By Miftahu Zakariyya The management of Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, said that 76 students were awarded first-class degrees during the university’s recent 24th convocation ceremony. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun, who disclosed this during a pre-convocation press conference at the institution in Lagos, said that this was the highestContinue Reading
By Usman Muhammad 19 persons have been dismissed by The National Examination Council (NECO) for certificate forgery. The dismissal followed the report of the certificate verification committee of the Council indicting them of certificate forgery. A statement from the Council and signed by the Head of information and public relationsContinue Reading
By Blessing Essien The Professor Umar Danbatta-led Management of Nigerian Communication’s Commission (NCC) has set up a National Steering Committee to develop a research roadmap aimed at, among other things, offering more research fellowships to best researchers in the nation’s institutions of higher learning. Membership of the national steering committeeContinue Reading
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) on Monday issued a statement withdrawing its support for the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), for its members across the Nigerian universities. The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) a government payment platform, which has generatedContinue Reading
By Denis Demenenge The Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, has advised that Zaria-based Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) to work towards ensuring conversion of the institute to a full-pledged University of Transport and Logistics. To achieve this, the Minister advised the management of the institute to set upContinue Reading
By Muhammad A. Dalhat One of the leaders of the host community of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Samaru Community, Comrade Shuaibu Halilu Ahmad has warned the leadership of Zazzau Emirate Development Association (ZEMDA) to stay out of the politics of the University, which he said they know next to nothingContinue Reading
By Muhammad M. Isa The Management of Turkish Airlines has debunked reports by some media organizations that the Airline Operator has suspended all its flights to and from Nigeria, saying that such reports are false A statement from the Turkish Airlines Public Relations Department, said due to the outbreak ofContinue Reading
By Ali Leeman Haidar The Executive Secretary of Education Trust Fund, Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, has denied accusing former President Goodluck Jonathan for illegally withdrawing the Fund’s N359B, as wrongly or mischievously reported in a syndicated story by some national dailies. The TETFund’s Boss who reacted to the misleading storyContinue Reading
