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Opinion: A millionaire at 29, that’s five years too late
by Izere Imosemi The title above is a catchy advertising statement that keeps getting my attention in several parts of the city where I live. Each time I see the…
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Pat Utomi: University – Beyond certificates and skills
NIGERIA is a challenged nation-building phenomenon. This is in spite of a potential that was so celebrated at independence in 1960. About that time, in 1960, Nigeria’s higher education was…
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Opinion: Suspension of universities’ part-time programme is unfair
by Kunle Rotimi When the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission announced a few days ago that all part-time programmes being run in Nigerian universities had been suspended, those…
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Campus mayhem: Battle between ex-militants and cult members at Igbinedion University (Warning: Graphic photo)
by Tolu Orekoya At least 15 people were injured and 50 cars destroyed on Sunday as Igbinedion University became the latest battle ground, with ex-militants and cult members clashing on the campus. For…
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SNAPSHOT: Kidnapped Igbinedion University students released
by Hauwa Gambo The four students of Igbinedion University, Edo State who were kidnapped on Thursday have been released. The four were medical students. This photo was taken after they…
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Nnamdi Anekwe-Chive: The murder at UNIPORT (30 Days, 30 Voices)
Like Boko Haram and The Nigerian Police, cult groups and anti-cult groups across various Nigerian campuses have always engaged themselves in some sort of war of attrition. And it…
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“Nigeria is not on the brink,” says Georgetown University professor
The surge of violent terrorist attacks in Nigeria means that the outside world has turned a gimlet eye on the country. What they make of the situation however, is…
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Daily Trust Report: How Ghanaian universities swindle Nigerians
by Kate Da Costa Ghana is an attractive country for Nigerian students seeking to study abroad. The reason for this is that both countries not only share similar historical experiences,…
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SNAPSHOT: Congratulations, Agbani! Former Miss World graduates from NYU
by Hauwa Gambo So we are a bit behind the curve on this - but never too late for congratulations, eh? Agbani Darego, national treasure and Miss World 2001 has…
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19 secondary school students arrested for cultism; LASU student arrested for terrorism – What’s Going On?
It is bad enough that there is a gaping chasm where education used to be. Now, it seems, the hole is filled up with secondary school occultists who romance potential girlfriends with threats, and…
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“I want to play a more active role” – Ekiti state governor to begin teaching at university
by Lekan Olanrewaju The governor of Ekiti state Kayode Fayemi has indicated interest in teaching graduate courses at the University of Ado Ekiti. Speaking in Saturday at the, Fayemi said…
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Osisiye Tafa asks: ‘Should education be a task or an adventure?’
No, education is about something much more important. It is about teaching people how to live, how to get on with one another, how to form relationships. During my time…
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Is the Archbishop of Canterbury in support of evolution? See details from the Oxford University debate everyone’s talking about
by Lekan Olanrewaju "I am baffled by the way sophisticated theologians who know Adam and Eve never existed still keep talking about it." -Professor Richard Dawkins The Oxford University on…
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