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CONFUSION IN FUOYE GOVERNING COUNCIL OVER EJECTED REGISTRAR AND BURSAR By Akin Akinsoluga,  Weds. 16th February, 2022. It is reported that there is confusion and panic among the University Governing Council members over the termination of appointments of the substantive Registrar and Bursar. Our reporter gathered that the Governing Council Chairman, Dr. Muhammad Lawan Yahuza and the Management had received a letter from the Ministry of Education directing reinstatement of the duo within a stipulated timeframe. Information from the ministry stated that investigation revealed that the process for terminating their appointments was biased. Thus, the Minister of Education in his letter which was personally received by the Council chairman in company of the Acting Registrar, Mr Mufutau Ibrahim on Tuesday 15th February, 2022 ordered the reinstatement of both staff while a thorough investigation will be carried out on all parties and other petitions pending against the Council.  When...

Buhari attacks Nigerian media, accuses journalists of ‘reporting irresponsible remarks’ "Our media houses and commentators must move away from just reporting irresponsible remarks.. President Muhammadu Buhari , whose government has been accused of clamping down on free speech, has accused the Nigerian media of “just reporting irresponsible remarks.” The Nigerian leader said this during his televised broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary. “Our media houses and commentators must move away from just reporting irresponsible remarks to investigating the truth behind all statements and presenting the facts to readers,” Mr Buhari said. Mr Buhari’s attack on the media was part of his comments on how some of the violence being perpetrated across Nigeria are caused by remarks people make. “I will therefore take this opportunity, on this special day that symbolises the unity and oneness of our great nation, to ask all Nigerians to embrace peace and dialogue, whatever your...

  VC selection wars rage in LASU, UNIOSUN •Non-Science professors kick in Osun, medical associations in Lagos TOP NEWS LATEST NEWS By  Tunbosun Ogundare - Lagos  On  Aug 14, 2021 DRAMATIC events have continued to characterise the processes leading to the selection of vice-chancellors in the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, and the Osun State University, Osogbo.  In the Osun State University, a war is on with a camp accusing the university council of making rules that narrowed the contest to only professors in the Pure and Applied Sciences even when the university is a conventional one.  However, following complaints from non-medical associations in Lagos State, the selection committee for the appointment of a substantive vice chancellor for LASU, on Friday made a U-turn on the minimum mandatory requirements for interested applicants from medical fields for the position. "The council even set a research benchmark of 800 citations and 15.00 ResearchGate sc...

 After Marathon Meeting, IG Asks Kyari to Respond to Allegations August 1, 2021 # COPIED FROM THISDAY  After a four-hour marathon meeting between the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr. Usman Baba, and the head of his Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, the police boss has directed Kyari to respond in writing to the allegations contained in the United States’ court summons linking him to a $1.1 million fraud committed by the internet fraudster, Abbas Ramon also known as Hushpuppi, THISDAY has learnt. THISDAY also gathered that the IG will also set up an investigative panel to review Kyari’s response and his alleged culpability. This comes as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was non-committal on the visit of FBI agents to its headquarters and their request to arrest Kyari for extradition. But foremost human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has said the United States may activate the existing extradition tre...

 By the Self-Imposed Vice-Chancellor of World People University —Sunday, August 1, 2021 Within the four corners of Nigeria, only a FEW people, unfortunately, are UNTOUCHABLE, starting with the incumbent (elected) leaders, particularly the president and "powerful" governors: a rogue BUREAUCRAT, no matter how effective/popular s/he is, can be easily RPLACED.  The allegations against ABBA KYARI, a now-suspended assistant commissioner of police, were too serious to be ignored: when the FBI indicts a citizen of your country (a powerful police officer for that matter), and unless you are China and Russia, two equally powerful countries, you MUST take immediate actions.  In a similarly situated developed country, the public official will be administratively suspended pending the outcome of an independent investigation. If the allegations are very serious, it is not unusual for the public official to resign, or/and immediately be fired. The FBI does not indict someone based on he...

  NUC LIST 58 FAKE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA Big Big trouble for the operator of these Universities and her students. The National Universities Commission, NUC, has warned the Operators of 58 fake universities carrying out illegal operations at the moment in Nigeria. The commission also disclosed that it was investigating eight other universities for running illegal degree programs. Check If your School is there ..... 1. University of Accountancy and Management Studies, operating anywhere in Nigeria 2. Christians of Charity American University of Science and Technology, Nkpor, Anambra State or any of its other campuses 3. University of Industry, Yaba, Lagos or any of its other campuses 4. University of Applied Sciences and Management, Port Novo, Republic of Benin or any of its other campuses in Nigeria 5. Blacksmith University, Akwa or any of its other campuses 6. Volta University College, HO, Volta Region, Ghana or any of its other campuses in Nigeri 7. Royal University, Izhia, PO B...

  You can’t succeed outside your educational qualification – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said it is difficult to succeed without education. Buhari stated this during a session at the Global Education Summit in London. He observed that Nigerian parents don’t joke with education. The President said they know that if their children or wards missed the opportunity of being educated, they have missed a lot. Noting that the size and population of the country are challenges for any administration, he said the government and people realize that education is the starting point for success. “You can’t succeed outside your educational qualification. Anybody who missed education has missed everything,” he said. The Nigeria leader hailed parents for making sacrifices to ensure that their children and wards got educated. Others on the panel were Presidents Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, Faure Gnassingbe of Togo, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, and Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi.