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Oxford Dictionary Include Danfo, Mama Put Others To New Vocabulary
Danfo is one of the new Nigerian words Oxford has added to its dictionary.
Oxford English Dictionary has also included another 29 Nigerian words and expressions in the January updates to the dictionary.
“The majority of these new…
AUCHIPOLY: Group Issues 14 Days Ultimatum Over Admission Of New Students
The Civil Empowerment and Rule of Law Support Initiative (CERLSI), group, has threatened to legal action against the Management of the Federal Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi if they fail to repeal their decision to revoke admission of new…
JAMB Registrar Warns Varsities, Others Against Illegal Admissions
As the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board commenced on Monday the sale of forms for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the board’s registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has warned tertiary institutions against…
Kwara Govt Bans Preaching In Schools
Kwara State Government has banned religious groups from preaching in public schools across the state.
A statement by the state’s Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Fatimoh Ahmed, directed that prayers should…
NUC Scraps Mass Communications Degrees
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has phased out Mass Communication Degree in Nigeria institutions.
With the development, there will be no more Mass Communication as a degree programme in universities in Nigeria.
The NUC said…
Amend The Constitution To Accommodate Sharia Law —- CJN Tanko
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed has called for the amendment of the country’s constitution to accommodate some of the peculiarities of the Shari’a law.
The CJN said this on Wednesday while declaring open the…
Ex-Minister, Establishes Education Trust Fund For Edwin Clark Varsity in Delta
As part of his continued contributions to the educational sector in the Country, the former Minister of Education(State) Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi has established the "The Gbagi Foundation's Endowment Fund for Edwin Clark University for 500…
LASU Management Apologises for Varsity Shutdown
The Lagos State University, LASU, has apologized for shutting down the institute of learning.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun, SAN, in a press statement released through the university spokesperson,…
Ibadan Poly Examiner Jailed 20 Years For Malpractices
A part-time examiner at The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Olanrewaju Kayode, has been jailed for 20 years by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan after being found guilty of collecting financial gratification to help…
FG Set To Clampdown On Sub Standard Secondary Schools
The Federal Government on Friday has reaffirmed it commitment to clampdown down on schools that failed to meet up certain requirements across the country.
Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who disclosed…