General Updates
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Nigerians’ Poor Reading Habit Embarrassing – NUC
Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), has described the poor reading habits of Nigerians as embarrassing. Okojie made the remark on Wednesday in Abuja at the presentation of a book entitled: “The Jonathan/Sambo Presidency…
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Nigerians Most Educated In The United States – Survey
Nigerian Americans have long been known for their community’s intense cultural emphasis on education, and now an analysis of Census data coupled with several local surveys shows that Nigerians don’t just value education, but surpass all other U.S. ethnic groups…
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Student Shot Dead By Soldier At Military Checkpoint
A soldier at a military checkpoint along Katsina-Dustin-Ma road, Batagarawa council area of Katsina State shot dead one Umar Ali Dodo, a 22-year-old student of the Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina, when the driver of a vehicle carrying the student tried…
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I Failed WASSCE — Crawford University Best Graduating Student
Twenty-one year-old Oluwatimilehin Dipo Sotubo tried to exercise self control the seven times he went to the stage to receive his prizes during the 5th convocation of Crawford University, Igbesa, in Ogun State last Wednesday. Beneath the smiles, he was…
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Nigerian Students Study In One-block Ghanaian Universities
Sequel to the irregular academic calendar and alleged inadequate facilities, Nigerian parents send their children overseas for tertiary education. The idea is that these schools have state-of-the-art amenities and their graduates are world-class. However, after a 10-day tour of some…
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Kwara State Spent Over N80M on NECO, NABTEB, Others
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said the state spent N60m for the payment of National Examinations Council and National Board for Technical Education fees of 6,900 pupils that sat the 2013 Senior Secondary Schools Examination. He added that the…
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18-Year-Old Nigerian Emerges Best Model of The World Beauty Pageant
18 year-old, Onyinye Emeasoba, an indigene of Anambra State, has emerged winner, Best Model of The World Beauty Pageant, after defeating 43 other models representing different countries across the globe in a keenly contested battle. Emeasoba, who on Monday, December…
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Presidential Scholarship Based On Merit Not Quota System – NUC Boss
The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, said the Presidential Special Scholarship Innovation and Development (PRESSID) scheme was based on merit and not on quota system. This information is contained in a statement signed by Okojie in…
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Official: ASUU Calls off 5-month Old Strike
ASUU strike has been called off officially. The official statement announcing the suspension of the strike was made by ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Fagge. Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday announced the suspension of the union strike that has…
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FUNAAB Graduate Wins The NUC Doctoral Thesis Award
A Doctorate Degree graduate in the Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ayoni Surajudeen Ogunbayo has won the Nigerian Universities Doctoral Thesis Award Scheme (NUDTAS), instituted by the National Universities Commission. The NUC,…
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UNICAL Beats UNILAG, BUK, UNIUYO To Win All Nigerian Universities Debate
University of Calabar (UNICAL) has won the All Nigerian Universities Debate Championship (ANUDC). The debate, which was hosted by UNICAL, focused on the theme “Corruption, Insecurity and National Development”. The five-day event featured nine Nigerian universities. The Dean of Students…
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2013 UBA National Essay Competition Winners / Results Released
The result and winners of the 2013 UBA National Essay Competition for Senior Secondary Schools have been released. Persons who took part in the essay competition by submitting and entry should be informed. Ezenwa Joseph Okonkwo, a 15-year-old pupil of…
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