EDUCATION

300 Level Student Of UNIOSUN Murdered During A Clash

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2017

A 300-level student of the department of Civil Engineering at the Osun State University, Osogbo, Kazeem Amodu Ige has been killed in a fight that erupted among some students of the institution on Monday evening. According to Daily Trust report Kazeem was allegedly stabbed in the chest by a

EDUCATION

NASU Abuja Embarks on One Week Strike

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2017

Non-academic unions in Nigerian universities on Monday began a one-week warning strike to protest the non-implementation of its 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. Yakubu Simon, the Chairman, Non-Academic Staff Union, University of Abuja chapter, told newsmen in Gwagwalada, FCT that the strike began after series of meetings with members of the union. Simon said

EDUCATION

UNIMAID Suspends Exams, To Resume Tomorrow

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2017

Authorities of the University of Maiduguri have announced the suspension of all examinations initially scheduled for Monday, 16th January. The suspension was as a result of the bomb blast that which occurred at about 6: 30am in the University where a Professor and six other students lost their lives. The Director, Senate and Academic matters […]

EDUCATION

18 Year Female candidate Tops AUN’s Nationwide Scholarship Exam

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2017

A former Student of Air Force Girls Secondary School, Jos, Plateau State, Maryam Usman has emerged as the overall winner of the nationwide scholarship examination into the American University of Nigeria. The eighteen-year old Usman, hails from Borno State and has applied to study Natural and Environmental Sciences at AUN. Usman, graduated with distinction in […]

EDUCATION

Univeristy Ibadan Ranked 25 In Africa, 801 In The World

Daily Dispatch January 15, 2017

The university was the only one in Nigeria that made the list of top 25 Universities in Africa. According to Times Higher Education, the best universities in Africa span nine countries, from Uganda in the east to Nigeria in the west, Morocco in the north to South Africa in the south of the continent. It […]

EDUCATION

Nigeria Needs More Private Universities-NUC

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2017

The National Secretary of the Nigeria Universities’ Commission, Prof Abubakar Rasheed, says the country needs an influx of private universities in order for it to measure up to the level of other countries. Prof Abubakar made this call while delivering a brief convocation lecture on “Higher Education and the Future of Private Universities in Nigeria […]