2021

FCTA to convert college of education, Zuba to university

Dec 28, 2021Dec 28, 2021 awouniversity

By Moyosore SalamiThe Federal Capital Territory Administration, Nigeria (FCTA) has revealed plans to convert the FCT College of Education, Zuba, to University of Education.The Secretary for FCT Education Secretariat, Malam Sani El-katuzu, made this known recently at a news conference held at the FCT Education Resource Centre, in Abuja.According to him, the secretariat would do everything humanly possible within the limit of resources available to ensure the actualisation of the establishment of the university.He mentioned that the secretariat would soon ensure the commencement of academic activities and programmes at the…

The Future of Higher Ed Is Occurring at the Margins

Dec 28, 2021Dec 28, 2021 awouniversity

Combined, the current trends tell us that, taken as a whole, colleges and universities must brace for five new realities, Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt write Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt , Culled from Inside Higher Education. Higher education was transformed in the 19th and 20th centuries to meet the needs of an emerging national, analog, industrial economy. Today, higher education is again being transformed — this time to serve the needs of a global, digital, knowledge economy. People fundamentally disagree, however, about what form that transformation will take. Harvard University…

NUC, NPHCDA Collaborate to Ramp Up Covid Vaccinations in Varsities

Dec 27, 2021Dec 27, 2021 awouniversity

By Moyosore Salami The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) led by the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has solicited for inter-agency collaboration in the area of strengthening sensitisation of the academic community on the need to get vaccination and building synergy in research generation. The aim of the collaboration is to tackle the current Covid-19 Viruses and mitigate against other possible diseases that could emerge in the nearest future. The Executive Director and CEO of NPHCDA, Dr. Shuaib, commended NUC for its compliance with…

Primetime CNN News Anchor Fired: What Happened to Chris Cuomo?

Dec 23, 2021Dec 23, 2021 awouniversity

By Charles Anyanwu, Delaware State University, Dover, USA. Longtime CNN veteran and primetime news anchor Chris Cuomo was fired by CNN, earlier thismonth (Dec. 5th, 2021). The long time news anchor was subsequently fired for assisting hisbrother and former New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, during his brothers sexual harassmentscandal. Cuomo’s decision to assist the former governor, who resigned from the governorshipamidst his sexual harassment scandal, ultimately cost the younger Cuomo his job. According to the New York Times, “The anchor was suspended on Tuesday after testimony andtext messages released by…

Poor funding, irrelevant curricula, and disparate grading system undermining university education– Student leaders

Dec 23, 2021Dec 28, 2021 awouniversity

By Opeyemi Babalola and Moyosore Salami Two student leaders in Nigeria, one from Kwara State University and the other, University of Ibadan, lamented over some of the challenges preventing the universities and the students from attaining some of their goals. The Student Union Government (SUG) leader of KWASU, Azeez Okikiola, contended that the lack of uniform grading system across the universities in the country, is responsible for one of the many misfortunes in the university system. Adewole Adeyinka of the University of Ibadan, described poor funding in the education sector as…

Don’t embrace brain drain, acting VC, Imo State University tells doctors

Dec 23, 2021Dec 23, 2021 awouniversity

By Opeyemi Babalola The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Imo State University, Prof. Peter Achunike Akah, has advised newly inducted doctors of Imo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH) not to worsen the record of brain drain by leaving Nigeria for greener pastures.Professor Akah made the appeal during the induction of the 56 doctors, held at the auditorium of the Imo State University, Owerri.The 56 newly inducted doctors now bring the total number of medical practitioners inducted this year to 131.Akah said: “My dear doctors, let me appeal to you not to be in…

C’ttee of vice chancellors develop software to fight plagiarism in academic research

Dec 23, 2021Dec 23, 2021 awouniversity

By Opeyemi BabalolaIn order to guide against intellectual property theft and promote originality in academic research, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU), recently, developed a software that would detect plagiarised research works called EagleScan.A statement issued in Abuja by the organization’s Secretary-General, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, and obtained by University Times International (UTI), stated that the software was developed to fight against plagiarism and promote originality in academic research.The statement quoted the Chairman, CVCNU, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, as saying the software, Eaglescan, was developed by the CVCNU in conjunction…

OAU refutes allegation of increment in school fees

Dec 23, 2021Jan 1, 2022 awouniversity

By Opeyemi Babalola The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has denied that it increased school fees payable by the students.A statement issued by the school’s Public Relations Officer, Biodun Olarewaju, and made available to University Times International (UTI), described the news making the rounds as untrue which does not emanate from the school management.The statement read: “The attention of the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has been drawn to a circular, purportedly issued by the University Management, that has been going viral on social…

University of Michigan, Humotech partner to bring open-source bionic leg to research labs

Dec 23, 2021Dec 23, 2021 awouniversity

By Moyosore Salami The University of Michigan, USA, has partnered with Humotech to speed the development of control software for robotic prosthetic legs, which have the potential to provide the power and natural gait of a human leg to prosthetic users. According to Elliott Rouse, the assistant professor of mechanical engineering and core faculty at U-M’s Robotics Institute said the open-source leg is developed to foster the study of control strategies for robotic prostheses which is one of the most prominent barriers hindering their public impact. “The open-source leg is now being…

Takoradi Institute of Technology to promote research, community service

Dec 23, 2021Dec 23, 2021 awouniversity

By Moyosore Salami The Vice Chancellor of the Takoradi Institute of Technology (TTU), Rev. John Eshun, said one of the ways the university becomes visible is through the promotion of research and community services.He said TTU embarked on an active research effort to aim at equipping staff to assess the research’s contribution to university rankings and visibility.Rev. Prof.Eshun disclosed during the TTU’s Sixth Congregation to confer degrees, diplomas and certificates to deserving students.Rev. Prof. Eshun mentioned that, from next academic year, faculties will be ranked according to their contributions to…