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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) said it has disbursed over N20billion to 192,906 students in public tertiary institutions
20 Oct
The Plateau College of Education, Gindri, says it has secured approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC), to run 19 degree programs. Prof. Lazarus Maigoro, the Acting Provost of the College disclosed this to the News Agency Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Jos. He said the programs would be in affiliation with the University of…
9 Sep
  The Management of the University of Jos has commenced the construction of a 10-lane Olympic Size Swimming Pool ahead of the upcoming National Universities Games Association (NUGA). READ ALSO:At reunion, UNIJOS alumni honour members for excellence, support   Prof. Tanko Ishaya, the Vice Chancellor of the University disclosed this on Monday while handing over…
30 Aug
A university professor, Benedicta Daudu, has filed a N7 billion defamation suit against PREMIUM TIMES, a Nigerian online newspaper, over its coverage of her examination misconduct scandal at the University of Jos (UNIJOS). Daudu, currently a lecturer at Taraba State University, claims that the newspaper's reports have damaged her reputation and ruined her chances of…
18 Aug
  The Plateau Chapter of the University of Jos alumni has called on the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to ensure a swift and safe rescue of the kidnapped students of the institution. READ ALSO:UNIJOS VC identifies barriers to Nigeria’s digital economy A statement by Mr Gad Peter, the Chairman of the chapter, on…
18 Aug
Abductors of medical students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau State have demanded a ransom of ₦50 million to release their hostages. The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of UNIJOS disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesman, Adeniran Adebanjo. Adebanjo said contact has already been established with the families of the affected students,…
20 Mar 2024
University of Jos (UNIJOS) has acknowledged the commencement of a seven-day national warning strike embarked upon by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) in the institution from Monday, March 18, 2024.
EFCC
7 Mar 2024
Witnesses have narrated how Kassam Kopte and Yakubu Zwalnan, former Chairman and Secretary, University of Jos’ Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Education and Associated Institution, allegedly lured union members into fraudulent land deals and defrauded them. Kopte and Zwalnan are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on three-count charges bordering on criminal breach of trust and conspiracy to defraud union members to the tune of N178,583,560.36.  The witnesses…

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