By Aliyu Musa The Rector, Kaduna Polytechnic, Professor Idris Bugaje, has cautioned Governor Nasiru El-Rufai against demolishing the 50-year-old popular Panteka market in the state, as he had threatened. He called on the governor to rather declare the market a heritage site; because of its historical background as the oldestContinue Reading
By Usman Muhammad & Fatima N Lawee The Vice – Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Professor Suleiman Bala Mohammed has inaugurated the steering committee for the establishment and eventual take-off for the Faculty of Engineering. The Committee is chaired by the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of NASENI,Continue Reading
By Muhammad Muntazar 99% of stranded Members of Academic Staff Union of Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic (ATAP) in Bauchi state have distanced themselves from false allegations levelled against the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, by one of them, Dr Ibrahim Sanusi, in someContinue Reading
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has sent a petition to the National Human Right Commission over 20 months unpaid salaries by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia. Anderson Ezeibe, National President of ASUP, stated this in a letter addressed to the Executive Secretary of the commission and made availableContinue Reading
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has maintained it will not suspend the ongoing strike action. National President of ASUU, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi said this during a stakeholder’s meeting at the Union’s Secretariat at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Professor Ogunyemi said the federal government has continuallyContinue Reading
Whether you are a student or the parent of one contending with coronavirus school closures, this year “back to school” means studying under some unusual circumstances. Learning and teaching can provide great opportunities for academic and personal growth, but in the midst of stressors, it’s worth remembering that some waysContinue Reading
Iran ranks first in terms of the number of universities in the region and among Islamic countries, according to Shanghai Ranking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2020, ISNA reported. Starting from 2003, ARWU has been presenting the world top universities annually based on a set of objective indicators andContinue Reading
The US Embassy in Riyadh and the consulates in Dhahran and Jeddah are resuming limited visa appointments for Saudi students, including those participating in a residency or clinical program that provides services and care to patients in the US. The embassy stated that, because of COVID-19 and social distancing, theContinue Reading
It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profoundly negative impact on all of us in many different ways and there is a strong desire for life to go back to normal as soon as possible. However, the pandemic has also contributed to Turkish higher education in severalContinue Reading