Not less than 176,408 candidates have sat the 2023 mock unified tertiary matriculation examination (Mock-UTME) conducted by the joint admissions and matriculation board nationwide. Candidates on Thursday applauded the examining body for the effective conduct of the computer based test (CBT). According to reports, some few hitches were recorded during biometric verification and actual examination […]
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Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France has launched a new e-Rights Project aimed at protecting the digital rights of Nigerians. During the launch event in Abuja, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) expressed their readiness to support the initiative.
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The Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has declared that Nigeria is now ready to embrace the innovative genome editing technology, following the enactment of biosafety laws that regulate modern biotechnology. Mustapha made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday. He disclosed
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Every day I wake up with the hope of going back to school. They [the Taliban] keep saying they will open schools. But it’s been almost two years now. I don’t believe them. It breaks my heart,” 17-year-old Habiba tells the BBC. She blinks and bites her lip trying hard not to tear up. Habiba
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In a bid to combat quackery in the engineering profession, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has announced a partnership with the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT). The collaboration aims to ensure that all engineers at FCFMT are certified members of COREN. During a courtesy visit to the
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American University of Nigeria (AUN) has appointed DeWayne Frazier as the sixth president and vice chancellor of the institution. This was disclosed by the governing council of AUN in a statement signed by the executive director, Media and Publicity, of the institution, Daniel Okekere. Okekere stated that the new president and vice-chancellor is currently serving
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The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has announced the commencement of an online registration process for medical laboratories in Nigeria. The move is aimed at enhancing the delivery of medical services across the country. Registrar of the MLSCN, Tosan Erhabor, disclosed this at a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, where he urged them
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McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State has got full accreditation status for Nursing Science This was contained in a letter to the vice chancellor, Professor Francis Igbasan, and signed by the deputy director, Programmes Accreditation, Mr S.S Ikani, on behalf of the executive secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed. Other
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A 14-year-old boy Dickson Mwenda has killed self for being sent out of school for school fees. It was gathered that Dickson who was a candidate for this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam at Kiriari Primary School in Kigumo village, arrived home from school and found his mother attending to his other
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Three student activists of the Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, are under trial for treason, abuse of office and gross misconduct according to a media report. The student activists, Clement Olatoye, Anu Atere and Fagbemi Kehinde are standing trial before the school’s disciplinary panel. They were summoned before the panel for a secret trial
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Applications for the SOA/EDF Leadership for Climate-Resilient Fisheries Fellowship 2023 are now open. Sustainable Ocean Alliance and Environmental Defense Fund offer a yearlong Fellowship to early-career entrepreneurs and organizations working on projects anywhere in the world that benefit fisheries and promote their ecological, socioeconomic, and community resilience to climate change. Fellows receive a grant funding
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The Gabonese community in Turkey is in mourning after the death of 18-year-old Jeannah Danys Dinabongho Ibouanga, a student of mechanical engineering at the University of Karabük. Her body was discovered in a river near the university campus last Saturday, prompting emotional reactions from her fellow African students who have been increasingly welcomed in Turkey.
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Starting May 30th, 2023, certain nonimmigrant visa applications for visitors, students, and temporary workers to the United States will be subject to a 15% fee hike, as announced by the United States Department of State. The new fees will affect B-1/B-2 visitor visas, Border Crossing Cards for Mexican citizens aged 15 and above, student and
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