The Management of Bayero University Kano (BUK), said it will confer honourary doctorate degree on former governor of Kano State, retired Col. Sani Bello and Alhaji Auwalu Rano, owner of A.A. Rano oil. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the varsity’s convocation is scheduled for March 9 to 13. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sagir…
The Bauchi state government has approved N793.6 million for payment of external examination fees for 25,410 indigent students. The funds would cover payment of registration fees for the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO), Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) and the National Board for Arabic and Islamic studies…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) Branch, has announced plans to embark on an indefinite strike starting Feb. 11 due to unresolved welfare concerns. The union made the announcement in a letter signed by its Chairman, Dr Peter Adamu, and Secretary, Dr Peter Waziri, addressed to the national body seeking…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday signed into law a bill establishing the Federal University of Environment and Technology in Rivers and pledged more support for the Ogoni community. Ogoni town of Tai will host the university, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s spokesman, said in a statement. During the signing ceremony at the State House, President…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Gombe State chapter, raised concerns on Monday about a bill to establish the Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Agency in the state. Mr Joseph Shinga, the state’s CAN chairman, submitting a protest letter to the Gombe State House of Assembly, stated that some areas required clarification. Shinga explained that the…
The United States immigration authorities have been granted the ability to arrest individuals at schools, churches, and hospitals following President Donald Trump’s administration’s reversal of policies that previously classified these locations as off-limits for enforcement. The policy change ends over a decade of restrictions protecting these “sensitive areas.” The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees…
Brussels is closely following the current developments with student protests in Serbia and urged all sides to refrain from violence, European Commission spokesman Guillaume Mercier said on Monday. Serbians, mostly young people and students, have been protesting in Belgrade, Novi Sad and other major cities for about two months now. They are demanding justice for…
Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, amid the strongest public rebukes of the policy Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, who previously led a team of negotiators at the Taliban’s political office in Doha before U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, said in a speech at…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has trained 140 non formal Qur’anic school teachers, to enhance access to quality education in Jigawa. The exercise is being implemented in collaboration between the UNICEF and the European Union, under the Integrated Qur’anic Teachers scheme. Mrs Umma Abubakar, UNICEF Focal Person, said this at inauguration of the four-day…
The University of Plymouth, England, and University of Calabar (UNICAL) have partnered on water and land management to mitigate climate change. Prof. William Blake, Director, Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth, disclosed this when he led other management staff of the university to University of Calabar on Wednesday. Blake explained that the partnership would focus…
