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UNN manufactures anti-COVID-19 digital machine

UNN manufactures anti-COVID-19 digital machine

By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, has launched a contactless digital hand-cleaning machine that uses sensor to monitor body temperature, dispenses hand sanitizer, detergent and water. Inspecting the equipment produced by the institution’s faculty of Engineering, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Charles Igwe, said that the machine was an […]

IPPIS: ASUU insists on reversal of appointment, promotion during strike

IPPIS: ASUU insists on reversal of appointment, promotion during strike

By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has demanded the reversal of all appointments and promotions carried out during the ongoing strike which began a few weeks ago. It also directed new members who have just been appointed to reject the controversial Integrated Payment and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The union, […]

Kudos, knocks as JAMB completes conduct of 2020 UTME

Kudos, knocks as JAMB completes conduct of 2020 UTME

By Elizabeth Osayande A week into the conduct of the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, many parents and their wards raised concern over the preparedness of the Board to conduct the examinations. With over 1.9 million registered candidates, as against the 2019 figure of over 1.8 […]