General Updates
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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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N2bn NLNG support; six Universities benefit.
Six Universities representing the different geo-political zones in Nigeria will benefit from the support provided by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG). A N2 billion Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed with the universities, to develop their engineering education…
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8 UNIMAID Students Die In Auto Crash
Eight students of University of Maiduguri and School of Nursing University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) have died in an auto crash at Lamari village in Sade district, Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State. It was gathered that the…
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2014 Microsoft Office Competition Winners Emerge
Winners of the just concluded 2014 Microsoft Office Competition for students have emerged, an annual exercise organized by ReadManna Ventures Limited since 2009. Read the full details as reported by LeadershipNG: This year’s competition required students to demonstrate their proficiency…
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NANs to Hold National Convention From July 24-27
National Association of Nigerian Students, NANs will hold it’s National Convention from July 24-27, 2014. President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Mr Yinka Gbadebo, on Wednesday in Abuja said the union would hold its National Convention from July…
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Delta State Poly Student to Die by Hanging for Robbery
A students of Delta State Polytechnic is to die by hanging for armed robbery. The incident happened in 2008 and the court has finally settled to let the 22-year old die by hanging. Read the full details below: A Delta…
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University & Poly Education Cannot Be Same – AAUA VC
Why should we expect the university and the polytechnic education to be the same? These are the words of Professor Femi Mimiko, the Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State (AAUA). He made this known in an interview…
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Graduate Unemployment: Curriculum Implementation Responsible
Graduate Unemployment has been attributed to faults in the implementation of curriculum of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. In this report by Vanguard Professor Bashir Raji, Vice-Chancellor of Fountain University, Osogbo, believes that the curriculum is not the issue but implementation.…
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Nigerian Student Commits Suicide In New York, USA
A 17-Yr-Old Nigerian student has committed suicide in New York after she was accused of cheating in a German Language examination. Omotayo Adeoye was a brilliant student who attends one of New York City’s elite schools, the high school of…
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Boko Haram Threaten To Attack Adamawa State University [Photo]
Boko Haram has threatened to attack Adamawa State University, reports have it. Officials of the University have received several letters containing threats. This post also contains a picture of a letter from Boko Haram as published by SaharaReporters: Read the…
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4 Female Secondary School Student Arrested For Cultism
If Female Secondary School Student were arrested over Cultism, then this world is truly coming to an end. I didn’t say that because of the fact that they are females but for the fact that they are secondary school students.…
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Facebook Scam: Police Arrest LASU Undergraduate Student
A LASU Student has been arrested over Facebook Scam. Many people have been scammed on Facebook and this i just one of the scammers out there. I know people that have been victims of Facebook scammers too. Just be careful.…
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