday. Read further…
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Nigerian University student, Sandra Musujusu develops cure for breast cancer
A female student of African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Sandra Musujusu has developed an alternative treatment for breast cancer. The breakthrough was made known in Abuja on Tuesday, June 11 when Dr Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi, the World Bank Director with his team visited the University as part of his assessment tour of the…
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90% of students in Benin Republic varsity are Nigerians – official
President of the Houdegbe North American University, Republic of Benin, Dada Houdegbe, on Saturday announced that about 90 percent of its students were Nigerians. Houdegbe made the remark at the University’s award of degrees and conferment of honorary awards to its graduating students and other local and international personalities, NAN reports. “Three years ago, we…
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JUST IN: NUC approves upgrade of MAPOLY, now Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology
The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday upgraded the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, into Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUST). The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, officially announced the take-off of the university in Abuja at the formal presentation of the school’s recognition letter to Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun. Rasheed said…
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Money stopped my university education- Bisola Aiyeola
When Bisola Aiyeola of Big Brother Naija revealed that she didn’t attend a University, many of her fans found it difficult to believe. The multi- talented entertainer who once participated in Project Fame West Africa , said money hindered her , so she decided to focus on deploying her talent. The eloquent mother of one…
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Kwara Govt approves naming of state varsity after Saraki
The Kwara State Government has named the state university (Kwara State University, KWASU) after the late strongman of Kwara politics, Olusola Saraki. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, made the announcement in Ilorin at the inauguration of the Sola Saraki Educational Foundation. Ahmed, who declared that the Kwara State University, KWASU, would henceforth be called Sola Saraki University,…
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VC orders herdsmen to vacate Unilorin land
Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, the Vice–Chancellor(V-C), University of Ilorin (Unilorin), on Tuesday gave herdsmen encroaching on the institution’s land a seven-day ultimatum to quit. The Vice-Chancellor gave the ultimatum at a meeting he held with the representatives of the herdsmen and other stakeholders on the campus. He said that their presence there was a violation of…