EDUCATION

Alabama State University admits owing Nigerian government $202K

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2018

Alabama State University in the United States has admitted owing the Nigerian government $202,000, being part of the money meant for Nigerian students on scholarship, but mishandled by the university. Thirty six Nigerian students in the school two years ago sued the university accusing it of

EDUCATION

Dangote gives scholarship to 115 students

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2018

In a major boost to its Corporate Social Responsibility profile, Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant, has announced a multi-million Naira educational scholarship award for 115 students from its 15 host communities for the 2017/2018 academic session. The Company said the scholarship has become an annual event meant to contribute to the educational development of the […]

EDUCATION

[BREAKING] Admission seekers protest end of 2018 UTME registration, seek extension

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2018

About 500 admission seekers are currently protesting the closure of the registration portal for the 2018 University Tertiary Matriculation Examination organised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board. The students, who stormed Bariga area of Lagos with placards on Thursday, complained that majority of them have not registered. The 2018 UTME examination is scheduled

EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

African University produces bamboo bicycles

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2018

The African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, says it has produced bamboo bicycles to improve the quality of life among communities. Coordinator, Materials Science and Engineering in the university, Prof. Peter Onwualu, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, bamboo bicycles have been designed and […]

EDUCATION

Teacher flogs student to death in Zamfara

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2018

A teacher at Government Day Secondary School Sankalawa in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara has allegedly flogged a student to death. The incident was revealed on Wednesday by Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar-Gummi, Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly. The deputy speaker, who spoke under matters of urgent public importance during the assembly’s sitting […]

EDUCATION

30 IDPs in Edo secures admission to tertiary institutions

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2018

No fewer than 30 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the North-East, camped in the International Christian Centre for Missions (ICCM), have secured admission to tertiary institutions within the last one year. The Director of the centre, Mr Solomon Folorunsho, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen, on Wednesday at Ohogua, near Benin, Ovia North East […]