Winifred Ugochinyere Hyacinth, a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, UNIZIK, bagged multiple awards at the induction ceremony of medical graduates into the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. Dr. Winifred won 12 out of the 14 awards including the award for best student in 2nd, 3rd,4th…
A Deputy Registrar of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) Ondo State, Dr Amos Arijesuyo, has been killed by suspected bandits on Sunday night, January 17. Dr. Arijesuyo was attacked by the armed bandits while driving in his personal vehicle along the Ilesa-Akure road. A statement by the Deputy Director, Corporate Communications…
Days after the senate of the University of Lagos approved January 25 as the resumption date for academic activities, the management of the institution has denied charging N50,000 for online classes. In a statement titled ‘Disclaimer: UNILAG resumption is absolutely free’, Head of the Media Unit of the university, Mrs Olufadeke Akinleye insisted that the online classes are “absolutely…
The House of Representatives has kicked against resumption of schools amid the the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country. The lower chamber of the national assembly which proposed a postponement of resumption for three months, said government officials did not consult the relevant committees of the National Assembly, contrary to their claim that…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled the ongoing process set up for the appointment of a substantive ninth Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU). The Lagos state Governor in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said the process was cancelled after investigations and stakeholders engagement which were initiated after some petitions were…
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has expressed concern about the decline in the standard of education in the country. Adamu, who spoke in Yola, Adamawa State, during the official commissioning of completed projects in the college, said a number of graduates can neither read nor write in a tolerable manner. The minister who was represented by the Director of Tertiary…
The Federal Government has denied claims made by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, that it has failed to honor the promises made for it to call off its eight-months-old strike.Ogunyemi in a media chat stated that the union is yet to call off the protracted strike as the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU says it is still having consultations on the next line of action it would take concerning the offers made by the Nigerian government for it to end its eight-month strike. The ASUU President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this in a chat with newsmen on Tuesday, December 1. “We have what the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has agreed to call off its strike which has lasted for 8 months. The union leadership reached the consensus during a meeting with the government team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Friday, Nov 27, in Abuja. The FG also pledged to increase the total payment…
Eight students of the Ahmadu Bello University ABU in Zaria, Kaduna state, have been kidnapped by armed bandits along the Abuja-Kaduna road. A statement released by the Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, says the students were abducted by the armed bandits on Sunday, November 15. He said efforts are being…
