Abdussalam Amoo

INFOGRAPHICS: What the education statistics say about Nigeria versus Iceland

On 23rd June 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

Nigeria won Iceland 2-0 in the World Cup on Friday. Beyond the exciting victory, we decided to compare the education system in both countries. Is the Nigerian education system better than that of Iceland? Find out with these infographics. Our parameters for…

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#FreeCampusPress campaign gathers momentum as UI suspends campus journalist over newspaper article

On 15th June 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

A social media campaign tagged #FreeCampusPress has gathered momentum following the suspension of a campus journalist by the University of Ibadan (UI) management. Fisayo Adekunle Adebajo, a law finalist, got suspended for two semesters over a newspaper article he wrote in 2016….

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Court reinstates former YABATECH Bursar, orders management to pay N20 million

On 13th June 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

The National Industrial Court (NIC) has directed the Governing Council and the management of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to immediately reinstate its embattled Bursar, Olu Ibirogba, who was sacked in 2015 for exposing alleged corrupt practices in the institution. This is…

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UNILAG sex scandal accuser must show up, VC insists

On 12th June 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has insisted that the lady who accused her lecturer of sexual harassment, Joy Uwana must show up to prove her allegation for the investigation to reach a meaningful conclusion. Professor Ogundipe…

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UNILAG management opens probe into sexual harassment scandal

On 10th June 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

The management of the University of Lagos has announced the opening of probe into the alleged sexual harassment scandal against one of its lecturers, Olusegun Awonusi. This is coming ten days after reports showed nude pictures of Professor Awonusi who an initially…

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Students to become members of the university’s senate soon – NUC

On 4th June 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has revealed its plans to ensure that students become a part of their university’s senate soon. Executive Secretary of the NUC, Abubakar Rasheed disclosed this in an interview with EduCeleb.com on Monday. Professor Rasheed noted that students…

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Leaked nude photos of Nigerian professor stirs fresh sex scandal controversy

On 1st June 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

Leaked nude photos of a Nigerian professor and former Vice Chancellor has stirred up a fresh sex scandal controversy. The professor who teaches in the Department of English at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has been identified as Victor Olusegun Awonusi. This…

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Once again, only UI ranked among top 1000 world universities

On 29th May 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

A world universities ranking has once again put the University of Ibadan (UI) as the only Nigerian university to rank among the top 1,000 universities in the world. In the 2018/2019 edition of the global rankings released on Monday by the Center…

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Adebowale elected Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) at UI

On 28th May 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

The Senate of the University of Ibadan (UI) has elected Kayode Adebowale of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of the institution. This election, which the UI Registrar, Olubunmi Faluyi described as “well-contested” was held…

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ASUU UI constitutes monitoring committee on TETFUND projects

On 28th May 2018 by Abdussalam Amoo

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan chapter (ASUU UI) has constituted a monitoring committee to ensure that contractors engaged by the institution follow the contract model for projects funded by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). According to the…