By Doka Dennis and Waziri Mahdi Isa An internationally renowned Academic at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Samaila Usman Dakyes has used locally-sourced materials to create anti-copy, and thermal inks to tackle documents forgery, theft, and counterfeiting. This was made known during an inaugural lecture titled: Forensic Graphics: AnContinue Reading
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French Government and other top institutions in France to facilitate the training of Nigerian Laboratory Technologists. The MoU is specifically on a hands-on training programme for 500Continue Reading
By Waziri Mahdi Isa Early on May 21, 2021, the Palestinians pour to the street in celebration of the recently announced ceasefire unilaterally declared by Israel and accepted by the Palestinian resistance group in Gaza. Israel on Thursday declared a unilateral ceasefire starting at 2 a.m. on Friday, and theContinue Reading
By waziri Mahdi Isa As Nigerians mourn the tragic death of the Chief of Army Staff, Attahiru alongside his comrades in a plane crash, President Buhari was absent at his burial. In the evening of May 21, 2021, a tragic plane crash occurs in Kaduna State as a result ofContinue Reading
By Muhammad Mahdi Waziri Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FSB International Bank Plc Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has been elected to represent Ahmadu Bello University Convocation on the Governing Council of the institution. Hayatu-Deen was elected today at the 1st Convocation meeting of the University held at Main Campus ofContinue Reading
Bandits on Wednesday killed the eldest son of Emir of Kontagora, Alhaji Bashar Saidu Namaska, in his father’s farm. The bandits also killed others working on the farm located along Zuru road in Kontagora, Niger state. The late Emir’s son is the Sardauna of Kontagora and was said to haveContinue Reading
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges to Saturday 5th June, 2021 as approved by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Examination, according to a Press Release signed by the Head Information and Public Relations Division of the Council,Continue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam The federal government has sacked the Registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO), Professor Godswill Obioma, following recommendations of a committee set up by the government early this year to look into various allegations which bothered mainly on incompetence, examination malpractices, unethical practices, high-handedness, and conducts unbecomingContinue Reading
Times Higher Education, THE, has released the results of its Impact Rankings for 2021 with Covenant University, Ota, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos and Edo University Uzairue topping the list from Nigeria. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings assesses universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. SDGContinue Reading