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CHIDIMMA UCHEGBU The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted a letter of recognition for the establishment of Kwara State University of Education, Ilorin, to the state governor, Mr. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Mr. Chris Maiyaki, presented the letter to AbdulRazaq, who was represented at the event by…

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Kenneth Ademola Bishops of the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province of the Catholic Church has lashed out officials of the government of the Nigerian federation who had been threatening to forcefully stop the legitimate right of Nigerians to protest against bad governance. The Bishops said that protests become necessary when leaders turn…

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Chidimma UCHEGBU The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has expressed readiness to establish a “learn to work” scheme in Nigerian campuses in collaboration with industry partners to provide outsourcing employment opportunities for Nigerian students while studying in schools. The scheme which will link qualified students with industries globally, could guarantee…

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Chidimma UCHEGBU The National Universities Commission (NUC) has urged university administrators cross Nigeria to take proactive steps to safeguard property of their schools during the nationwide protest against bad governance. It also urged students to stay in campus and avoid putting themselves in harm’s way during the protest. These were…

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The stark reality today is that Nigerians are not only divided along ethnic and religious lines but also along spiritual lines, and by spirit, I mean our sense of wrong and right. Shamefacedly, our so-called men of God have taken sides with filthy lucre and the houses of worship turned…

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Chidimma Uchegbu The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN), has vowed to enforce a law mandating admission age for entry into tertiary institutions as 18 years. Mamman was speaking at the 2024 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions, organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, in Abuja…

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Chidimma UCHEGBU The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved 140 as the cut-off mark for 2024 admission into the nation’s universities and 100 for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education respectively. The cut-off mark, for 2024 admission into tertiary institutions was arrived at on Thursday during the 2024 annual…

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