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Yabatech chosen as I-hub centre in Nigeria By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja As a technical and vocational institution that is committed to improving research and developmental activities, Yabatech has been chosen as the only I-hub Centre in Africa. This was contained in a press release sent to Blueprint Thursday and signed by the college’s public […]

FUTMINNA VC FUTMINNA promotes 7 to professors,  readers By Abdulsalam Mahmud The governing council of Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA), in Niger state, has approved the promotion of four associate professors and three senior lecturers to professors and readers, respectively. Their promotion was approved at the 137th meeting of the school’s governing council, held […]

Academics advocate for inclusive anti-corruption campaign   Academics By Emmanuel Ologun Abuja. A discussion forum on good governance which held at UniAbuja recently has frowned over what it described as the one-sided implementation of the present administration’s war against corruption and the exclusion from the campaign of several abominable conducts which rank among corrupt practices. […]

Exam Malpractice: BUK expels 63 students The Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has expelled 63 students and rusticated 13 others for one year for their involvement in various forms of examination misconduct. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Examination, Admissions and Records (DEAR), Amina Umar-Abdullahi and issued to newsmen in Kano on […]

Okorocha Rochas College celebrates founder’s‎ 57th birthday in Kano Rochas Foundation College, on Wednesday, in Kano, organised a special ceremony, to celebrate Sen. Rochas Okorocha’s 57th birthday. The event which took place at the school premises along Airport Road, was attended by community leaders, parents, students, ex-students ‎and other well-wishers. The Principal of the school, […]

Mrs Osikoya Kogi Govt identifies schools with low quality By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja Kogi State Government has begun identification of schools that are below the minimum required standard for operation across the state. This was revealed by the Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Rosemary Osikoya. Osikoya made this disclosure after a review […]

Ganduje and wife Ganduje hails Saudi-Arabia on educational development By Bashir Mohammed Kano Kano State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje applauds the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its immense contributions to the people of the state towards the development of their educational career and beyond. The governor stated this yesterday night at the celebration of […]

Maiturare (right) Agric college, IBB varsity sign MoU By Abdulsalam Mahmud The Niger State College of Agriculture, Mokwa (NSCAM), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai (IBBUL) in the areas of teaching, research and community development services.  At the signing of the MoU, the vice chancellor of IBBUL, Professor […]

(From left) Maiturare and Mashi IBB varsity to promote research on meteorology, climatology By Abdulsalam Mahmud The vice chancellor of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, (IBBUL), Profssor Muhammad Nasir Maiturare, has assured that his administration will deploy necessary financial and logistic supports towards promoting and boosting research activities in the field of meteorology and […]

  Landmark varsity committed to academic excellence –VC Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara state, says it remains committed to promoting academic excellence. The institution’s vice chancellor, Professor Adeniyi Olayanju, said this in Omu Aran at the 2019/2020 session of Students Welcome Assembly for 100 and 200 level new intakes. He said the institution, with its agrarian […]