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Our Institution Has Zero Tolerance For Sexual Harassment – Says Rector
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Mr Sunusi Gumau, Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, said the institution has zero tolerance for sexual harassment, examination malpractices, certificate forgery and all forms of misconducts from staff or students.
Gumau stated this in Bauchi on Saturday during the 2020/2021 matriculation for the newly-admitted students of the institution.
Infodaily reports that 5,181 students were matriculated for the 2020/2021 academic session of the institution.
He said that the institution would not allow any staff or student tarnish the reputation of academic excellence of the institution.
“Our reputation for academic excellence and character molding, which we have built for ourselves over time will not be allowed to be compromised by the actions or inactions of anybody.
“You must have heard that the governing council and the academic board of the Polytechnic have approved the dismissal of two academic staff for sexual harassment and 30 students for examination misconducts and certificate forgery.
“These go to show you that the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, has zero tolerance for sexual harassment, examination misconduct, certificate forgery and all forms of misdemeanor from staff or students of the institution,” he said.
The Rector also noted that the National Board for Technical Education has approved the accreditation and re-accreditation of 19 programmes as well as approved commencement of nine new National Diploma and Higher National Diploma programmes in the school.
According to him, the new nine programmes include; National Diploma in Computer Engineering; National Diploma in Fisheries Technology; National Diploma in Crime Management; National Diploma in Cooperative Economics and Management and National Diploma in Taxation.
Others, he said, are, Higher National Diploma, Science Laboratory Technology (Microbiology); Higher National Diploma Forestry Technology; Higher National Diploma Crop Production Technology and Higher National Diploma Library and Information Science.
He appealed to the Federal Government to provide adequate security to all federal tertiary institutions in the country.
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“This appeal becomes necessary because, as it were, it has proven to be impossible for federal tertiary institutions to ay for security and cleaning services from their meagre internally generated revenue,” Gumau said.
Hajiya Rakiya Maleka, the registrar, said that the institution considers the students first in everything it does.
Maleka, represented by Deputy Registrar, Academics, Alhaji Hassan Abubakar, urged the students not to run away from any challenge rather, they should seek help.
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Education
HOMEF Decries Alarming Rate Of Malnutrition, Food Insecurity
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March 1, 2025By
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Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), has decried the alarming rate of malnutrition and food insecurity in nations of the world, lamenting that Nigeria tops the list.
According to HOMEF, rather than directly addressing the challenges of malnutrition and food insecurity, the government of Nigeria is focused on the deployment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as a solution to food insecurity.
INFO DAILY reports that HOMEF’s research of 2023 reveals that Abuja tops the list of GM food with 16 products followed by Lagos with 12 products while 11 products were captured in Port Harcourt on the chart.
Benin City and Warri followed on the chart with 9 and 8 products respectively while Yenagoa, Uyo and Enugu had 4, 3 and 1 products in their respective markets during the research.
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Speaking at the organization’s Sustain- Ability Academy on Food Justice and Restoration which was held at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin, Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, the Executive Director, HOMEF, Tasked Nigerians to challenge “current narratives in favour of industrial agriculture.”
Speaking on the theme: Food Justice and Restoration, Bassey, said the
current narratives of hunger in Nigeria and Africa require urgent in-depth interrogation, just as he attributed hunger in Nigeria to the persistent violence in the northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY).
Bassey added: “According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, up 33.1 million Nigerians are projected to be food insecure in 2025.
“This projection is based on a number of factors namely: economic hardship, coupled with record high inflation (which reached 40.9 per cent for food in June 2024), climate change impacts, particularly foods, which directly impact the rising costs of both food and essential non-food commodities and services.
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He continued: “Persistent violence in the northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) hinders food availability and access. Additionally, armed banditry and kidnapping in the Northwest and farmer-harder conflict in the North-Central states, including Zamfara, Kastina, Sokoto, Kaduna, Benue, Plateau and Niger, exacerbate the prevailing economic struggles,” he stressed.
The Executive Director, therefore, charged the Nigerian government to “protect the rights of people to safe food and a healthy environment irrespective of their social or financial status.”
“We all contribute by making healthy food choices, supporting agroecological initiatives, and advocating for policy reforms,” he added.
Earlier, the Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, UNIBEN, Prof. Chris Omokaro, said a Professor of Agricultural Economic it pleases him that the programme focuses on GMO, and urged Nigerians to interrogate if GMOs follow the natural principle of breeding.
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18-year-old UNILORIN Student Becomes Chartered a Accountant
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January 18, 2025By
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18 year-old student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Department of Accounting, Miss Faith Aduragbemi Olabisi, has qualified as a chartered accountant.
According to the bulletin of the university, the feat was described as a rare display of the superlative service delivery obtainable at the University of Ilorin.
The statement said that Miss Olabisi is one of the several candidates who were successful in the November 2024 professional examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
Speaking on the development, Miss Olabisi said that it had always been her dream to become a chartered accountant as soon as possible.
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Miss Olabisi appreciated the support of her lecturers and mother who provided her with the necessary motivation needed to attain the feat at her age.
Also speaking on this rare feat, the acting head of the Department of Accounting, Dr Segun Abogun, said that he was very impressed with what he called “Miss Olabisi’s Outstanding Achievement.”
He explained that Miss Olabisi is one of the several students of the department that passed the ICAN professional examinations last year.
Dr Abogun encouraged Miss Olabisi and her colleagues to continue to serve as role models to others for the department to produce more chartered accountants among them, even before their graduation from the institution.
Reacting to the development, the vice chancellor, Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, expressed delight with the laudable achievement of the Unilorite.
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In a statement issued by the institution’s director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, the VC, who said that he was not surprised with the performance of Miss Olabisi, said that the institution had always produced record-breaking professionals among its students, staff, and alumni.
The vice chancellor, who is also the secretary-general of the association of West African Universities (AWAU), explained that it is performances like that of Miss Olabisi and the enduring peace within the university that had made it the nation’s most sought-after.
Professor Egbewole congratulated Miss Olabisi for making herself, family, institution and womanhood proud as he encouraged her to continue to give her best to her studies and to remain a shining role-model not only in learning but also in character.
The VC also encouraged other students of the institution to emulate Miss Olabisi for them to also succeed in their academic and professional endeavours
Education
2025 UTME/DE Registration Yet To Begin, Says JAMB
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January 15, 2025By
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) has not yet begun.
In a statement posted on its official X account on Wednesday, JAMB assured candidates that the registration process details would be announced soon.
The post reads: “Attention prospective 2025 UTME/DE candidates! Kindly note that registration has not commenced. However, details on the exercise would be announced soon.
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“You can get your NIN ahead and a phone number that has not been previously used to register on our platform to generate your profile code prior the time.”
In another development, JAMB revealed that The Lekki Headmaster by Kabir Alabi Garba will be the recommended text for the 2025 UTME Use of English examination.
“Attention prospective 2025 UTME candidates! This is to inform you that The Lekki Headmaster by Kabir Alabi Garba has been approved as the reading text for the Use of English,” JAMB said.
“Details on the UTME/DE registration shall be released shortly. Kindly be on the lookout for updates.”
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