Photo News: Kagara schoolboys’ abduction exposes the rot in Niger public schools. Pictures show the condition of Government Science College, Kagara, where dozens of schoolboys were abducted by gunmen. Credit: Daily Nigerian
A final year student of the Federal University, Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State has committed suicide after accusing his girlfriend of cheating on him on Valentine’s Day. The university’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Bello, told newsmen that the incident occurred on Monday. He added that the vice chancellor, Abdulkareem Sabo, has ordered an investigation. He said the deceased, Abdullahi Bashir, a 400-level student of Mathematics, died after ingesting an insecticide, Sniper, at his off campus apartment at Yalwawa quarters in Dutse. Mr Bashir was pronounced dead at Rasheed Shekoni Specialist Hospital in Dutse, the official added. The university identified his girlfriend as Rafi’atu,…
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has suspended its lecturer, Dr. Chigozie Odum, accused of impregnating a student and threatening her. Dr. Odum, a senior lecturer in the Department of Archeology and Tourism, Faculty of Arts allegedly impregnated a student identified as Onah Chinyere. Dr. Odum Jude was said to have demanded to be sleeping with the student and threatened that if she refuses, she will never graduate from the department. It was further alleged that he had impregnated four students within 4 years of being appointed as a lecturer. The suspension of Dr. Odum was confirmed in a letter dated Monday, February 15, 2021 and…
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, approved the establishment 20 additional private universities in the country. TheWhisperer reports that approval followed a memo presented by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, during today’s meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Nine of the private universities are located in North-Central, three in South-South, two in South-East, five of them in North-West and one in South-West. Briefing newsmen shortly after the meeting, the minister said the approved universities will get their provisional licenses from the National Universities Commission, NUC. He gave the names of the approved institutions as Topfaith University, Mkpatak,…
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has announced the appointment of Ebizi Blessing Eradiri as the ‘New Face of Bayelsa Girl’ at his office in Yenagoa, the state capital. This was announced on the Facebook page of the Bayelsa State Ministry of Information and orientation on Tuesday. . Eradiri who graduated with First Class Honours from the Niger Delta University and the Nigerian Law School was received by the governor in company with the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, and other top government functionaries. . She was also awarded academic scholarships for her Masters and Ph.D in any university in the…
Chief Whip of the Senate and eminent philanthropist, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is set to build a female hostel worth 50 million naira at Holy Rosary Girls Secondary School, Umuahia Kalu made the commitment during the ground breaking and fund raising ceremony for a World Class Multu-Purpose Hall in Umuahia held at the field of the Holy Rosary Girls Secondary School on Tuesday. Kalu who was the Chief launcher/Special Guest of Honour also announced 5 million naira donations to the school. This is even as he pledged to include ten sewing machines for the students to support their skills acquisition…
Youth group under the aegis of Nigerian Students and Youth Association (NISAYA), has passed a vote of confidence on the Chidi Ilogebe led National Executive Council of NANS, describing his exemplary leadership and smooth running of the Association as impressive. The group made their position known in a statement sent to The Whisperer on Tuesday, 24th November, 2020. The statement endorsing Chidi Ilogebe’s Executive was signed by NISAYA’s National President, Comr. Foster Ekenta Obiajulu; National Secretary, Comr. C.N. Michael and National Public Relation Officer, Comr. Oguntola Sunday. The group noted that Comr. Ilogebe has demonstrated uncommon capacity in discharging his…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced consultations with all of its members to know whether to call – off or continue with its strike action Its National President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi confirmed this in an interview with our reporter on Saturday. ASUU has been on strike since March this year to press home their demands. A member of ASUU said all the branches, which are over 70, will participate in the decision to either call – off the strike or not. Ogunyemi said: “We are consulting with our organs. When we have new information we will share…
The Federal Government and ASUU met in Abuja on November 20, 2020. The Federal Government has agreed to pay an additional N15 billion as revitalisation fund demanded by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Friday at a press briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He noted that the money to be paid would make it a total of N35 billion committed as revitalisation fund by the government following the payment of N20 billion earlier. Ngige briefed reporters at the end of a meeting with members of the…
Lagos State Commissioner of health, Professor Akin Abayomi Friday announced new incidences of COVID-19 positive cases in another secondary boarding school in the state. Professor Abayomi in a press statement said that a staff of the school tested positive for COVID-19 at the Lagos State Biobank on November 2 after initially receiving first aid for an illness at the school clinic. Mr. Abayomi noted that contact tracing revealed that a student and four contacts of the staff member were positive for COVID-19. “Most of the infected persons are predominantly asymptomatic, while some have mild symptoms,” he said. The commissioner said…
