By Kwasau B. Stephen About Nineteen persons have indicated interest for the position of Rector, Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia. Prominent among them are Professor Kyauta Tanygna, Professor Umar M. Gurku and Professor Shedrach Jatau. Others include doctorate degree (PhD) holders namely Ruth Kefas, Alkali Attah Maku, Ibrahim Dauda, Ayuba Kawu,Continue Reading
On September 1, 2019, the world marked a tragic date: 80 years since the day when Nazi troops crossed the border of Poland. This is how World War II, which claimed tens of millions of lives, began. Sergei Ivanov, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Military HistoricalContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam In his determination to promote bilateral and mutual relations between his country and Nigeria, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Nigeria, Mr. Zhou Pingjian, has, in collaboration with China Alumni Association of Nigeria, initiated, nominated and awarded his country’s “2019 October 1st Awards forContinue Reading
By Sophie Deberechi Anyadike South Africa has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in Nigeria, following reprisal attacks by Nigerians triggered by xenophobic violence in South Africa. The South African attacks reached its zenith following the killing of scores of innocent souls or nationals of different countries that were mistaken asContinue Reading
By Samson Pwomyeragow The Director General of National Teachers Institute (NTI), Prof Garba Dahuwa Azare, has hailed the appointment of Hon Nwajiuba as the Minister of State for Education. Professor Azare who spoke to Education Monitor on the reappointment of Adamu Adamu and Hon Nwajiuba said the new Minister ofContinue Reading
By Kwasau B. Stephen The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has accused politicians of intentionally protecting Private Universities through their policies at the detriment of public universities. The ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who described the politicians as the ruling class insisted that they did not want toContinue Reading
By Ntia Usukuma Authorities of the University of Lagos have clarified the invitation of the caretaker chairman of the Lagos chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musliu Akinsanya, to an event on the university’s campus. Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, was invited as a special guestContinue Reading
By Muhammad M. Isa Professor Ladi Sandra Adamu has emerged the first woman Professor of Mass Communication in Northern Nigeria. This follows the announcement of her promotion by the Senate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria as Professor of Broadcasting recently. Professor Ladi joined the services of the University in 1999Continue Reading
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has reiterated his resolve and that of the Commission to make the fight against economic and financial crimes more severe in Nigerian higher institutions of learning. Hamza Ridwan, second-in-command, Maiduguri Zonal Office spoke on behalf of MaguContinue Reading