Category: Eduction
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Foundation Trains 150 Kwara Pupils in CPR Skills
By Milcah Tanimu Femi Ogunremi, the Founder of Monitor Healthcare Limited, conducted training for 150 selected pupils in Kwara secondary schools on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The training aimed to equip children with life-saving skills, changing the narrative from people dying to surviving when faced with emergencies. Ogunremi emphasized the importance of initiating CPR when someone…
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KWASU engineering team converts petrol vehicles to electric vehicles
By Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Engineering team in the Centre for Sustainable Energy of the Kwara State University (KWASU) has converted a bus to one that is powered by electricity. This feat was disclosed on Tuesday by the Acting Vice Chancellor of the Kwara state University, Malete, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, while addressing journalists on the…
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Jigawa Govt Approves Over 725 Million For Payment Of SSCE Registration Fees
From Lateef Taiwo The Jigawa state Executive council approved the total sum of seven Hundred and twenty five million,two hundred and eleven naira and fifty kobo(725,272,611.25) for the payment of Senior secondary certificate examinations registration fees to 41,358 final year students across various secondary schools in the state,the money was paid through the ministry of…
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JAMB Welcomes Senate’s Probe On Alleged Admission Racketeering
From Lateef Taiwo The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has welcomed the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, saying the exam body will be vindicated. Recall that the Senate had on Wednesday agreed to investigate allegation of admission racketeering in the nation’s universities, following a motion moved by Senator…
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WAEC to Make Decision on Withheld WASSCE Results for 2023
By Milcah Tanimu The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is set to make a decision regarding the withheld results of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) due to cases of malpractice and irregularities. In August, during the tenure of the former WAEC boss, Mr. Patrick Areghan, it was announced that a total…
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ASUU to Tinubu, IGP: Arrest killers of Prof Ajewole now
The gruesome murder of Professor Opeyemi Isaac Ajewole, a classmate of Vice President, Kashim Shettima at the University of Ibadan has drawn the attention of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU) in the country. The Vice President, who was shocked by the murder of Prof Ajewole, a lecturer in the Department of Forest…
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AAU denies hike in tuition fees
Management of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, has denied any increase in tuition fees, describing the trending rumour of a hike in fees in social media as fake. This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s acting Registrar, Mr Ambrose Odiase, and issued by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Lawrence Isiraojie, to…
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UNILORIN Optometry programme gets full accreditation
UNILORIN Optometry programme gets full accreditation By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN) has given full accreditation to the Doctor of Optometry programme of the University of Ilorin. A statement by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun disclosed that this followed a re-accreditation exercise…
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Just In: JAMB To Release UTME Results On Tuesday
Just In: JAMB To Release UTME Results On Tuesday The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has disclosed that it will be releasing the results of candidates who have so far sat for the 2023 Unified Matriculation Tertiary Examination (UTME) on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The Board in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dr…
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CoE Lecturers Fault Exclusion From 40% Pay Rise
CoE Lecturers Fault Exclusion From 40% Pay Rise By Lateef Taiwo The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has faulted the exclusion of its members to the 40% increase in the salary of civil servants by the federal government. A statement signed by COEASU President, Dr. Smart Odunayo Olugbeko on Wednesday stated…