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Daily trust

Kano Gov, Yusuf begs TETFund for more intervention in state-owned universities

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has appealed for more intervention projects from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) at Yusuf Maitama Sule University and Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil.

The governor made the appeal on Monday in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono.

Legit

Gov Soludo Awards Scholarship to Anambra Teenage Girl With Highest UTME Score

Oustanding teenage girl Nkechinyere Umeh, who scored the highest points in the 2023 JAMB-UTME examination, has been awarded a scholarship by Governor Charles Soludo.

This development was made known on Tuesday, July 11, via a statement issued by Governor Soludo’s press secretary Mr Christian Aburime.

Polytechnic Lecturers Embark on Indefinite Strike, Give Reasons

ASUP joins ASUU, declares two-week warning strike

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) said it would commence a two-week warning strike from Monday, May 16.

ASUP, in a statement seen by Legit.ng on Wednesday, May 11, said the decision was taken after its emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.

Punch

Anchor varsity names UTME top scorer 2023 ambassador

The Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos, has named the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination top scorer, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh of Deeper Life High School, Mowe, Anchor University Young Ambassador for the year 2022/2023 session.

Umeh scored 360.

She was also given a scholarship to study any course of her choice at Anchor University.

US holds pre-departure orientations for 700 Nigerian students

The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos have hosted a pre-departure orientations for approximately 700 students who are benefiting from the 2023 U.S. Mission’s EducationUSA advising services in Nigeria.

These Nigerian students would soon depart for study in the United States, including 73 Opportunity Funds recipients.

Newsnow.com

Group urges Katsina gov to establish varsity in Malumfashi

The amalgamation of Malumfashi Students Old Boys Union and the concerned Malumfashi Progressive Group have jointly called on Katsina State Governor, Umar Radda to abide by the National Assembly Act that located the new Federal University of Medical Science and Biomedical Technology in Malumfashi.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Spokesperson of the Students Old Boys Union, Badamasi Haiba, a copy of which was made available to The PUNCH in Kano on Tuesday.

Akwa-Ibom: Display integrity, don’t sabotage election tribunal, HURIWA urges UNIUYO

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Tuesday, urged the University of Uyo, UNIUYO, to display integrity by not playing a part in distorting the legal processes of the election tribunal in Akwa-Ibom state.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja, National Coordinator HURIWA, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, condemned in strongest terms the alleged acts of desperation by UNIUYO.

Gov Yusuf Seeks TETFund’s Intervention In Kano Varsities

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has appealed to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s (TETFund) for more projects intervention in Yusuf Maitama Sule University and Kano…

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has appealed to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s (TETFund) for more projects intervention in Yusuf Maitama Sule University and Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil.

Zulum gives N62 million scholarships for Law, French language students

Governor Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N62 million as scholarships for indigent students of Borno in law schools and those studying immersion courses in the French language.

The executive secretary of the State Scholarship Board, Bala Isa, disclosed this on Tuesday in Maiduguri.

Most Nigerian universities can’t survive without TETFund’s intervention, says Kano gov

GOVERNOR Abba Yusuf of Kano State had said most Nigerian universities can’t survive without intervention from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund.

Yusuf,who noted particularly that most facilities in the nation’s public universities were products of the federal government’s tertiary institutions intervention agency,appealed to the Fund to keep the pace for survival of the the institutions.