EDUCATION

Gunmen kidnap UNIJOS professor, husband in Plateau

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2021

A professor with the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Jos, Grace Ayanbimpe, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The professor was abducted in the early hours of Monday alongside her husband by the gunmen who stormed their residence behind Haske Quarters, Lamingo in Jos North Local

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JAMB may postpone UTME 2021

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has hinted of possibility of postponement of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination (UTME) is slated to hold between June 5 and 19. The examination body however confirmed that the mock examination that is slated for May 20 will go on as scheduled. The board […]

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Odusanya’s sack followed due process, FUOYE insists

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2021

The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State (FUOYE) at the weekend, insisted that relieving its former registrar, Mr. Olatunbosun S. E. Odusanya, of his appointment over allegation of illegal recruitment of 337 staff and other misconducts followed due process with recourse to extant laws, regulations and best practice. It said contrary to allegation of witch-hunt being

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Kano approves new minimum wage for state-owned varsities’ staff

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2021

Kano state Executive Council on Thursday gave approval for the implementation of a new minimum wage for the academic and non-academic staff of the two state-owned universities, with a monthly release of N49 million. The State Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, announced this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council meeting, held […]

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NECO releases 2020 SSCE results

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2021

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates. This was announced on Thursday by the Registrar of the Council, Professor Godswill Obioma. He disclosed that a total of 41,459 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 39,503 actually sat. Professor Obioma

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Engineer donates computer laboratory to alma mater

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2021

A Cisco Certified Trainer and Engineer, Mr. Damilola Oyeyemi Kehinde, has donated an Ultra Modern Computer Laboratory to his Alma mater, All Saints Anglican Primary School 1, Owode-Egba, in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Kehinde, was a pupil in that school between 1987-1989 set, said he donated the computer laboratory with the […]