Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has vowed to end the 21-year power outage at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli Campus in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Soludo made this promise during his one-day working visit to the campus, according to a press statement by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, on...
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Polytechnics Nationwide to Shut Down as ASUP Demands Remain Allowances and Migration Arrears
The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter, Comrade Abubakar J. Abdullah, said the union will shut down all polytechnics nationwide by December 2 due to the Federal Government’s failure to meet its demands. He explained that the union leadership issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government on October...
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Federal Government Effectively Reappoints Ikechebelu as UNIZIK Acting Vice-Chancellor
The Federal Ministry of Education has reinstated Professor Joseph Ikechebelu as the acting vice-chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK). The announcement was made in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo. The decision follows President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nullification of the appointment of Professor Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh as the...
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Enugu Governor Pushes for Paradigm Shift in Education, Directs Institutions to Deliver Experiential Learning”
Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has called for a paradigm shift in says Nigeria’s current education model,saying it cannot deliver the much-needed speedy development and economic transformation. Mbah therefore, advocated for a shift from rote or memorisation to experiential learning, which he described as the missing link between education, industrialisation, and GDP growth. He...
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Nigeria Selects Enugu State Debating Team for World Schools Debate Championship in Panama
The President’s School Debate, Nigeria, PSDN, has recommended the Enugu State Debate Team to represent the country at the World Schools Debate Championship, WSDC, holding in Panama in July 2025. Conveying the nomination to the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, the Chairman of the National Advisory Board, of Presidential Schools Debate, Nigeria, PSDN,...
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JAMB Initiates Centre Accreditation for 2025 UTME Exercise
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has officially commenced the accreditation of centres for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, saying the process is a critical first step in preparation for the annual examination. A statement signed by the Board’s Director of Communications, Dr Fabian Benjamin, noted that all new Computer-Based Test, CBT,...
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Minister Slam Six-Week Suspension on 13 Students Over Bullying in Enugu School
The Federal Government has suspended 13 students of the Federal Government College in Enugu State for alleged bullying in the school. A short video clip circulating on social media showed some students engaging in a physical assault on another student in the school hostel. The disturbing incident immediately elicited condemnation from both the Enugu State...
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Enugu State Government Condemns Bullying and Physical Assault on Student at Federal Government College
The Enugu State Government has condemned in strong terms the bullying and physical assault on a student of the Federal Government College, Enugu, by a group of students at the school hostel. While describing the incident as deeply troubling and emotionally distressing, the state government ordered for the swift investigation, arrest and prosecution of the...
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283 New Intakes Join Enugu State College of Nursing Sciences as Governor Mbah Commends Record Numbers, Reveals Huge Investments Plans
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has explained his administration’s huge investments and numerous interventions leading to the upgrade and accreditation of the Enugu State College of Nursing Sciences. This was even as the College organised an orientation course for its 2024 intakes numbering a record 283, the highest in the history of the...
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NELFUND Disburses N11 billion to 90,000 to Student Loans in Six Months
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, says it has disbursed N11 billion to 90,000 students in the past six months. Dr. Akintunde Sawyer, Managing Director of NELFUND, made this known when the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, led by Senator Muntari Dandutse, paid an oversight visit to NELFund’s office in Abuja on Tuesday....