FUTA
2 Dec
General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle (MFM), Prof Daniel Olukoya, has disclosed that the exorbitant costs of running tertiary institutions in the country have made it difficult for members of religious bodies to send their children and wards to faith-based universities. According to the MFM founder, a large amount of the revenue…
22 Nov
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Prof. Adenike Oladiji, has urged that the notion that has been making the rounds on the unemployability of Nigerian graduates should be disregarded. While affirming that graduates of higher institutions in the country are employable, the Vice-Chancellor stated that the japa syndrome has further exposed…
25 Aug
Former first lady of Ondo State, Chief Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has completed her Doctorate degree (PhD) at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). The wife of the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, announced this in a video she posted on her X account on Sunday morning. "Chief Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu completes her PhD in FUTA.…
15 Jul 2024
A distinguished Nigerian scientist and biochemist, Dr. Esther Emem Nwanna, has been awarded the prestigious AAUW International Postdoctoral Fellowship. This grant recognises her significant contributions to the field of biochemistry and supports her groundbreaking research on the molecular mechanism pharmacological and therapeutic potentials of plant-derived products against metabolic disorders in both humans and animals. Nwanna’s…
13 Jun 2024
An elder statesman and former Registrar of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Pa William Attoye, has cleared the air over the hijacking of Nigeria Airways aircraft by four students of the institution during the struggle for the revalidation
10 Feb 2024
Two dons from the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) and Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) have challenged Nigerian universities to re-appraise themselves with a view to being more relevant to the yearnings
25 Jan 2024
The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, and Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT-MINNA), have the highest number of approved proposals for the N5.1billion Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) research grants.
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The Enugu State Government, says it has earmarked N2 billion in 2025, for farm estates across the 260 wards in the state.
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A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 30-year-old earing-impaired man, Temitope Holo, in Awarjigoh correctional facility
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A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that caused days of nationwide rioting. Axel Rudakubana, 18, changed his pleas from not guilty to guilty on what was due to be the first day of his trial at…
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Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has reaffirmed his administration's steadfast commitment to transforming the fortunes of the state for the benefit and prosperity of its citizens. Governor Mutfwang made this pledge during a Sunday service at COCIN LCC Garki, RCC Abuja. He expressed hope that 2025 would be a year of glory and…