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COVID-19, Education, Headlines, Health
Friday, May 8th, 2020
Management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State has dismissed Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor Ikemefuna Uzochukwu, over alleged discovery of drug for COVID-19 cure at the institution. Professor Uzochukwu, who was Principal Investigator, COVID-19 Drug Design, Discovery and Development Project at the School of Pharmacy had publicly claimed that his group had […]
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Education, Headlines
Monday, April 27th, 2020
Dayo Ojerinde The West African Examinations Council has denied cancelling the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The Head of National Office, WAEC, Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Areghan, in a statement on Sunday urged Nigerians to disregard the fake publication circulating on social media. He said, “Our attention has been drawn to […]
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Education, General Politics, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), National Politics, Presidency
Monday, April 13th, 2020
Late Prof. Ambrose Alli ———————————– Enahoro’s family, Obaseki laud move By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE News of the presidential pardon granted to foremost Nationalists, late Chief Anthony Enahoro and former governor of old Bendel State (now Edo and Delta), late Professor Ambrose Alli have been received with mixed feelings from the families of […]
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Education, Headlines
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The University of Abuja has dismissed two of its professors over alleged inappropriate relationships with some female students of the school Also, two other lecturers, one of who is a Ph.D. holder were demoted by rank over the said alleged offense. The two professors, according to a statement Monday, by […]
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Education, Headlines
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
By Emmanuel Afonne The Senate and Management of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), have approved degree programme in three major Nigerian languages as part of efforts to impact national integration in Nigeria. Prof. Doris Obieje, Dean, Faculty of Arts, said this at the faculty’s maiden public lecture delivered by Prof. Oladele Balogun of […]
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Education, Headlines
Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
Chiedu Uche Okoye Education is broadly classified into two; namely, formal education and informal education. Before the Caucasoid imperialists colonized Africa, and brought western education to us, African parents would give their children informal education, and socialize them into the cultural mores of their respective towns and kingdoms. In the pre-colonial Africa, however, the University of […]
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Education, Headlines
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019
The 1.8million candidates sitting for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from Thursday 11 April are prohibited from bringing 18 items to centres where the tests would take place. The prohibited items listed by an official of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) are Wrist Watches, Pen/Biros, Mobile phones or similar electronic devices, Spy […]
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Education, Headlines
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Gabriel Dike The University of Lagos (UNILAG), has produced 271 First Class from various departments out of the 12,811 students that will graduate next week. Out of the 271 First Class graduates, the Faculty of Engineering produced the highest with 56. Meanwhile, the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, will on Monday, April 1, deliver the […]
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Articles, Education, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
By Prof. Ibrahim Shehu | NNP | October 10, 2018 – I will start this reflection by paraphrasing the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi 111. While our pre-independence leaders did a lot in fashioning a regional identity for us – and we are grateful to them- the challenge for the current generation of Igbos, Yorubas […]
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Education, Headlines
Saturday, August 18th, 2018
— 18th August 2018 Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised the alarm over what it called government’s programme to undermine public universities in the country. Raising the alarm, on Friday, in Awka, ASUU Owerri zone, said there was a deliberate policy on the part of government to undermine public […]
