UNIABUJA
3 days ago
A group, the Voice of African Universities (VAU), has labelled a petition submitted to Nigeria's Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, alleging a breach of extant guidelines in the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), as baseless and archaic. The group, in a press…
12 Nov
Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Abuja, Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Isma'ila Kaita (Rtd) has refuted
11 Nov
Reports the other day, stating that a former deputy vice-chancellor and acting vice-chancellor who has only two years of professorial experience is among those to be screened by a Governing Council to be the vice chancellor of the University of Abuja
9 Nov
Seventy members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) of the University of Abuja have resigned from the union. Consequently, they are demanding a halt in deductions from their earnings. The aggrieved members led by Barr Abdulaleem Haruna and Barr Okpe Alleh have directed the University Bursar to stop all deductions of their…
17 Oct
The Voice of African Universities (VAU) has called on the Nigerian Government to appoint Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), saying it will advance education. The call was made in a statement signed by Prof. Mamadou Camara, the Deputy Vice-President of the Association (West Africa), in a…
15 Oct
Aisha Sani Maikudi is a 41-year-old professor of International Law and since July 1, 2024, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja. She is among the 80 scholars from within and outside Nigeria who have applied to become the next substantive vice chancellor of the university. There appears, however, to be a well-oiled…
2 Oct
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to plant at least six million trees to meet 25 per cent cover of its degraded forests before the end of 2024.
22 Sep
A Professor of Medical Law and Ethics and the Head of the Department of Private and Property Law, Professor Uwakwe Abugu, has emerged as the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Abuja, succeeding Prof. Abdurasheed Musa Yusuf, a Prof. of Islamic Law. The election which took place recently was keenly contested by Abugu…
30 Aug
Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Luqman Zakariyah, has urged the current Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite,
29 May
The Federal Government has halted alleged moves by outgoing Vice Chancellors of federal universities to impose their successors without a governing council. To this end, the government has urged outgoing vice-chancellors to immediately nominate Deputy Vice-Chancellors who will succeed them in a temporary capacity, pending the inauguration of governing councils. This development many have put…
23 May
The Vice-Chancellor (VC), University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Prof AbdulRasheed Na'Allah, has said Nollywood can turn around Nigeria's economic fortune, calling on the government’s support to boost the film industry.
10 May
Nigerian Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA), University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) branch, has dissociated from the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the university, stressing that NAMDA is not part of the strike.
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Chairperson of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) for Anambra, Enugu, and Ebonyi, Lady Ada Chukwudozie, has called on the authorities to save the manufacturing sector in the country from extinction. Speaking during the 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) for the Anambra/Ebonyi/Enugu chapter, held on Friday in Enugu…
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AS part of global effort of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign, staff of the Ogun State Assault Referral Centres (SARC) and Gender Officers in the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development have been trained on the necessary skills to manage the centres effectively and provide critical support to…
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Borno Government says it has approved ₦1.6 billion for the rehabilitation of 33 educational institutions affected by the recent floods in the state. The affected schools cut across Maiduguri, Jere, Mafa, Konduga, Chibok, and Damboa local government areas of the state. Alhaji Lawan Abba-Wakilbe, the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation announced this on…
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Despite evidence of effectiveness, harm reduction measures have remained controversial and highly contested in many African countries, fueling the menace of substance abuse on the continent. The Founder/Executive Director, Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA), Dr. Martin Agwogie, who disclosed this during his presentation at the fourth Harm Reduction Exchange, in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday,…
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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is set to prosecute one Ismail Usman, a herbalist, who shot himself while testing his self-made bulletproof charm. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. She said the herbalist shot himself in the…
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The Headquarters of the Central Naval Command in Yenagoa on Saturday conducted its fourth quarterly route march for the year to ensure the physical fitness and mental health alertness of its personnel. The walk kicked off from the Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH Parade Ground through Opolo to Tombia Roundabout and back to base. The exercise,…
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Effective Praying (Cont) (3) What posture is appropriate for prayer? The Bible records praying while standing (1Kgs 8:22; Neh 9:4-5), sitting (1Chr 17:16; Lk 10:13), kneeling (Ezra 9:5; Dan 6:10; Acts 20:36), lying on a bed (Ps 63:6), bowing down to the ground (Ex 34:8; Ps 95:6), lying on the ground (2Sam 12:16; Mat 26:39),…
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Key Verse: Psalm 62:5, “For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from Him,” (ESV). THE word “retreat” was first used in the 14th century to describe a military action of withdrawing from exercise or action. Spiritual retreat affords you the time to reflect, pray, meditate, and connect with God.…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified the general public of the sale of counterfeit combiart (Artemether Lumefantrine 20/120mg) Dispersible Tablet in Nigeria. The notification is in a public alert marked: No. 043/2024, issued on NAFDAC website, disclosing the date of manufacturing of the drug to be Feb. 2023…
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As we approach the end of the year, it becomes necessary to take stock of our lives. We must not continue into the new year as we have done currently, assuming that everything is okay with us, when deep down, we know that we are not spiritually okay. Many people face life in this manner,…