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NOUN Study Center For Policemen Opened
National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) study center has been opened for the Police by the Force Authority. this study center can also be used by other Nigerians who aspire to get tertiary education via open university. Read the full…
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New Education Minister: President Names Ibrahim Shekarau
Ibrahim Shekarau has been named the new Minister of Education by President Goodluck Jonathan. The new Education Minister, is a former Kano State governor, who decamped from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He now…
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COEASU Strike Continues Until FG Meets Demands – UNION
The latest news update on COEASU Strike as at 9th July, 2014 is that the Union has vowed to continue the ongoing strike until the Federal Government meet their demands. COEASU Strike Latest News Update –Â July, 2014 Read the full…
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FMC Sets to become FUNAAB’S Medical Teaching Hospital
The  Federal University of Agriculture is set to attain a conventional status in the coming days and the Management of theFederal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta has expressed its readiness to become its teaching hospital when the Univesity kicks off its…
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RUFUS GIWA Poly Shuts Over Student Protest
The Management of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, RUGIPO, Owo, Ondo State yesterday ordered the closure of the school for two weeks following protests by students over hike in their school fees. You can read the post as reported by  Vanguard News. The…
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Limited Admission Spaces: Stakeholders Profer Solutions
Stakeholders have brought forth solutions to the crisis of limited admission spaces. This is coming days after the Supervising Minister of Education said that the carrying capacity of Nigerian Universities has increased tremendously, claiming they can admit over 1 million…
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Nigerian Universities Have Over 1 Million Admission Capacity
Universities in Nigeria can now admit over 1 Million students as they now have that capacity. These are the words of the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike. He also said despite criticisms that the federal government did not inject…
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ASUP Negotiation Meeting: Senate Disappointed Over FG’s Absence
ASUP Strike Latest: The Nigerian Senate has expressed disappointment over the failure of the representatives of the Federal Government to show up for the ASUP negotiation meeting. We informed you that ASUP NEC meeting was started at YABATECH after the…
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Youngest Ph.D Holder In Africa Shares Experience
I wasn’t always first in school. These are the words of Africa’s youngest Ph.D holder, Olaoluwa Hallowed Oluwadara, a Nigerian. He graduated with a CGPA of 5.0 which has now surpassed the record set by Opeyemi Shodipe of Babcock University…
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FG Panel Recommends The Removal Of HND/First Degree Dichotomy
The Presidential Committee on NEEDS assessment of Nigerian Public Polytechnics and Colleges of Education has recommended that the dichotomy between Higher National Diploma, HND, and the university first degree should be removed. Read the full details of their report as…
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Rivers State: Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas Approved
Good times are here for residents of Rivers state who would love to study oil and gas in a standard tertiary institution, as the President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan  approved the establishment of Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas in Bonny,…
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UNIABUJA VC Elections; Adikwu Emerges
Professor Michael Umale Adikwu of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka has been elected by the governing council of the University of Abuja as the new vice chancellor, replacing Professor James Adelabu. He took over the mantle of leadership of the…
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