Diphtheria: Bauchi says outbreak under control as schools reopen
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — As schools reopen for the new academic term, the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) has assured residents that the diphtheria situation in the state is under control. The assurance came amid concerns among parents and other Nigerians over whether schools in states that have recorded cases […]
82 bag First Class as Babcock graduates 2,079
A total of 85 students made first class out of 2,079, comprising 1,660 undergraduates and 417 postgraduate at the 19th convocation ceremony of Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State.
Out-of-school children: The burden of a nation
The current insecurity in the country, especially in the North-East and the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world have worsened the problem of out-of-school children in Nigeria. Data made available by the Federal Ministry of Education put the number of out-of-school children at 10.1 million, an increase of more than three million from last year. The […]
Inmate in Awka correctional centre bags PGD, Masters degree in Info-Tech
Jude Onwuzulike, an inmate at the Awka Correctional Centre in Anambra, on Tuesday, bagged two certificates from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Awka Study Centre. Onwuzulike was issued the certificates of Post Graduate Diploma and Masters of Science degrees in Information Technology. Mr Felix Edoka, Registrar, NOUN, while presenting the certificates at the […]
Direct Entry: JAMB accuses institutions of awarding fake certificates
The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has accused some higher institutions of mobilizing and awarding IJMB/JUPEB certificates to individuals, who did not attend their institutions. Oloyode alleged that some of the certificates issued by the Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) and Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) centres for Direct […]
We are poorer because of IPPIS —SSANU
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) said that the introduction of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system (IPPIS) by the federal government has mutilated their salaries and made them poorer.
