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Unilorin recruits 201 academic, non-academic staff
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Egbewole SAN, has disclosed that the institution had recruited 201 academic and non teaching staff. The Vice Chancellor reiterated the commitment to create enabling environment for the University to achieve its Smart Agenda. Egbewole made this disclosure at the annual Media Iftar with newsmen in Ilorin. He said…
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SSANU, NASU end warning strike
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), on Sunday, ended their seven-day warning strike. In a circular to branch chairmen at public universities all over the coutry, SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, directed SSANU and NASU members to resume work from Monday, March 25, 2024. The two unions began a seven-day warning…
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WAEC releases first CBT results
By Innocent Raphael The West African Examinations Council, (WAEC) in Nigeria, on Fridy released results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series. A statement by the council made available to newsmen stated that the novel CB-WASSCE entailed using a hybrid method where all questions were projected on the computer. It disclosed…
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Kwara’s Prof Adaramaja emerges Dean, SUBEB chairmen
• It’s a reward for hard work and excellence: UBEC boss Bobboyii The Executive Chairman of Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board, Professor Shehu Raheem Adaramaja has emerged as the Dean of the Forum of Chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Nigeria. According to a statement by the Press Secretary of Kwara SUBEB, Ameenat Abiola Atere on…
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BREAKING: Senate passes Student Loan bill
By Innocent Raphael The Senate has approved the 2024 Student Loan Access to Higher Education Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, following a review of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) report, presented by Sen. Mohammed Muntari of Katsina South. Last week, the bill advanced after a second reading, prompted by President Bola Tinubu’s request to…
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SSANU, NASU, NAATS organise peaceful protest, block UNILAG gate
By Innocent Raphael Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions, and the National Association of Academic Technologists (University of Lagos Chapter), on Wednesday organized a peaceful protest at the school’s entrance. They effectively halted vehicular movement, causing disruption to traffic flow in the area. Chanting slogans and brandishing various placards,…
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FG set to build student hostels in 36 tertiary institutions
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Government has revealed its intentions to construct student hostels in 36 tertiary institutions across Nigeria, with a commitment to expand this initiative after the initial phase is completed. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), announced this during a meeting with the new leadership of the National Association of Nigerian…
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Students Loan: NANS urges FG to extend repayment period
By Innocent Raphael The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the federal government to extend the repayment period for beneficiaries of the Students loan scheme to five years after completing the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). This suggestion comes as NANS argued that expecting repayment to begin just two years after NYSC is impractical, given that less than…
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Nationwide strike: SSANU, NASU shut OAU campus
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) on Monday shut down the campus gate of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. Students, traders, commuters, visitors, and others who were attempting to access the campus environment were stranded at the entrance of the university. The…
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Tinubu writes Reps, seeks enactment of Students Loan Bill 2024
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking repeal of the Students Loans Act 2023 and enactment of the Students Loan Bill 2024. The president in his letter explained that the request for repeal of the Students Loans Act 2023 and a fresh enactment is to address some challenges with the earlier Act and to enhance…
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