EDUCATION

Another six abducted Kogi varsity students regain freedom

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2024

Security operatives have rescued an additional six kidnapped students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi State. This increased to 20, the number of students of the university already rescued by a combined team of security operatives and local

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UNILORIN Unveils 40 New Professors

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2024

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced the promotion of 40 of its senior academic staff to the rank of professor. According to the university’s Bulletin issued on Monday, the elevation was approved by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, SAN. The publication stated that the 40 distinguished scholars were found to have excelled […]

EDUCATION

Bullying: Student sues Lead British International School, demands N500m in damages

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2024

Namtira Bwala, a student of Lead British International School, Abuja, who was bullied by her colleagues in the school, has filed a civil suit against the school management. Bwala said that the school failed in its obligation to provide a safe and conducive learning environment for her. The suit was filed at the High Court […]

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Governor Ododo visits CUSTECH, vows to secure safe return of abducted students

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2024

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has vowed to secure the safe return of students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) Osara, who were abducted from the university campus on Thursday. Governor Ododo made this known when he visited the university campus on an assessment of the security situation in the wake […]

EDUCATION

Reps urge FG to pay ASUU, NASU’s withheld salaries

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2024

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to pay the withheld salaries of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU). This followed the adoption of a Motion of Urgent Public Importance by Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa) during plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the motion, Fulata said that […]

EDUCATION

JAMB and its unending challenges…

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2024

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Anytime the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations are written, there is bound to be headline news! No wonder, then, that JAMB is every newsman’s delight! The down-to-earth disposition of its Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, apart, the many battles and wars that JAMB perpetually fights against