Tag: VC
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556 outstanding LASU students get scholarship
The management of Lagos State University has awarded scholarship of 50 per cent refund of school fees in the academic session to 556 outstanding undergraduate students of the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is in line with a promise made by Prof. ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, when she assumed duty on Sept. 20,…
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Nigerian varsities’ poor ranking: What LASU is doing – VC
The Vice- Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, said on Tuesday that available statistics pointed to an urgent need for repositioning of universities. She spoke at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Research and Development Fair, organised by LASU in Lagos.
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BREAKING: FG meets VCs, Pro-Chancellors to end ASUU strike
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja met with Vice Chancellors and Pro-Chancellors of federal universities to end the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, at the meeting, described the indefinite strike by ASUU as an anguish and internal turmoil to him.
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BREAKING: Former LASU VC, Prof. Hussein is dead
A former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Lateef Akanni Hussein, is dead. He was 75. Hussein, a Professor of Physics, was the 6th Substantive VC of the Lagos State-owned institution between 2005 and 2011. Hussein died after a brief illness on Sunday evening.
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Sex-for-marks: UniAbuja dismisses 2 professors
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na-Allah, says the institution has gone tough on lecturers sexually harassing students, as two professors had been dismissed for the offence. Na’Allah told NAN on Monday in New York that the university had introduced a policy on sex abuse on campus, which had been published.
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Ife indigenes invades OAU campus with charms, fetish objects
Some indigenes of Ile-Ife in Osun, on Monday allegedly invaded the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) campus, armed with charms and other fetish objects, protesting against the appointment of non-indigene as the institution’s Vice-Chancellor. It was gathered that the protesting Ife indigenes closed the university’s two major gates
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Protest by SSANU, NASU mars new UI VC’s assumption of office
The assumption of office of the new Vice-Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, on Monday was marred by a peaceful protest by the institution’s non-academic staff members. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest was staged by Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions…
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VC orders immediate shutdown of UNIBEN over students’ protest
Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Lilian Salami has announced the immediate closure of the University, following the protest that rocked the institution on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that students of the institution obstructed the ever-busy Benin-Lagos Expressway and the Ekheuan Road over a N20,000 late registration fee…
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ASUU condemns LAUTECH VC sack by Makinde
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), has condemned the ‘Step Aside’ order given to the vice chancellor of the institution by the Oyo State Government. The union in a release jointly signed by its Chairperson, Dr Biodun Olaniran and Secretary, Dr Toyin Abegunrin, after its congress on Monday,…
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Buhari appoints ex-Igbinedion varsity VC, Prof Osaghae as DG, NIIA
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, Professor Eghosa Emmanuel Osaghae as Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Lagos. News of the appointment was shared by the Principal Public Relations Officer of Igbinedion University, Obajide Ilugbo via his Facebook account on Friday. “Edo State born…