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Murdered ACU Student Will Get Justice, NANS Assures
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Oyo Axis, has given assurance that Alex Timileyin, a student of Ajayi Crowther University, who was tortured to death due to a phone theft allegation, will get justice. Chairman, Oyo NANS, Ridwan Adegoke, said this during a telephone interview with Punch correspondent on Wednesday. Timileyin was clubbed to death…
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Students Strip Varsity Lecturer over Alleged Sexual Harassment
A senior lecturer at the Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, was, on Friday, stripped following accusations of making sexual advances towards a female student, The Nation reports. The lecturer, whose full name remains unknown, reportedly angered female undergraduates from the institution’s English Department, where he teaches, upon learning of his alleged misconduct. They insisted on…
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Premium on Varsity Certification Fuelling Illegal Institutions, Says NUC
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 News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He told NAN that unaccredited degree…
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Chinese Millionaire Fails University Entrance Exams 27 Times
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…
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Osun State College of Education Becomes a University
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…
