A lecturer with the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Dr Ishaq Osagie-Eweka has dragged the commissioner of police in Edo State, CP Mohammed Adamu Dankwara before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over alleged “unlawful, unconstitutional arrest and detention.”This was contained in NHRC's acknowledgement letter marked C/2023/CPR/226/HQ, dated February 21, 2023
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of condolence to the family of the late Idris Abdulkadir, Professor of Veterinary Surgery and Medicine and former executive secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), describing him as a scholar par excellence and a towering statesman. “He was a versatile personality and a great scholar,”
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THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the commencement of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).The Board’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, April 9, said the UTME will now begin on
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The University of Ibadan, on Saturday, said it had opened a special window to all UI Post-UTME candidates who are qualified but could not gain admission to study on the face-to-face mode of studies due to limited admission quota and highly competitive admission process.UI, in a statement by the outgoing
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Kaduna State government has approved the reinstatement of 1,266 primary school teachers who were earlier disengaged after the competency test of June 2022.Their reinstatement was necessitated after their cases were examined and verified.According to a statement issued by the public relations officer (PRO) Hauwa Mohammed, on behalf of the Kaduna
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Federal government has approved the sum of N320.345 billion as the 2023 intervention funds for public institutions across the country.The executive secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, disclosed this in Abuja yesterday, during an annual strategic planning workshop with all heads of beneficiary institutions.Echono said the
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About 10 students of a secondary school in Kachia Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State have been kidnapped by suspected bandits.The development has been confirmed by the Kaduna State Government. The government said that it has received preliminary reports from security agencies about the unfortunate event.According to Samuel Aruwan,
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Kano State government has appointed Former Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Chair Prof. Attahiru Jega as Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council of the state-owned Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kumbotso.The announcement was made by Malam Muhammad Garba, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Kano State, after the state’s Executive
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Dr Salisu Umar, the Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State has disclosed that the installation of optic fibre cable broadband across the campuses has enhanced efficient and uninterrupted Internet services in the institution.Umar disclosed this during an Interactive session with newsmen to mark his one-year stewardship as the rector
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To enhance basic education system, the Akwa Ibom State government has entered into a joint partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for regular training of teachers and other stakeholders.To realise the goal, UBEC and SUBEB have organised a five-day capacity building forum for the latter’s employees.At the opening
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