Kogi Guber Election: VARSITY DON CALLS FOR ISSUE-BASED CAMPAIGNS

By Micheal Jegede

A lecturer with the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Dr. Kabiru Tiamiyu, has called on all citizens in Kogi State to endeavour to maintain peace, law and order, before, during and after the forthcoming gubernatorial election.

LESSONS IN THE BOOK, 'THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON'

By George S. Clason

The Richest Man in Babylon is a 1926 book by George S. Clason that dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set 4,097 years ago in ancient Babylon. The book remains in print almost a century after the parables were originally published, and is regarded as a classic of personal financial advice.

LEST NANS PROTESTS BECOME ANOTHER #ENDSARS

By Bola Bolawole

University students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have begun to make good their threat to shut down the country over the intransigence of the Muhammadu Buhari administration on the strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which is more than eight months old already! The students’ action can be described as being in support of ASUU and helping to mount pressure on the government to make it hearken unto the striking lecturers but, in actual fact, it is more than that: the students themselves being the major victims of the lingering strike action and government’s reluctance to bow to ASUU’s demands, they are, therefore, the very ones in the eyes of the storm. So, they are acting not in support of ASUU alone but also in the advancement of their own interests. Why it took them so long before coming out to mount pressure on the government is what baffles me. It is part of the laziness or tardiness on the part of ASUU and the lackadaisical attitude of other stakeholders; folding our hands and doing nothing; simply wriggling our hands and thrusting everything on God, as if He exists only to carry the burdens of Nigerians!

LIST OF NYSC ORIENTATION CAMP ADDRESSES ACROSS NIGERIA

As the final batch of the 2024 National Youth Service Corps three-week orientation camp begins today, here are the addresses of NYSC Orientation Camps across the country. Full list is drawn from the NYSC website.

MEDICAL LAB SCIENTISTS BODY RE-AFFIRMS STAND ON PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE BILL TO AMEND VARSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS

• * Tackles Medical and Dental Consultant's Association of Nigeria For Opposing The Bill
• Highlights Benefits Of The Bill, As It Urges NASS To Okay It

By Suzan Okenwa (National Assembly Correspondent)

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), has criticised the call by it's fellow professional body, the Medical and Dental Consultant's Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), that the Bill for the amendment of the University Teaching Hospital (Reconstitution of Boards etc.) Act CAP U15 LFN 2004 which is currently before the National Assembly for deliberation, be thrown out.

Megan Thee Stallion Receives Her Degree From Texas University

By Adaora Chinazom Okafor @_officialexplorah

On Saturday, December 11, Megan Thee Stallion, the 26-year-old rapper and certified hot girl accepted her bachelor's degree in health administration from Texas Southern University. To ensure that all of the hotties around the world were able to attend, Meg live-streamed her commencement ceremony to them.

MIXED REACTIONS AS TARABA STATE VARSITY SET ADMISSION CUT-OFF MARK AT 130

By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)

Mixed reactions have trailed the decision of the Taraba State University (TSU) to peg the minimum cut-off mark for admissions into the university at 130.

N2.8b Debt: NECO PLEADS WITH DEFAULTING STATES TO REDEEM PROMISE

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

National Examinations Council (NECO) has appealed to state governments, particularly northern states who are yet to pay outstanding examination fees of their candidates who sat for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) (Internal), to do so to enable it release results of such candidates.

NANS TASK EDUCATION MINISTER ON RESOLUTION OF CRISIS AT FCET, AKOKA

By Uchechi Okoro (Education Correspondent)

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has asked the new Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa to resolve all outstanding issues before the resumption of full academy activities at the Federal College of Education, Technical, Lagos, which re-opened on Monday after a two-month closure.

NATIONAL COMMISSION GRANTS ZAMFARA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FULL ACCREDITATION

By Mohammed Munirat Nasir (Zamfara State Correspondent)

The Zamfara State College of Education (COE) Maru, has been fully accredited by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF COMPETENCE AND PROFESSORIAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

By Tunde Akanni, Ph D

To say that the post secondary education tier has most tortuously struggled to endure the recent years in Nigeria may amount to an understatement. There’s perhaps no stronger evidence of this than the choice of the theme of the convocation lecture of Modibbo Adama University, Yola delivered Friday, May 12, 2023. Understandably and gratuitously too, the lecture was titled “Nigerian University System and the Public Good”. It was delivered by a renowned public intellectual and polyglot, Prof Jibrin Ibrahim.

NCC AWARDS N172M RESEARCH GRANTS TO 13 UNIVERSITIES TO BOOST ICT DEVELOPMENT

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday, awarded the sum of N172,532,040 to selected 13 Universities in Nigeria to boost Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) development.

NCC COMMITTED TO REGIONAL DIGITAL INTEGRATION....Maida

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

In line with its commitment to collaboration and regional integration, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has reaffirmed its dedication to strengthening partnerships among telecommunications regulators within the West African sub-region.

NCDMB BOOSTS TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING IN AKWA IBOM STATE, COMMISSIONS THREE ICT CENTERS

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

In a deliberate effort to deepen Internet penetration and digital education in the country, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Tuesday commissioned three state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centres, with dedicated broadband Internet, in three rural secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State.

NCDMB BUILDS CAPACITY IN HEALTH SECTOR, DONATES HI-TECH EQUIPMENT, SIMULATORS TO BAYELSA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

A state-of-the-art Clinical Skills and Simulation Laboratory, fully equipped by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), was on Friday commissioned at the Bayelsa Medical University (BMU), Yenagoa, with the goal of positioning the institution to align with global best practices in medical education, and “strengthening local capacity in Bayelsa State and Nigeria at large.”

NDE ASSESSES DEVELOPMENT ON SME BENEFICIARIES IN TARABA STATE

By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Taraba state has taken a look at the level of progress and development achieved by it beneficiaries in the state who have established their business through the NDE's loans scheme.

NDE DISBURSES N4.1 MILLION LOANS TO 206 BENEFICIARIES OF MICRO ENTERPRISE SCHEME IN TARABA STATE

By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has disbursed the sum of N4,120,000 to 206 beneficiaries of Micro Enterprise-Enhancement Scheme (MEES) in Taraba state.

NDE ENGAGES PRIVATE TUTORS TO REDUCE EXAM FAILURE RATE IN BAUCHI STATE

By Muhammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has collaborated with private tutors to offer special coaching to Senior Secondary School students to address and reduce examination failure in Bauchi state.

NDE TRAINS 30 ENVIRONMENT BEAUTIFICATION IN SOKOTO

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

The National Directorate of Employment, (NDE), on Tuesday, commenced training of 30 unemployed graduates in Sokoto state on interlocking, flowering and plaster of Paris (POP).

NECO ACCREDITS MORE SCHOOLS TO WRITE SSCE, BECE IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA

By Princess Simon Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

As part of strategies to expand its global spread and acceptability, the National Examinations Council (NECO) said it has accredited more schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Equitorial Guinea.