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UDUS reiterates ban on ‘sign-out’, unauthorised ceremonies on campus

The Senate of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has reiterated its ban on ‘sign-out’, the activity outgoing university students engage in to celebrate their final exam, and unauthorised ceremonies on campus. The Senate at its 352nd meeting held on Thursday, April 27, 2023, considered with serious concern the new culture of ‘sign-out’ and other unauthorised ceremonies […]

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APPLY: Open Research Grants for Internet Studies

The Research Grant Programme from the Internet Society Foundation supports global research collaborations that advance understanding of the Internet and its value for all. Proposals should address topics related to one of the following thematic areas: Greening the Internet:  The Internet both affects and is affected by the environment and climate change. Having a critical

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Don’t blame us alone for exam malpractice, private school owners tell WAEC

Private school owners in the country have taken a swipe at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for consistently accusing them of aiding examination malpractice and other sharp practices, particularly in its school-based May June West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE). They said WAEC is not being fair but discriminating in its claim as cases

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Techpreneur to empower African students with tech-driven programme

Omiyale Yomi Martins, a renowned Techpreneur and the driving force behind Hagital Consulting Limited, an esteemed tech training institute in Lagos State, has recently unveiled an ambitious plan to empower 1000 students across Africa through his groundbreaking tech-driven programme called “Project 1000.” In a recent interview, Yomi expressed his astonishment upon discovering that most tech

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Embrace of Islam not excuse to abandon western education — Adamu Adamu

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has said that the the embrace of Islam should not be an excuse to abandon western education. The minister maintained that the educational backwardness being experienced in the Northern part of the country is self imposed. Adamu said this at the public presentation of Core Curriculum Minimum Academic

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Akeem Badru emerges winner of regional Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards

A teacher at the St Michael RCM Primary School, Ogunpa Lunloye, Abeokuta Ogun State, Akeem Badru, has emerged the regional winner of the 2023 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards for Central and Southern Africa. According to a report, the Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards, which is run by the Cambridge University Press, is an annual competition to

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Akoko youths hail AAUA VC, pro-chancellor, others as institution emerges ‘Best State University’

Akoko South West Youth Forum (ASWYF), has congratulated the Vice-Chancellor Professor Olugbenga Ige, the Board of Governing Council, management, and students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, as the institution was named ‘Best State University in Nigeria’. In a statement signed by AKSW-YF Caretaker Committee Chairman, Joseph Ojo Oguntuyi, the remarkable accomplishment was

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IBB University expels 23 students over low performance, misconduct

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University in Niger State expelled twenty-three students for low academic performance and misconducts. 17 students had been advised to withdraw from the Institution related to poor academic performance, while seven were expelled for various misconducts. Professor Abu Kasim Adamu, Vice Chancellor of the Institution, announced this while speaking to journalists in Minna

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UDUS releases names of electoral committee ahead of SU election

The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has released the names of Students’ Union Electoral Committee members ahead of the union’s elections for the 2022/2023 academic session. This was contained in a circular obtained by Edugist, released on Monday, May 15 and signed by the Dean Students Affairs, Prof. Umar Aliyu. The committee, according

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Top 10 Guinness world records held by Africans

Guinness World Records, originally the Guinness Book of Records, has been around since 1955. Up to 187,000 books were sold just for its very first edition, but this number was immediately beaten less than a decade later after one million books were sold in 1964. Described as “the ultimate authority on record-breaking achievements,” the Guinness

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If we fail in education, we will not succeed at any other thing – SA on education, Cross River

From building a state-of-the-art teacher training centre and a fabric academy to equip the youth with essential vocational skills to fighting cultism and giving teachers a voice, Cross River State has sought to make education count and improve the lives of its residents as it grows the local economy. In this interview with Edugist, Castro

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Education minister applauds universities commission over academic standards

Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has applauded the National Universities Commission (NUC) on the presentation of Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). Adamu, who commended the National Universities Commission (NUC) for its drive in ensuring the springing up of more private universities in Nigeria, said the Commission’s effort is paying off with the establishment

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North in self-imposed educational backwardness ― Minister

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has blamed the people of the north for the current education backwardness being witnessed in the northern region of the country. Adamu spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the public presentation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) Book 1 series for Nigerian universities and a book

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