Student Loan Programme Kicks Off in Nigeria: Applications Begin May 24th

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has announced the official opening date for the student loan application portal. Applications will be accepted starting Friday, 24th May 2024. This move represents a significant step forward in President Bola Tinubu’s pledge to make education “accessible and inclusive for all Nigerian students,” as stated by NELFUND. According to the Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, “Through the portal, students can now access loans...

Enugu Governor Clears N23m Initial Fees For 17 Years Old Training As Pilot

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has awarded a full scholarship to Master Israel Echezona and promised to offset the N23.2m initial fee for his training as a pilot at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. Echezona, a 17-year-old aspiring pilot who hails from Mgbagbu-Owa, Ezeagu Local Government Area in Enugu State emerged as the overall best candidate in the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria entrance examination. Congratulating the brilliant young...

Gunmen Storm Kogi University, Abduct Students 

Unease gripped the campus of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTEC, in Osara, Kogi State, on Thursday night, as gunmen stormed the institution and abducted a yet-to-be-determined number of students. According to an eyewitness account, the assailants believed to be bandits, arrived around 9:00 p.m. while students were engrossed in late-night studies for their upcoming semester examinations. The witness reported, “They came through the bush, entered three lecture halls, and started shooting into...

Insecurity:  Kaduna State Government To Merge 359 Schools

Due to incessant attacks on schools by bandits leading to abduction and kidnapping of pupils, students and their teaching and nonteaching staff, the Kaduna State has announced plans to relocate 359 schools from high-risk areas to safer communities within the state. Governor, Senator Uba Sani represented by his Chief of Staff, Sani Kila, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ forum and training session for the newly established Schools’ Protection Squad. He attributed the decline primarily to...

Prof. Biereenu-Nnabugwu Delivers the 102nd Unizik Inaugural Lecture

Prof. Makodi Biereenu-Nnabugwu, has delivered the Nnamdi Azikiwe University 102nd inaugural lecture. Nnabugwu, a professor of Political Theory and Methodology of Political Inquiry, is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Political Science, under the Social Science Faculty of Nnamdi Azikiwe University. He is now the very first inaugural lecturer of the university, from the Department of Political Science. The inaugural lecture which was held on Thursday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University auditorium, under the chairmanship...

Nigerian Woman is First Black to Earn PhD in Robotics at University of Michigan

Nigerian-born Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi has etched her name in history, becoming the first Black woman to receive a PhD in Robotics from the prestigious University of Michigan in the United States. Dosunmu-Ogunbi’s accomplishment was celebrated during the university’s College of Engineering convocation. The ceremony provided a platform for Dosunmu-Ogunbi to acknowledge the importance of the support system that propelled her to this achievement. She emphasised, “I do not stand here on my own two feet alone....

ASUU Strike: Academic, Administrative Activities Continues-VC UniAbuja

Despite the reported strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja chapter, the management of the University said academic and administrative activities would continue on campus. Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, Vice Chancellor of the university, who described the strike as divisive and unnecessary during a meeting with Provosts, Deans, Directors and Heads of Academic Departments, vowed that the management would never allow the school to be crippled again. According to...

Anambra Schoolgirls Win National ICT Competition

A team of three Anambra schoolgirls has emerged the winner of the National Girls in ICT Competition. Team Vianney of St. John Vianney Science College in Igbariam , Anambra East local government area of Anambra State, emerged winner in the competition organized by the Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, for Schoolgirls in ICT. Team Vianney represented by Immaculate Ebube Ikegwuonu, the team lead, Camila Anyadike, and Nweke-Nonso Oluchi, easily out-performed their competitors...

Outrage Mounts as Policeman Fatally Shoots 2 LAUTECH Students

Students at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, are demanding answers after a policeman killed two brothers on Monday. The late brothers were reportedly shot during a fight involving students. According to reports, the officer, known as Saheed Rasheed, whose photo appears above, was called to intervene in the dispute between the students who were celebrating their graduation at a location near the institution. Witnesses claim that Saheed, who is...

Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize Journalism Profession – Prof. Umaru Pate

The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, Professor Umaru Pate, has said Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come to revolutionize journalism. Delivering a speech as a keynote speaker during the 2024 International Conference organized by the Department of Mass Communication of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), described AI as the “intelligence of a machine or computer that enables it to imitate or mimic human capabilities.” The theme of the conference was, “Artificial Intelligence,...

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