Tag: TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Kaduna: Gov. warns against rising extremism in tertiary institutions

Aminu Imam
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Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has described Nigeria’s institutions of higher learning as veritable recruitment grounds for extremist groups and criminal organisations. He made this observation on Friday while serving as a guest lecturer at the 9th convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Dutsinma, (FUDMA), Katsina State. Sani, who was represented by the Commissioner of Education, Kaduna State, Prof. Muhammad Sani Bello, noted that the issue of radicalisation by extremist ideologies on campus is exacerbated by unemployment, poverty, and lack of opportunities for many students, citing that recently, a…

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Tinubu orders review of Governing Board days after ASUU’s rejection

Aminu Imam
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President Bola Tinubu has directed a total and comprehensive review of the recently announced Governing Boards of tertiary institutions in Nigeria before the inauguration and retreat being planned for the nominees. Recall that the Ministry of Education had on Saturday released a list of Governing Councils for 111 federal tertiary institutions in the country. In a statement issued yesterday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu said the review is necessary because of the public reaction trailing the constitution of the Boards by the Ministry…

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FG prepares to give students’ loan in September

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Government says it is working out modalities to begin students’ loan between September and October 2023. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing newsmen on the bill signed by President Bola Tinubu. President Tinubu on Monday signed into law the Student Loan Bill in fulfillment of a promise he made during his campaign. The student loan bill sponsored by the Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, provides for interest-free loans to indigent Nigerian students. Adejo…

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Kano fixes Oct. 26 for re-opening of tertiary institutions

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Kano State Government has fixed Oct. 26 for re-opening of the state-owned universities and other higher institutions of learning for continuation of 2019/2020 academic session. The state’s Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, made this known at a news conference in Kano on Monday. She said the decision to re-open the institutions was reached at a meeting with stakeholders, adding that the government had decontaminated the schools. Mahmoud said government would provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to all the institutions to protect students and check the spread of Corona…

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