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Premium on Varsity Certification Fuelling Illegal Institutions, Says NUC

Web News 21 January 2024 141 0

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has blamed the proliferation of illegal degree awarding institutions on parents whom he said had placed a premium on university certification. The Acting Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki, said this on Sunday in Abuja during an interview with the Continue Reading

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Chinese Millionaire Fails University Entrance Exams 27 Times

Web News 27 June 2023 218 0

A Chinese millionaire says he has failed the country’s tough university entrance exams for the 27th time. On Friday, the 56-year-old Liang Shi found out he had scored only 424 out of 750 points. The mark is 34 points short of the baseline needed to apply for any university in China. Nearly 13 million students […]Continue Reading

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Osun State College of Education Becomes a University

Web News 31 March 2022 1773 0

Osun state government has decided to upgrade the Osun state college of education, Ilesa to a full fledged university. The state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola announced this in Ilesa while commissioning a project. Governor Oyetola informed that a consultant had been engaged to work out sustainable plan for the project. Correspondent Abiodun Adeoye reports that Ijesa […]Continue Reading