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President Buhari at the UN (NANs) President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate evacuation of Nigerian students stranded in Dominican Island occasioned by the reported Hurricane Maria that thrashed the Island. Nigerian students attend medical schools in Dominican Islands which prepare them to move to the U. S.  and Europe for the completion of their medical degree programmes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that following the president’s directive, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had since been on top of the situation. NAN gathered that the ministry,which has been monitoring the situation, had already assigned a senior official to travel for the purpose of issuing the stranded students with temporary travel certificates. The affected students had since been evacuated to safety. When contacted for comment on the issue, Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publ...

Salihu Dasuki reportedly bagged his PhD in UK and became an assistant professor of Information Systems at American University of Nigeria   Dr. Salihu Dasuki delivering lecture on how WhatsApp can contribute to the empowerment of women (American University of Nigeria) Nigeria has been made proud again as Salihu Dasuki becomes the youngest senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom. The 29-year-old Nigerian, Dasuki gratefully announced his resumption to work as a senior lecturer of Information Systems yesterday, Monday, September 25 on Twitter. He made the announcement with the following words: "By Allah's grace, not only am I the youngest, I resume teaching as a senior lecturer of computing at Sheffield Hallam University, UK"   Dasuki in another tweet says he was an assistant professor at the age of 24 when he was in Nigeria for five years.

University Of Ilorin ASUU declares UNILORIN a terrorist organisation   Unilorin Gate. ASUU declared Unilorin a terrorist organization The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared  University of Ilorin a terrorist organization. The declaration came after the University ASUU Chairman, Dr. Kayode Afolayan was reportedly sacked for allegedly exposing the corrupt practices of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali. In a letter signed on behalf of ASUU by Dr. Ayodeji Omole and Dr. Ade Adejumo, the chairman of the University of Ibadan and the Zonal Coordinator, ASUU Ibadan Zone respectively, the union said Unilorin under Ambali devised all means to suppress legitimate industrial activities in order to avoid exposure of his misdeeds.   Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin (Guardian) "Indeed, the univ...

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR September 6, 2017 UPDATE ON 2017/2018 SCREENING EXERCISE FOR ADMISSION This is to inform the general public that the University of Nigeria Post-UTME screening tests earlier scheduled to commence on Monday, September 11, 2017 and end on Saturday, September 16, 2017 have been postponed to a future date. Registration exercise for the Post-UTME screening exercise continues. Prospective students who scored 200 and above, who made UNN their first choice and are experiencing difficulties in generating invoice should continue trying. An updated timetable for the rescheduled Post-UTME screening tests will be published later. Please visit UNN Website regularly for updates.

JAMB Cut-off Mark LASU adopts 190 as 2 other universities set admission score below 180 Because the JAMB benchmark is perceived too low for university education, educational institutions have decided to go by the decision of their school senates. Published: 12:52 , Refreshed: 13:57 Akinbayo Wahab Print eMail play Lagos State University (The Guardian Nigeria) JAMB Cut Off Mark The neglect of the educational sector is now official JAMB Cut-off Mark Vice-Chancellors, lecturers divided over 120 benchmark for admission JAMB Cut-off Mark 5 reasons why the 120 minimum point is good for Nigerian Universities ...

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GUIDELINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION FOR INTER-UNIVERSITY TRANSFER, 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION Transfer students shall possess the minimum University of Nigeria and Departmental entry requirements prior to entry into the university from where they are seeking transfer. Transfer students shall make a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.95 on a 5.00 point scale to quality for consideration and should not have spent more than two (2) academic sessions in his or her former university. The number of students offered admission by transfer shall not exceed 4% of the departmental admission quota in any one year. Application should be accompanied by student’s transcript. University of Nigeria official(s) would be sent to the University from where transfer is being sought for verification of the transcript or on-line verification as the case may be, If at any stage irregularity is discovered in the papers pre...

Application For Inter-University Transfer, 2017/2018 Academic Session. UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GUIDELINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION FOR INTER-UNIVERSITY TRANSFER, 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION Transfer students shall possess the minimum University of Nigeria and Departmental entry requirements prior to entry into the university from where they are seeking transfer. Transfer students shall make a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.95 on a 5.00 point scale to quality for consideration and should not have spent more than two (2) academic sessions in his or her former university. The number of students offered admission by transfer shall not exceed 4% of the departmental admission quota in any one year. Application should be accompanied by student’s transcript. University of Nigeria official(s) would be sent to the University from where transfer is being sought for verification of the transcript or on-line verification as the ca...