Tag: Nigeria University

Buhari Tasks Nigerian Varsities On Cure For COVID-19
December 19, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Tasks Nigerian Varsities On Cure For COVID-19

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday tasked Nigerian universities to come up with a cure for Coronavirus (COVID-19)  Represented by Mr John Mairafi, a Director with the National Universities Commission (NUC), Buhari gave the charge in Oye-Ekiti, at the 5th and...
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UNILAG, Three Others Get £1.9m Research Grant
September 24, 2021 No Responses

UNILAG, Three Others Get £1.9m Research Grant

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), two other Universities in Africa and one in the United Kingdom, have been awarded a research grant worth £1.9m by the United Kingdom Research Institute (UKRI).  The grant, which is for a three-year research project (2021-2...
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New LASU VC Seeks Support Of Staff, Students
September 21, 2021 No Responses

New LASU VC Seeks Support Of Staff, Students

The newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, has urged all members of staff and students to support and cooperate with her administration for peace to continue to reign in the institution. Th...
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Igali, FUTA Pro-Chancellor Hails 14 Dons Over National Research Grants
September 11, 2021 No Responses

Igali, FUTA Pro-Chancellor Hails 14 Dons Over National Research Grants

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Ambassador  Godknows Igali have described the institution as a citadel of learning with a crop of excellent scientists at par with their contemporaries in other ...
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Shell Donates Auditoriums, Eight Lecture Rooms, Others To Maritime University
September 6, 2021 No Responses

Shell Donates Auditoriums, Eight Lecture Rooms, Others To Maritime University

Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has described phase one of the infrastructure projects donated to the Nigerian Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta State by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture...
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COVID-19: SIFAX Boss Advocates Improved University ICT infrastructure
August 11, 2021 No Responses

COVID-19: SIFAX Boss Advocates Improved University ICT infrastructure

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic that slowed down teaching and learning in the country’s educational institutions, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, has tasked relevant stakeholders in the education ecosystem on the need to upgra...
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UNILAG Test-Runs Zero Emission Vehicle
June 28, 2021 No Responses

UNILAG Test-Runs Zero Emission Vehicle

The University of Lagos is test-running its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) it initiated in 2018.  The institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (Academics and Research), Prof. Oluwole Familoni, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NA...
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UNILAG Attracts N12b Research Grants
May 19, 2021 No Responses

UNILAG Attracts N12b Research Grants

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) attracted N12 billion research grants in the past three and half years,  the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has said. Ogundipe made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesda...
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NOK University Gets First VC, Registrar
April 12, 2021 No Responses

NOK University Gets First VC, Registrar

The Board of Trustees of NOK University, Kachia, in Kaduna State, has approved the appointment of Prof. Ishaya Nock as first Vice Chancellor (VC) of the newly approved institution.  A statement from the university on Sunday explained that the board...
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Tourism Institute Admits UNICAL VC As Fellow
April 10, 2021 No Responses

Tourism Institute Admits UNICAL VC As Fellow

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has been admitted into the Institute for Tourism Professionals in Nigeria by the national leadership of the Institute.  The VC, who was represented by Prof. Mike Okom, the Deputy...
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Unical VC Inaugurates 20-Bed COVID-19 Isolation Centre
March 11, 2021 No Responses

Unical VC Inaugurates 20-Bed COVID-19 Isolation Centre

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has inaugurated a 20-bed COVID-19 isolation Centre on campus in line with the protocols of the National Centre for Disease Control and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.  Obi,...
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Bills For Three New Delta Varsities Pass First Reading
January 28, 2021 No Responses

Bills For Three New Delta Varsities Pass First Reading

Bills for the establishment of three new universities in Delta  have passed first reading at the state House of Assembly. The establishment bills 2020 are for: the Delta State University of Education, Agbor,  Delta State University of Science and Agr...
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UNICAL VC Implores Youths On Entrepreneurial Skills
January 16, 2021 No Responses

UNICAL VC Implores Youths On Entrepreneurial Skills

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi has urged youths to fight unemployment with entrepreneurial and vocational skills.  Prof. Obi gave the charge on Friday in Calabar when the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cros...
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Open University Resumes Academic Activities
October 11, 2020 No Responses

Open University Resumes Academic Activities

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is to resume  normal academic activities on Monday, October 12, 2020 after six months of break following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.  A statement issued on Saturday by Mr Ibrahim Sheme, Direc...
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