Tag: Varsity
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I was arrested by police many times in varsity-Wizkid
Popular singer, Wizkid has stated that he was arrested, harassed, and slapped by police in university before he became a star. The award winning singer made this known during a recent interview with Naomi Campbell, an English model. The self-proclaimed star boy stated that he was vocal about the recent #EndSARS protest because it was…
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Lecturer, students killed as suspected militias invade Taraba Varsity
Academic activities have been put on hold at the Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, following an invasion by the suspected Jukun militias that led to the killing of two students from Benue and a lecturer of the institution on Tuesday. The killing sparked protest among Tiv students and staff of the institution. However, the Vice-Chancellor…
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FG speaks on alleged plans to increase varsity tuition fees
The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday debunked the news trending on social media that the Federal Government had approved the hike in tuition fees of Nigerian universities to N350,000. Mr Sonny Echono, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry made the clarification at a symposium in Abuja. Echono, who said the Federal Government was not…
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Varsity breaks silence, says Grace Mugabe’s PhD fake
University of Zimbabwe’s Department of Sociology has broken its silence concerning the award of a PhD to ex-First Lady Grace Mugabe, saying the qualification was fake and earned without the department’s knowledge or involvement. The department has since engaged Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights which has written to UZ Vice Chancellor Prof. Levi Nyagura, compelling…
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Panic as Ekiti Fed Varsity’s bursar slumps, dies at meeting
Grief has enveloped the Federal University at Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), with the death of its bursar, Mr. Adebayo Adejuyigbe, during the governing council’s meeting in Lagos, last Thursday. Adejuyigbe, 59, was said to have slumped. Though later revived, he died at an undisclosed hospital. The meeting was called by FUOYE Governing Council’s Chairman, Prof. Saadat Mabadeje.…