UNIABUJA
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 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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.Â
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Plans are underway to engage youths of the Niger Delta region in skills and other empowerment programmes, the Managing Director of D’Consiglories Nigeria Limited, Mr. Blessing Fubara, has announced. Fubara explained that the indigenous company is committed to driving excellence across various sectors through innovative solutions and strategic partnerships. He explained that the indigenous company…
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The National Association of University Students (NAUS), Northwest Zone, has condemned the heinous killing of Sa'id Abdulkadir, a 400-level student of the Federal University Dutsinma, and the kidnap of many students by bandits. This was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan on Sunday by the National Vice President, NAUS Northwest Zone,…
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The Nigeria Police High Command has debunked rumours that dozens of terrorists have found a safe haven in Lugbe, the airport road axis of Abuja. Rumours had spread like wildfire that over 70 terrorists had relocated to Lugbe. A warning, purportedly from the police high command, urging residents to remain indoors was also in circulation.…
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A video has emerged showing the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, accusing an unnamed minister of sexual harassment. In the video, which appears to be from a press briefing, Natasha can be heard saying she suffered the harassment while seeking a job after spending five years at Brass LNG. She explained that she…
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Any attempt to reclassify electricity consumers by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will be resisted, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said. The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has also rejected the planned reclassification. Acting General Secretary of NUEE, Dominic Igwebike, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday, saying the migration of…
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The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has agreed for fresh local government elections to be held following a ruling by the Supreme Court on political disputes in the state and also the outlawing of caretaker arrangements in the local government system in Nigeria. This was as he ordered the Heads of Local Government Administration…
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed displeasure with the directives by the governments of Bauchi, Katsina, Kano and Kebbi states mandating the closure of all public and private schools for up to five weeks to observe the Ramadan fast, effective from late February to early April 2025. In a statement on Sunday, CAN…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 245 suspects and confiscated a range of dangerous weapons, hard drugs and other crime-related items. The operation, which took place between February 6 and February 23, 2025, focused on criminal hideouts, black spots, and abandoned buildings across the FCT. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine…