UNIZIK
5 Nov
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital has praised the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa, and Permanent Secretary of Education Mrs. Rakiya Ilyasu regarding the controversial selection process of the university’s vice-chancellor. In a statement issued on Tuesday, MDCAN's…
30 Oct
After much debacle and what an observer described as "administrative mind games," the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has at last chosen Professor Bernard Odoh, a renowned geoscientist, as its new and substantive Vice-Chancellor. Odoh, a geoscience expert from the Federal University Gusau, is expected to bring to Awka a blend of academic excellence and…
18 Oct
The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Southeast caucus, has announced a five-day warning strike for universities in the Southeast and South-South regions in support of staff at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, who are protesting the exclusion of clinical lecturers from the eligibility criteria for the Vice-Chancellor position. In a letter…
7 Oct
Medical graduates of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, under the aegis of Unizik Medics Alumni Association (UMAA), have faulted the exclusion of clinical lecturers and other qualified candidates from contesting for the position of vice-chancellor of the university. They argued that the mandatory requirement for a PhD and evidence of securing specific research funding is…
14 Aug
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has invited Prof. Carol Arinze-Umobi, the acting Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra over alleged poor projects execution. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman of the Committee made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The invitation followed the committee’s earlier visit to UNIZIK…
12 Aug
The Council of Legal Education in Nigeria has said that it was pushing for law study as a second degree in Nigeria to deepen the practice and solve unemployment among lawyers.
21 May
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) to reschedule their examination and convocation, respectively, which are both set for May 30 this year. IPOB stated that May 30 is a day set aside to celebrate Biafra heroes (Biafra Day) and is observed as…
14 May
The Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Charles Okechukwu Esimone, has said that the collaboration between the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the management of tertiary institutions in Nigeria has led to a tremendous improvement in infrastructural and human capacity development. He therefore called for more collaborations to ensure that the infrastructural development…
12 Jan
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik) on Friday, 12th January, 2024, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a weather station in the university. Professor Charles Esimone signed on behalf of the Governing Council of Unizik while Professor Charles Anosike signed on behalf of NiMet. Speaking at the MOU signing ceremony,…
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