AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina

AfDB President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, to receive honorary degree from the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta will confer an honorary doctorate of science degree on Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/en/), at its convocation event on June 4 in Edmonton, Canada Dr. Adesina is a globally renowned leader who has dedicated his life to lifting millions of people out of poverty. For […]

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FG terminates HND, Degree dichotomy in its agencies

There was joy in the air in some government agencies on Tuesday, May 14, as the federal government terminated the dichotomy between the Higher National Diploma and university degrees. The end of the discrimination affects all the services under the ministry of interior. The agencies affected are the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), […]

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Maritime University gets approval to begin undergraduate degree programmes

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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