By: Law Mefor The Igbo term for apprenticeship is ‘Igba Boi.’ It involves learning a trade or craft under someone who is already well-established in the field and is now a master in his own right aka ‘Oga’ in local parlance. Though Igbo apprenticeship had been around for a while before the Biafra war, its…
This is to inform prospective candidates and the general public that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2023/2024 Post-UTME Screening Exercise earlier slated to start from Tuesday, October 03, 2023 through Friday, October 18, 2023 will no longer hold. The reconsideration by the Management to waive the Post-UTME Screening Test for 2023/2024 Academic Session was occasioned…
With continuous demonstration of his commitment to effective representation, Distinguished Senator Osita Ngwu has embarked on a groundbreaking project aimed at enhancing the educational landscape in Enugu West District. The project, valued at a substantial 200 million Naira, focuses on the construction of a state-of-the-art junior secondary school. This ambitious initiative encompasses the construction of…
Kano State Government has slashed tuition fees for the state-owned tertiary institutions by 50 per cent. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata who made this known in a statement said the resolve is to alleviate the compounding financial hardships for the good people of the state thereby slashing the registration fees…
By Clem Aguiyi I met Prof Udenta O. Udenta in books and on television before our paths physically crossed . Since we met our meeting has been fulfilling and intelectually rewarding hence I am penning this tribute. Professor Udenta O. Udenta is a multifaceted personality who may be seen through a variety of lenses. A…
By Law Mefor For more than a decade, Professor Udenta O. Udenta and I have walked closely together. This September, he will turn 60 and enter the sixth floor of life. So, I thought it was appropriate to look back on his extraordinary life and great intellectual outputs and contributions as a creative mind and…
The Kano State Executive Council has approved the release of N700m for the payment of school fees for 7,000 indigenes of the state studying at Bayero University Kano (BUK) and N854 million for the Auren Zaurawa Mass Wedding Initiative. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this on Thursday via his verified X page, formerly known as…
The National Coordinator of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), Chief Nnam made the commendation in a press release in Abuja, thanking the Governor of Kano State, His Excellency, Mallam Abba Kabir Yusuf, for prohibiting private schools from hiking their school fees to avoid adding pains to the parents of the wards. The Kano…
August 21, 2023 The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, says it has jurisdiction in the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to compel Chicago State University (CSU) to produce critical documents relating to Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu who is currently the President…
A saying popularised by Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu also known as Burna Boy, “No evidence, you go explain tire”, has appeared in an examination question from the University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State. The saying appeared in question five of the exam written by 400-level students of the Department of History and International Studies….
