Here are the headlines as they were published in the dailies.
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“People Who Took Loans Never Paid”: ASUU Tells President Tinubu What to Convert Student Loan To
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has once again reacted to the newly signed Student Loan Act President Bola Tinubu signed the Student Loan Bill into law to help indigent students go through higher education.
ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, however, has called on President Tinubu to convert the loan to grant.
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Diri Offers Scholarship, Job To Children, Wives Of Deceased Bayelsa Queens Supporters
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has granted scholarship to university level for children of the four supporters of Bayelsa Queens Football Club who died in a road accident a week ago.
The governor also directed immediate employment for their wives while anyone that is not employable be empowered by the state government to set up a business.
You couldn’t write it: author to collect degree on first visit to Dundee
Life will prove stranger than fiction for a University of Dundee student when she collects a degree on her first ever visit to the city.
Author Ify Tony-Monye will travel from her home in Nigeria to attend Tuesday’s Graduation ceremony at Caird Hall, having completed her Masters degree in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety as a distance learner.
She has juggled her studies while working in her home country’s healthcare system and continuing her career as a successful writer, with her fiction being nominated for an international prize.
Read more: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/you-couldnt-write-it-author-collect-degree-first-visit-dundee
Subsidy Removal: Kwara government provides free bus rides for students, staff
The Kwara Ministry of Tertiary Education has met with stakeholders to work out modalities on transport palliatives by the government to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on staff and students.
The permanent secretary of the ministry, Habibat Saidu, disclosed this after an interactive meeting with the stakeholders in Ilorin to map out the strategies to be adopted on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s directives.
Read more: https://gazettengr.com/subsidy-removal-kwara-government-provides-free-bus-rides-for-students-staff/
Fuel subsidy: Kano Gov, Yusuf settles outstanding NECO debt for 55,000 students
Amid fuel subsidy hardship, Kano State governor, Engr Abba Yusuf has approved the settlement of the National Examination Council’s outstanding debts in the state.
Yusuf disclosed this on Sunday through his official Twitter handle.
According to him, the decision was to enable 55,000 students of public schools in the state to sit for the 2023 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SCCE.
Kaduna Gov, Sani, expresses concern over increasing number out-of-school children
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has expressed concern over the increasing number of out of school children in the state, as he summoned the officials of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to a meeting on how to arrest the anomaly.
A statement by the state government yesterday pointed out that the governor while meeting with the Chairman and management team of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) whom he summoned to discuss the issue of out-of-school children in the state and other activities in the board, expressed his concern over the rising population of out-of-school children in Kaduna State, stating that the number was unacceptable.
Elizade varsity gets full accreditation in nursing science
We’re committed to giving students the best, says founder, Ojo
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has given full accreditation to the Nursing Science Department of Elizade University, llara-Mokin, Ondo State.
A statement by the institution’s Registrar, Omololu Adegbenro, said this followed a recent accreditation visit to the institution by a team from the Council.
Read more: https://guardian.ng/news/elizade-varsity-gets-full-accreditation-in-nursing-science/
Children of late Bayelsa football supporters get scholarships
Children of the four supporters of the Bayelsa Queens Football Club who died in a road accident on June 11 have been granted scholarship to university level by Governor Douye Diri.
The governor also directed immediate employment for their wives, while anyone not employable would be empowered by the state government to set up a business.
Read more: https://punchng.com/children-of-late-bayelsa-football-supporters-get-scholarships/
Children Task States On Adoption Of Digital Learning Platform
Seventy five per cent of primary school age pupils are unable to read with understanding or solve a simple math problem, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed.
Lack of access to digital devices, stable internet connectivity, and the necessary digital skills to harness the power of technology for learning, has hampered the ability of children to thrive in an increasingly digital world.
Read more: https://leadership.ng/children-task-states-on-adoption-of-digital-learning-platform/
UK foundation to establish six skills centres in Nigeria for out-of-school children
UK charity, IA-Foundation is to establish skills acquisition centres in each of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria, to empower millions of out-of-school children in the country.
The initiative is the latest effort by the foundation to add value to the lives of some 20. 2 million Nigerian kids who are currently out-of-school in Africa’s most populous nation.
University of Osun Dons Receive $9.3m Grant for Research.
Two Professors of Osun State University have formed a research consortium with Bradford University on the project “AfriquEurope”.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the University Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, at the weekend.
The statement read in part: “Osun State University’s Director of Global Affairs and Sustainable Development Institute (GASDI), Prof. John Agbonifo and the Director of the Office of Research and Innovation Management (ORIM), Prof. Olukoya Ogen, have formed a research consortium with Prof. Jean-Marc
Eradicate child sexual abuse in schools — Cece Yara tells Lagos, teachers,
With Child sexual abuse in Nigeria reaching epidemic proportions, the Chief Executive Officer of CeCe Yara Foundation, Detutu Ajibodu, has urged school teachers to create a supportive atmosphere in their various schools that would enable children to feel comfortable speaking up and seeking help when needed.
Statistics available have shown that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 10 boys are sexually abused before the age of 18 years. The already bad situation is complicated by the fact that only 4 per cent of the girls and 2 per cent of the boys in Nigeria receive help after experiencing sexual violence.