Twenty-two out of the 1,514 graduates of the Plateau State University (PLASU) Bokkos, bagged First Class in the institution’s Third, Fourth and Fifth combined virtual convocation recently. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Yohana Izam, who made the disclosure in his speech at the ceremony, noted that the virtualising ceremony became imperative inContinue Reading
The Kogi State Polytechnic has expelled 25 students for their involvement in various forms of examination malpractice. The institution disclosed this in a statement issued to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Mrs Uredo Omale, its Head, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, recently in Lokoja. Omale said the decision wasContinue Reading
The Governing Council of Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil, has approved the promotion of 17 academic staff of the institution to the rank of professors and associate professors. This was contained in a statement issued by Abdullahi Datti, the university’s Deputy Registrar/Deputy Head of Information and PublicContinue Reading
By Samson Yaki The Medical Director, Federal Medical Center Keffi, Dr. Yahaya Baba Adamu, has been appointed to head the Steering Committee for the establishment of College of Medical Sciences in Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Suleiman Bala Mohammed, disclosed this recently at the inauguration ofContinue Reading
By Aisha Musa The Chairman of Northern Governors Forum, Mr Simon Lalong and his Niger State counterpart, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello have commended the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, for his peace initiatives and efforts to address illiteracy in Nigeria’s Northern region. The Chairman of the forumContinue Reading
By Muhammad Mahdi Waziri The District Head of Gwantu in Sanga local government area of Kaduna state, Alhaji Bashir Muhammad who is also Tafidan Gwantu has appointed and coronated Malam Salisu Abubakar Waziri as the first Chief of Gwantu Youths (Sarkin Samarin Gwantu I). The coronation ceremony which took placeContinue Reading
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, yesterday called for a replacement for the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) which, according to him, was “misrepresenting the goodness and integrity of the Nigerian youths”. While playing host to members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria in his palace atContinue Reading
It was double celebration in Katsina recently after Eid el-Kabir celebrations alongside a special maiden thanksgiving ceremony to mark the 86th year of the emergence of Katsina Province from the old Zaria Province in 1934. Arewa Trust reports that the event tagged: “Yaumul Shukur” (Thanksgiving Day), was witnessed by dignitariesContinue Reading
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has described the interventions of Kano emirate and its monarchs in national discourses as very impactful to the promotion of national peace and development. A statement by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Muhammad Bello said Tambuwal made the assertion onContinue Reading