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Dogara calls for inclusion of private university students in Student Loan Scheme

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Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives, has called on the federal government to include students of private universities among the beneficiaries of the student loan scheme.

The former speaker spoke on Saturday at the 13th convocation ceremony of Achievers University in Owo, Ondo state.

Dogara is the chancellor of the university.

He said there is a need for the government to ensure that the student loan scheme is properly managed for the benefit of the teeming youths across the country, both in private and public tertiary institutions.

Dogara added that underemployment and unemployment are the bedmates of poverty, noting that eliminating them must be the focal point of policies of the government.

“I have said before that poverty is by far the greatest threat to our democracy. Those who doubted me have seen that threat manifest itself in vote buying and in the use of money to compromise electoral and security officials,” he said.

“On account of the sense of despondency and powerlessness that poverty breads amongst the poor, the poor have and will always remain ever ready tools in the hands of tyrants and demagogues, who in the course of history have always found it easy to mobilise for the purposes of subverting democratic institutions.

“Since underemployment and unemployment are bedmates of poverty, eliminating them must be the focal point of government’s policies.

“If we do not ever make it to the point where we can have a rational conversation about economic justice, it would not be because it is impossible to achieve but because we lack the right leadership.

“We have talked so much about ending so many things in Nigeria; now is the time to talk about creating wealth and ending poverty.”

The former speaker also called on President Bola Tinubu to resist the temptation of blaming past leaders for the challenges in the country and should concentrate on finding solutions to the challenges.

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JAMB releases additional 36,540 UTME results

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May 15, 2024 3:01 pm

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released an additional 36,540 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results which were withheld over irregularities.

Last week, JAMB released 531 results from the 64,624 results under investigation.

The exam body said the investigation includes verification anomalies, centres suspected of infractions, and cases of exam malpractice.

According to Fabian Benjamin, the board spokesperson, in a statement released on Tuesday, the total results released now stand at 1,879,437.

About 26,000 results are still being withheld over possible examination misconduct.

Benjamin also dismissed claims purporting to emanate from the board that the outstanding 2024 UTME results, currently being subjected to intense scrutiny by its team of experts, had been compromised on account of a cyber security breach and that it is considering rescheduling the examination.

He urged the public to disregard the report, adding that it was created by fraudulent people.

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ASUU threatens to embark on another nationwide strike

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May 15, 2024 8:34 am

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may be gearing up for another nationwide strike if the brewing issues are not immediately addressed.

The president of the union, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke on Monday, May 14, 2024, threatened that the union would go on an industrial action to protest against the absence of governing councils in all federal universities.

Osodeke made this known while speaking at a press conference at the ASUU national secretariat, Abuja.

He said the dissolution of the Governing Councils was against the principles guiding the existing universities.

ASUU also criticised the ‘nonchalant attitude of the Federal Government’ on matters that concern academics in Nigerian Federal Universities.

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UNILORIN unveils 40 new professors

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May 14, 2024 9:22 am

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The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced the promotion of 40 of its senior academic staff to the rank of professor.

According to the university’s bulletin issued on Monday, the elevation was approved by Tahir Mamman, the minister of education.

The publication stated that the 40 distinguished scholars were found to have excelled in the realms of teaching, research and community service, and subsequently promoted to the highest rank obtainable in the academia.

The breakdown of the beneficiaries of the promotion exercise shows that 11 of the new professors are from the Faculty of Agriculture.

The bulletin disclosed that two lecturers from the Faculty of Clinical Sciences were also elevated to the rank of professor, while the Faculty of Communication & Information Sciences also produced two new professors.

It added that the Faculty of Law produced one new Professor, while the Faculty of Life Sciences produced four new professors, among others.

See the list below:

Faculty of Agriculture:

  1. Sidiqat A. Aderinoye-Abdulwahab
  2. L. L. Adefalu
  3. F. O. Takim
  4. A. A. Badmos
  5. Foluke E. Sola-Ojo
  6. W. A. Jimoh
  7. M. I. Abubakar
  8. T. H. Aliyu
  9. R. O. Uddin II
  10. T. O. Amusa
  11. Mutiat  A. Balogun

Faculty of Arts:

  1. K. M. U. Gbodofu
  2. Y. A. Abdullahi
  3. Abosede R. O. Babatunde
  4. Bolanle E. Arokoyo
  5. P. U. Nwosu

Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences:

  1. A. S. Alabi who teaches at the Department of Anatomy.

Faculty of Clinical Sciences:

  1. T. O. Olanrewaju
  2. O.  A. M.  Adesiyun.

Faculty of Communication & Information Science:

  1. Tinuke O. Oladele
  2. Saudat S. Abdulbaqi

Faculty of Education:

  1. O. O. Okoji
  2. Folakemi O. Adeniyi-Egbeola
  3. Florence O. Daramola

From the Faculty of Engineering and Technology:

  1. A. T. Ajiboye
  2. A. Y. Abdulrahman
  3. M. O. Sumonu
  4. Rasheedat M. Mahamood
  5. T. K.  Ajiboye

Faculty of Law:

A. C. Onuora-Oguno

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