Inspired by his quest to reignite reading culture across Nigeria and beyond, a 40 year old Nigerian, Olubayode Treasures Olawunmi, took advantage of Read Aloud Marathon Session organized by the YouREAD Initiative, a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of Guaranty Trust Bank to read aloud for 122 hours. The Read Aloud Marathon, had renowned Swiss watchmaker […]
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Are you a Nigerian undergraduate that wants to be empowered with creative skills? Look no further, as Guaranty Trust Bank plc, is set to hold the maiden edition of the GTCrea8 Convention for Undergraduates, on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the University of Lagos, Akoka. The above mentioned event is a one day convention with […]
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The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has pleaded with the Federal government to intervene in the on-going strike by non-academic staff in universities nationwide. The National President of the union, Comrade Michael Olukoya, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. NAN reports that labour unions, […]
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The House of Representatives on Monday commenced investigation into the disbursement of N23 billion released by Federal Government to Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Chairman, Committee on Tertiary Education of the House, Rep. Suleiman Aminu, requested for the breakdown of the disbursement, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. He said that the […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates for the 2018 UTME to start printing their examination notification slip from March 6. The board’s Head of Media and Information Department, Fabian Benjamin, said in Lagos on Sunday that arrangements had been concluded for the successful conduct of the exam scheduled to hold from […]
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A Nigerian Olawunmi Bayode has set a new Guinness Record in the “Longest Marathon Reading Aloud” Category. Bayode, father of three kids, logged 120 hours at 15.30 today at the YouRead Library Yaba in Lagos, beating the previous record set by Nepali Deepak Sharma Bajagain. The latter had 113 hours 15 minutes in 2008. Another […]
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It no longer news that there is a dearth of reading culture among Nigerians. Guarantee Trust Bank has therefore, taken initiative to rekindle interest in reading, through one of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes; “You read Initiative”. You read Initiative was launched in 2017 and it has given her support to a 40-year old […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Thursday, released the results of the just-conducted Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, candidates are to check their results on […]
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As part of efforts to improve on the credibility and tamper proof exercise, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has prohibited sixteen (16) items in the coming examination for all registered candidates. In a document made available to media outfits, the examination body said candidates who intend to seat for the upcoming examination would […]
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval to the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta, to begin undergraduate degree programmes from the 2017/2018 academic session. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, gave the indication in a release issued on Wednesday. He said the approval underscored FG’s commitment […]
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