Arthur Jarvis University (AJU), a private institution in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River, says it has initiated random testing of students to curb the menace of Drug abuse among the students. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Ani Nkang, announced the measure during the seventh matriculation of the university in Akpabuyo, near […]
The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Dr Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul as the substantive Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH). Until his new appointment, Abdul was Chief Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He was also the Director of the Centre for Open Distance and Flexible e-Learning of the College. He succeeds […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has acknowledged the efforts of three universities to absorb Nigerian returnee students from Sudan. Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she received the Vice-Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Prof. Lawrence Ikechukwu Ezemonye in Abuja. The institutions are Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Summit University, […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pledged the Board’s readiness to provide necessary infrastructure to enable the returning students from war-torn Sudan to complete their education in Nigeria if they so wish. Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, made the pledge while receiving a delegation from the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). NiDCOM Chairman, […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has put adequate measures in place for the safe conduct of its 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The Council’s Head of National Office, Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the assurance during interaction with newsmen, on Thursday, in Lagos. Areghan said the examination […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has created 11 centres for Persons With Disability (PWDs) for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). Prof. Sunday Ododo, Chairman, JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) for the Abuja Centre, announced this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. Ododo commended the leadership of JAMB headed […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde, Akure …..To train 27 young Africans in Akure The International Society of Neurochemistry (ISN) has approved a grant award for Dr Stephen Adeniyi Adefegha, an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Technology Akure FUTA, to host 27 young aspiring neuroscientists. This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations […]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation to nine academic programmes of the Al-Hikman University, Ilorin, Kwara State. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Noah Yusuf, announced this at a news conference on Friday in Ilorin. Yusuf said the university had in 2020, secured accreditation for 22 of its academic programmes and 11 others in 2021. […]
Two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have died, while three others will repeat their service year for allegedly absconding from duty in Sokoto state. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Alhaji Usman Yakubu-Yaro, announced this at the presentation of certificates to 2022 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Corps members in Sokoto on Friday. Yakubu-Yaro said that […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended, until further notice, the ongoing 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration exercise, which started on Monday, Feb. 20. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head of Public Affairs and Protocol of JAMB stated this in a statement in Abuja. The suspension, according to the statement, is to enable the deployment […]