Four Nigerian teenage girls have invented a generator powered which can use a litre of urine to produce six hours of electricity. The girls – Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, Faleke Oluwatoyin, and Bello Eniola displayed the invention at the annual event Maker Faire Africa, held in Lagos. According to the girls, the idea of using...
Category: Education
SSANU, NASU begin seven-day warning strike
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their members to begin a seven-day warning strike today. The action was taken by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of both unions. It would be recalled that Ugama TV had earlier reported the threat...
Tinubu converts Enugu dental college to varsity
President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, to a full-fledged University of Allied Health Sciences. “Consequently, the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy in Enugu will now be known as the Federal University of Allied Health Sciences, Enugu, and will be domiciled under the...
FG probes 107 varsities over fake degrees
The Federal Government has invited memoranda from the public as it begins the probe of private universities established in the last 15 years. The Federal Government initiated the probe following an investigative report by Daily Nigerian journalist, Umar Audu, uncovering certificate racketeering in neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo. Checks by Journalist showed that no fewer...
FG postpones students loan launch indefinitely
The Federal Government has postponed the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, made this known during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday. In June 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed a bill to start a Students Loan Fund that would give interest-free...
30-year-old Nekede Polytechnic graduate commits suicide
A 30-year-old graduate of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, in Imo State, Nerus Elemamba, has committed suicide. His body was found dangling in his room on Monday evening, in his village, in Umuohii, Obaoma community, Ezinihitte-Mbaise Local government Area of the state. Ugamatv gathered that he hung himself immediately after he participated in the village’s...
Gov Mbah appoints Chinyeaka Ohaa, Chairman ESUT Governing Board, Ekwochi Provost ESUT College of Medicine
Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah has appointed Sir Chinyeka Ohaa as the Chairman of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Governing Council. The governor also approved the appointments of Prof. Ikenna Chukwu, Engr. James Ajibo Ifeanyi, Gladys Ngozi Okoro, Hon. Chinedu Onu and Dr. Eric Oluedo as members of the governing...
Enugu College Of Education Lecturers Sacked By Governor Mba Plead For Reinstatement
The 94 lecturers of the Enugu State College of Education, Technical (ESCET), sacked by Governor Peter Mba have begged for reinstatement. The group in passionate appeal titled “A passionate appeal to reconsider staff disengagement at Enugu State College of Education (Technical) Enugu,” said if nothing was done, their disengagement would bring untold hardships to their...
Reps urge JAMB to extend UTME registration by two weeks
The House of Representatives has urged the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, to extend the registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, examination by two weeks. The House also mandated the relevant Committee on Education and Legislative Compliance to enforce strict compliance. The decision of the House was sequel to the adoption of a...
ASUU Laments 15 Years Stagnated Salaries, Demands Tinubu’s Urgent Intervention
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri Zone, have lamented that university staff salaries have remained stagnant for 15 years, while calling on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene on the welfare of their members amidst the current hardship and high cost of living in the country. The union who said this...