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Idris Olorunnimbe now UBEC Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Idris Olorunnimbe as the Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Board. Olorunnimbe, a distinguished entrepreneur and administrator, is widely recognized for his contributions to Nigeria’s creative and corporate sectors, having founded The Temple Company, a multidisciplinary firm involved in media, entertainment, and consulting. Beyond the private sector, Olorunnimbe has a…
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Student Loan: NELFUND laments low turnout of female applicants
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has said the ratio of females in tertiary institutions accessing the loans compared to males was not impressive. The Fund’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, made this known in Abuja during the International Women’s Day celebration. Represented by Oluwatosin Sanusi, NELFUND’s Head of Investments and Funds Management, Sawyerr said one out of every five applications for…
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Lead City University to host inaugural memorial lecture in honour of late Olukotun
Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, has perfected plans to host an inaugural memorial lecture in honour of the late renowned scholar and public intellectual, Prof. Ayo Olukotun. Olukotun was a renowned Professor of Political Science who died on January 4, 2023, at age 69. A statement issued on Monday by the lecture’s organising committee, said the lecture, scheduled for…
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NITDA DG advocates gender inclusion in digital literacy initiatives
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has emphasised the critical importance of gender inclusion in digital literacy programmes across Nigeria. The DG made this known while delivering a goodwill address at the Inauguration of Quality Education and Girl Child Initiatives (Luminah 2030) organised by the Federal Ministry of Education at the Federal Secretariat…
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Tinubu renames Federal University of Education, Kano, after Yusuf Maitama Sule
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has approved the renaming of the Federal University of Education, Kano, to Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education in honor of the late statesman and diplomat. Yusuf Maitama Sule (1929–2017) was a key figure in Nigeria’s political and diplomatic history. He served as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, where he chaired…
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NAOSS, NANS protest LASU graduate’s disappearance
Students in Ogun State, under the aegis of the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Monday protested the disappearance of Quadri Ogunbode, a graduate of Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos. The student who disrupted vehicular movement on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway while protesting the disappeance, demanded IGP to order special investigation…
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EFCC Boss, Olukoyede tasks students on transparency, accountability
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged students across the country to imbibe the virtues of transparency, accountability and integrity and shun all forms of corruption, economic and financial crimes. He gave the charge in Abuja when students of Redeemer Private Secondary School visited the EFCC’s corporate headquarters on a study…
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Oyo state tertiary institutions begin indefinite strike
Oyo State-owned tertiary institutions on Monday began an indefinite strike following the non-payment of staff minimum wage and other arrears. The Chairman, Joint Action Committee of Oyo State Tertiary Institutions, Dr Kola Lawal, disclosed this in Ibadan. Lawal said the unions were also calling for the implementation of the approved 25 and 35 per cent salary increments. He said JAC,…
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NANS lauds Makinde for approving payment of N500,000 bursary award
The National Association of Nigerian Students has praised the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, for approving the payment of N500,000 in bursary awards to final-year indigenes of the state studying Medicine, Maritime, and Aviation. A statement signed by the NANS Vice President for Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Akinbodunse Felicia, on Sunday, described the governor’s action as “humane and commendable”. Akinbodunse…
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Abiodun, Daniel laud Tinubu for converting TASUED to federal varsity
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and the Senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, have both commended the Federal Government for its decision to adopt the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, as a federal institution. Daniel, during his tenure as the state governor between 2003 and May 2011, established the institution in 2005 as Nigeria’s first university of education.…
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