Nigerian Content: General News

In an Interview held with some newsmen, yesterday, the Vice Chancellor of the Akwa Ibom State University, Prof. Eno James Ibanga, made it known that the institution management has embraced a “no-tattoo” policy. This is done to reduce the rate of cultism in the institution, he reportedly said, the students are thoroughly screened before being …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomosho yesterday has threatened to begin an indefinite strike if the owner-states of Oyo and Osun refuse to fulfil their agreement with the union. A joint statement by its Chairman, Biodun Olaniran, and Secretary, Toyin Abegunrin, expressed surprise that the two …

Since the existence of the University of Ilorin, for the 1st time a Medical student has emerge the Student Union president. The institutions has reportedly existed for 43 years, and a Medical student has never made it to the list, but this time history was made as ANIMASHAUN Oluseyi Emmanuel, a 500l Medicine and Surgery student …

A 15-year-old Nigerian boy has become the talk of town for his outstanding performance in his exams. The teenager identified as Okorogheye Orisheneye David aced his WAEC and JAMB in flying colours. The young boy gave the two examination bodies a run for their money by achieving perfect scores in his exams. David completed his …

According to media reports, two students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure have developed a software application that can notify users about electricity availability in location covered by the app. The application tagged UpNepa Nigeria enables one to know when and where electricity is available. Salaudeen Taslim, a 500 level student of Remote Sensing …

ODFL is one of the most rapidly growing fields of education and it will be an important element of future education and training systems. According to the school authorities, Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) in collaboration with National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) organized Open Distance and Flexible Learning (ODFL) training, titled “train the trainer …

University of Lagos (UNILAG) has introduced demurrage for uncollected certificates by graduates. All uncollected certificates will attract a demurrage of one thousand naira only per year with effect from 1st January, 2019. “The vice chancellor approved the introduction of demurrage for uncollected certificates by graduates, six months from the day of graduation. This measure was …

Unfortunately, 19 students of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) have been expelled for various offences relating to examination malpractices. The affected students come from various faculties and cut across both full-time and part-time programmes. These students were said to have committed the offences during the second semester examinations in the 2016/2017 academic session. Three circulars were dispatched, …

Federal University, Lokoja (FULokoja) has just recently expelled 13 final year students, including one with a first class GPA. This is as a result of an alleged leakage of question papers that rocked the institution during the second semester examination in November last year. The FULokoja students were all in the Economics Department, and were …

According to media reports, a screen shot of an award letter to the best graduating student department of Crop Production, Ekiti State University in the has emerged online. According to the letter, the best graduating student in Crop Production Faculty of Agricultural Sciences simply identified as UWAGWU has been awarded the Prof. M.A Faluyi’s Prize Award of Two Thousand …

According to reports coming from the institution, Stephen Adedokun has acheived a phenomenal feat in the history of Faculty of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH, Ogobomoso. The university just recently graduated a fresh set of doctors from its medical school since 2016. The young man, Stephen Adedokun, who spent 10 years in the university without repeating …

According to the school website, the newly established Institute for Professional Studies and International Business School at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education is ready to commence full academic activities. Speaking at a quarterly interactive session at the auditorium to inform the staff about the state of affairs in the university, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele …