Students of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, on Thursday, embarked on a protest against the decision of the Management over the decision to increase tuition fees. The school gates were locked, preventing the staff and students from entering the premises. The protest started at about 8 a.m. with more than 100 students assembling at the main gate, as activities were paralysed for about seven hours,... Read More

February 12, 2017

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Recall YABATech staff sacked for whistleblowing, SERAP tells FG

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu urging him to use his “good offices and leadership position to ensure the immediate, unconditional and full reinstatement of all the eight members of staff of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos (YABATECH) who were sacked as... Read More

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FG, SERAP, whistle blower, Yabatech

December 21, 2016

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The Thread: After the fire, YABATECH school authority has done nothing for the affected students

Last month, there was a fire at the Bakassi hostel in Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH). That fire, according to eyewitnesses, could have been put out by the Fire service men who rushed in to handle the situation, if only they considered coming with sufficient water. Following that incident, there’s a complaint by Mabel Effiong,... Read More

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education, Fire, nigeria, students, Yabatech

November 28, 2016

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YABATECH to reopen tomorrow after fire incident

The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) will resume academic activities on Wednesday after a fire incident that affected the institution’s female hostel. Dr Charles Oni, Director, Public Relations Unit of the college disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview. Oni also said the institution will begin its second semester examination... Read More

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Female hostel, Fire incident, Reopen, Yabatech

November 23, 2016

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BREAKING: Fire engulfs female hostel at Yaba Tech (PHOTOS)

One of the female hostels in Yaba College of Technology in Lagos has been engulfed by fire. According to The News Agency of Nigeria, the fire which engulfed ‘Bakassi building’ has raged for two hours before the arrival of the fire service which is trying to put out the blaze. The fire could not be put out... Read More

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Bakassi building, Female hostel, Fire, Yabatech

July 24, 2016

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#Yabacon: How citizens and innovators have transformed Yaba

Yaba is a typical Lagos town; noisy, busy, over-populated and a complete paradox – with neatly set modern buildings standing next to old rundown ones, neck to neck. But Yaba is distinctively different from other Lagos towns. It is home to a growing number of technology companies and startups that are attracting millions of dollars from local... Read More

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#Yabacon, lagos, sticky, Tech cluster, UNILAG, universities, Yaba, Yabacon valley, Yabatech

September 13, 2015

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Man butchered, dumped in front of YabaTech (VIEWER DISCRETION)

A man named Quadri, alleged to be a cultist, was killed in the early hours of Saturday and his body was dumped in front of Yaba College of Technology. His carcass looked like he had been severely stabbed with a broken bottle in multiple places. His stomach had also been ruptured and opened up, making it... Read More

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butchered, killed, man, Yabatech

July 16, 2015

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YabaTech bursar accuses rector of multimillion naira fraud

The Bursar of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Olu Ibirogba has made allegations against the Rector, Kudirat Ladipo over fraudulent activities running into millions of naira. Ibirogba, who has been suspended since 2013, wrote a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari accusing Ladipo of engaging in corrupt practices. In the petition dated June 10, 2015, Ibirogba said he... Read More

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Bursar, Fraud, Rector, Yabatech

September 3, 2012

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Student mistakenly pours chemical on friend during birthday celebration

by Isi Esene It was a birthday celebration gone awry last Wednesday when Omodesola Olusoji, a student of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) was bathed with a chemical substance while observing the traditional pouring of water on celebrants. We understand it is an accepted practice among students in the institution to pour water on... Read More

Adekunle Adams, birthday, chemical, lagos, Luth, Ngozi Braide, Omodesola Olusoji, Yabatech

July 13, 2012

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Greatest Yabatech: LASTMA official abducted by students

by Adeniyi Abdul Chaos ensued yesterday as students of the Yaba College of Technology allegedly attacked members of the Lagos Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA. The students are said to have abducted a LASTMA official in addition to wounding three others at the LASTMA Zone 15 Office, Iponri where they also vandalised four impounded vehicles. The... Read More

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YABATECH students protest tuition fees hike (PHOTOS)

Recall YABATech staff sacked for whistleblowing, SERAP tells FG

The Thread: After the fire, YABATECH school authority has done nothing for the affected students

YABATECH to reopen tomorrow after fire incident

BREAKING: Fire engulfs female hostel at Yaba Tech (PHOTOS)

#Yabacon: How citizens and innovators have transformed Yaba

Man butchered, dumped in front of YabaTech (VIEWER DISCRETION)

YabaTech bursar accuses rector of multimillion naira fraud

Student mistakenly pours chemical on friend during birthday celebration

Greatest Yabatech: LASTMA official abducted by students

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