EDUCATION

NECO appoints Ebikibina Ogborodi acting Registrar

Daily Dispatch June 3, 2021

The governing board of the National Examinations Council has approved the appointment of Mr. Ebikibina John Ogborodi as the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council. The appointment followed the death of the Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma on Monday, June 1, 2021, after a brief

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Senate passes bill ending discrimination against Polytechnic graduates

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2021

A bill that seeks to end discrimination between Bachelor degree and Higher National Diploma certificates was passed on Wednesday on the floor of the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Ayo Akinyelure (PDP, Ondo Central), scaled the third reading after the lawmakers received and considered the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions, presented by […]

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Deputy Gov: KASU tuition fees increase painful but necessary

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2021

Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Dr Hadiza Balarabe has said that the increment in tuition fees at the Kaduna State University(KASU) was painful but necessary because it is the only way that the institution can stay afloat. Dr Balarabe who made this statement when representatives of the students met with senior government officials over the […]

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Being a Forword to the Book “I’M A SURVIVOR. THE STORY OF MY TRIUMPH OVER SICKLE CELL PAINS” authored by Shehu Olaitan Muhammed.

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2021

By Isiaq Ajibola When Shehu asked me to write the foreword of his book, I’m A Survivor: The Story of My Triumph Over Sickle Cell Pains, I was delighted to recount the significance of such an empirical book written by a vibrant but fragile-looking sickle cell patient who, amazingly, possesses an extraordinary capacity to conquer […]

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LAUTECH: Makinde approves 25 percent reduction in tuition fees

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2021

Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, announced the 25 per cent reduction in the tuition fees of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). The governor spoke during an unscheduled visit to the institution in Ogbomoso. He said the reduction would cut across all students irrespective of their statuses. A statement by spokesman, Taiwo Adisa, […]

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FUOYE suspends Lecturer over alleged sexual harassment

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2021

The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) yesterday suspended one of its lecturers, Dr. Desen Jonathan Mbachaga, over an alleged sexual harassment. Mbachaga was, until his suspension yesterday, an Associate Professor in the institution’s Department of Theatre and Media Arts.  His suspension came after a committee inaugurated by the Institution to investigate the