SSANU, NASU Begin Strike, Ground Varsities

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have begun a nationwide strike over what they described as unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of withheld salaries by the Federal Government. “Definitely, it (the strike) has already started,” SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, declared on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday. “As at today (Monday), all our workers in registry, bursary, works and maintenance, secruity, students’ affairs have withdrawn their services and nothing moves within the administration of any public university in…

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JAMB Okays Use Of Pencil As Mock-UTME Holds Thursday

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has said the 2024 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will be held on Thursday, March 7,2024. The Board said all candidates sitting for the 2024 Mock-UTME would be allowed to enter the examination hall with an ordinary HB pencil for numerical analysis if desired. The JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday, said the clarification became necessary following the series of enquiries from candidates and the general public regarding whether HB pencils were permitted in the examination hall as a writing…

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13 Year-old Nigerian-Canadian, Olufisayo Bakenne, Shines As Manitoba Govt Marks Black History Month

A 13-year old Nigerian-Canadian, Olufisayo Bakenne, has joined his fellow youths in calling on the world leaders to utilise part of the Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which proclaims that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set out therein, without distinction of any kind, in particular as to race, colour or national origin. The UN should also consider that all human beings are equal before the law and are…

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JAMB Begins Direct Entry Registration February 28

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has commenced the sale of Direct Entry registration forms nationwide and in selected foreign centres. JAMB,in a statement by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, Tuesday,said the “registration process starts on Wednesday, 28th February, 2024, and closes on Thursday, 28th March, 2024.” “The sale is open to foreign candidates desirous of tertiary education in Nigeria through the Direct Entry mode. Furthermore,the Board will continue to ensure a level playing field for all candidates irrespective of status,”it explained. It, however,warned that,”The Board would not process candidates’…

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EStars Unveils Classroom of the Future at Misk Global Forum MGF23

The esports industry saw revenues of almost $2 billion in 2022 and has been growing at more than 20 per cent per year.     EStars, the global leader in educational esports, has unveiled a new model for educating students in the MENA region. Platforms Africa reports that Students from Riyadh’s prestigious Misk Schools are the first in the region to undertake the BTEC in Esports, the inaugural lesson of which was delivered at MGF23 digital era. READ ALSO: EStars, Chrisland Schools Unveil Africa’s First Esports in Education Tinubu Confirms…

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Suspended UNICAL Dean To File No-Case Submission

The suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Cyril Ndifon, through his counsel, Joe Agi, (SAN), on Wednesday, indicated that he had no case to answer in the sexual harassment charges preferred against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The professor is currently standing trial on amended four counts of alleged sexual harassment and gratification. Also joined in the matter is his lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu, who was alleged to have harassed the witness urging her to shun the ICPC’s invitation…

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BREAKING: WAEC Releases 2023 WASSCE Results

The Nigeria’s office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Tuesday evening, released the results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates 2023–Second Series. In a statement signed and released by the Acting Head, Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Moyosola Adesina, 46,267 out of the 80,904 candidates that sat for the examination, scored a minimum of five credits. This translates to 57.19% candidates obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects (with or without English Language and/or Mathematics). 35,830 candidates representing 44.29% obtained…

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Top 10 Best Universities In Africa Emerge

▪️ OAU, UNN, ABU, UNILORIN missing. University of Ibadan and UNILAG only Nigerian Varsities on the list as varsities from South Africa dominate   When it comes to university education in Africa, South Africa maintains the lead while other countries come a distant second. This fact emerged yet once again as The Times Higher Education released the 2023 World University rankings across 104 countries and regions. Ten African universities have been ranked top in the 2023 list, out of which four are from South Africa. The University of Cape Town…

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UNIOSUN Lecturer, Adefemi Oluwole, Bags Ph.D In Communication

How, why I once lost total interest during my programme, the one-time student leader at MAPOLY, popularly called excellent, speaks on tough and rough road to scholarship   A lecturer at the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Adefemi Victor Oluwole, has defended his doctor of Philosohy (Ph.D) thesis at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye. Adefemi, who confirmed this news to Platforms Africa, maintained that the thesis titled “Application of Digital Technology in News Picture Processing in Nigerian Newspapers,” was successfully defended at a VIVA on…

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56 Bag First Class As Caleb Varsity Graduates 1090 Students + BREAKDOWN

▪️ What Ooni, Omotoso, Lai Mohammed, Esther Ajayi, others said at the 13th Convocation   A total of 56 students bagged First Class honours as Caleb University Lagos graduated 1090 at the weekend. Platforms Africa reports that Miss Adeyemi Abigail Ebunoluwa was announced as the overall best female undergraduate with a cumulative GPA of 4.82 at the 13th Convocation ceremony tagged “Pacesetters” on February 3, 2024, at the university’s Imota Convocation Arena. The institution also announced FALOLA Olumide David with 4.82 in Computer Science as the Best male Undergraduate. SHODIPO…

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