Category: Eduction

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State House of Assembly has passed the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (Establishment) Bill 2024 and Kwara State University of Education (Establishment) Bill 2024 into law. This was after the report of the House Committee on Health and Environment and House Committee on Education and Human Capital Development was presented…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The essence and importance of resilience for success in life by all humans in a world marked by constant changes, crises and unpredictability has been stressed. The Director, Centre for Technical,Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Training, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Prof. Mubaraq Sanni, who was the Guest Speaker at the institution’s Annual…

By Milcah Tanimu The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nsukka Zone, expressed discontent over the lack of fulfillment of promises by the government, casting a shadow over President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office celebration. Speaking at Benue State University, Makurdi, ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Raphael Amokaha, highlighted the administration’s failure to renegotiate the 2009…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has been elected into the Governing Council of the African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ACLARS)to fill one of the four vacancies. The election was one of the major highlights of the 11th Annual ACLARS Conference holding…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, ilprin The Federal Government has appointed a former Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof. Aminu Salihu Mikailu, the new Pro -Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Ilorin. A statement by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, said the appointment was announced at the weekend…

By Milcah Tanimu The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) expressed dissatisfaction with the delay in reconstituting governing councils in universities during its National Executive Council meeting at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. In a statement issued by ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the union attributed ongoing illegalities and violations of autonomy in public…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The University of Ilorin has announced the promotion of 40 of its senior academics to the rank of Professor. The elevation, which was approved by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, SAN, was sequel to the recommendations of the University Appointment and Promotion Committee. A statement from the Office of…

By Milcah Tanimu The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a strong condemnation of the ongoing strike initiated by a faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the University of Abuja. In a statement released by NANS National President, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, on Monday, the striking lecturers were urged to…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Two hundred and two newly qualified Environmental Health Scientists in Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, have been inducted into the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria in the 2nd oath-taking and induction ceremony which held in the institution. The Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, in his address at the ceremony, urged…

From Lateef Taiwo The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has released additional 531 results of candidates that sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) taking the total number of results released to 1,842,897. A statement signed by the Spokesperson of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, stated that in the course of the verification of the…