Nasarawa Varsity Vice Chancellor Honoured at Oxford University

EducationNewsNigeriaNasarawa Varsity Vice Chancellor Honoured at Oxford University

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 13, 2025

The Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Professor Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, has received an award and honourary fellowship at the Centre for Business and Economic Research (CBER) at the University of Oxford. The award was conferred on the Vice Chancellor at the 14th International Conference on Restructuring of the Global Economy (ROGE), which was held at the Said Business School, University of Oxford. Professor Liman, who presented a paper at the conference entitled “Leadership...

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ASUU Calls On Government To Avert Impending Industrial Crisis In Public Universities

EducationNewsASUU Calls On Government To Avert Impending Industrial Crisis In Public Universities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 11, 2025

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal and State Governments to address long-standing issues of the union to avert an impending industrial crisis in Nigeria’s public universities. The president of the union, Christopher Piwuna, who issued the warning in a press statement, expressed the union’s growing frustration among its members, including poor welfare, inadequate funding, and the government’s failure to honour signed agreements. The union stressed that many teach “on empty...

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Soludo Confirms Prof. Kate Omenugha as Substantive Vice Chancellor of Ojukwu Varsity

EducationNewsNigeriaSoludo Confirms Prof. Kate Omenugha as Substantive Vice Chancellor of Ojukwu Varsity

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 7, 2025

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has confirmed Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha as the substantive Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. The confirmation announced on Wednesday marked a turning point in the leadership of the Anambra-owned Institution, which Vice Chancellor Prof. Kate Omenugha has been in acting capacity since November 2023, during which time she has made remarkable progress in the administration of the university. Prof. Omenugha’s confirmation followed a long...

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WAEC Releases Examination Results Worst Performance In Years

EducationNewsNigeriaWAEC Releases Examination Results Worst Performance In Years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 5, 2025

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) with poor performance by students. According to the results released yesterday indicated that out of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat for the examination, only 754,545 candidates, representing 38.32 per cent, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. Amos Dangut, Head of Nigeria’s Office (HNO) of WAEC, who announced...

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Prof Ortuanya Emerges As 1st UNN Vice Chancellor of Nsukka Descent

EducationNewsNigeriaProf Ortuanya Emerges As 1st UNN Vice Chancellor of Nsukka Descent

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 4, 2025

Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya has emerged as the 16th Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, in Enugu State, South-East of Nigeria. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, commonly called UNN, founded in 1955 by Nnamdi Azikiwe (but formally opened on 7th October 1960), for the first time gets a native of the hosting community as the Vice Chancellor; Prof Ortuanya is a native of Ohodo in Nsukka. Prof Ortuanya emerged on Sunday...

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Two Northern States Ban Sign-Out Rituals By Secondary School Students

EducationNewsNigeriaTwo Northern States Ban Sign-Out Rituals By Secondary School Students

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 1, 2025

Worried by the new trend of painting uniforms adopted by some outgoing secondary schools by painting their uniforms with makers, take to the streets, thereby constituting a public nuisance, Adamawa and Jigawa State Governments have banned such act henceforth. This is contained in separate releases by the commissioners of education of the respective states. According to a circular signed by the Adamawa State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Umar Garba Pella, the...

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JAMB Discovers 9,460 Illegal Admissions In 20 Tertiary Institutions

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Discovers 9,460 Illegal Admissions In 20 Tertiary Institutions

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 18, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said no fewer than 9,469 admissions across 20 tertiary institutions nationwide have been identified as fake for the 2024 academic session. The board said the admissions were conducted outside the popular Central Admission Processing System, popularly known as CAPS. CAPS was introduced to enhance transparency and efficiency, and serves as an online platform where prospective university students can monitor and manage their admission status. By centralizing the admission...

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Odumegwu Ojukwu University Commences Diploma Certificate in Herbal Medicine

EducationNewsNigeriaOdumegwu Ojukwu University Commences Diploma Certificate in Herbal Medicine

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 18, 2025

Anambra State-owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, COOU, has now commenced a diploma certificate course in herbal medicine, domiciled at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University. The University now offers a professional Diploma in Herbal Medicine and Nutrition, following its first matriculation for students of herbal medicine, which was held at the university campus in Igbariam, Anambra State. This move formalizes the learning and study of herbal medicine at COOU. With the matriculation, COOU...

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Kogi Govt Exposes Criminal Network, Launches Crackdown On Collaborators

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaKogi Govt Exposes Criminal Network, Launches Crackdown On Collaborators

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 14, 2025

The Kogi State Government has exposed a criminal network involving local collaborators aiding kidnapping gangs in parts of the state, particularly within Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, and Yagba West Local Government Areas of the state. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, and made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday, where he also stated that the government has launched a crackdown on...

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Public Primary Schools Resume Classes After 3-Month Strike

EducationNewsNigeriaPublic Primary Schools Resume Classes After 3-Month Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 11, 2025

Following the suspension of almost a four-month strike by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, academic activities have resumed in Public primary schools. The teachers ended the strike on the intervention of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and upon receiving the new minimum wage. The strike, which began on March 24, 2025, was triggered by the non-implementation of a 2022 agreement, including promotion arrears, wage awards, and salary adjustments. The...

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