Education

El-Amin Ademola Adio, the son of veteran fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, has achieved a milestone in UK after graduating with a first class. Ademola bagged a first-class honours in economics from the prestigious Royal Holloway University in Egham, England. Kwam1 in a post shared on social media appreciated …

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, insisted that its decision not to allow the reopening of schools because of the coronavirus pandemic remains unchanged as it maintains that it is not confident about the safety of students at this time. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the virtual …

A religious organisation, Muslim Community Centre (MCC), Abuja, has proposed the establishment of Monument University, Bwari, Abuja. In a statement, a member of MCC’s University Planning Committee (UPL), Prof. Ismail Junaidu, said documents on the centre’s intent for the development of the private university were submitted to the Executive Secretary …

THE Senate Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the City University of Technology, Auchi, Edo State. The Bill for the Establishment of the University which is to upgrade the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi to City University of Technology, Auchi to facilitate more access to quality higher technical education, was sponsored …

Professor Charles Egbu has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University. Professor Egbu will return to Leeds, a city in which he studied and taught, to begin his new role on 1 November 2020. He will take over from Professor Margaret A House OBE who will step down after seven …

The study predicts that within the same period, Nigeria’s population will hit 791 million, making it the second-largest country in the world. The research which was conducted by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation states that the general population of the world will drop due to …

The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) Vc approves 20,000 naira for collection of undergraduate certifiicate.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony, prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions. Citing China’s decision to enact a new national security law for Hong Kong, …

The House of Representatives has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order a partial reopening of schools to allow pupils sit for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. According to Punch, the House made the call at the plenary on Tuesday following a unanimous adoption of a …

The federal government has confirmed the appointment of Senator Dr. Chris Adighije as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council, Federal University Lokoja. A seasoned geologist by profession, He served as the National Treasurer of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC). He was also a former Chairman of the board of …