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NOUN VC urges 17,804 matriculating students to be studious, courageous
By Emmanuel Afonne
Abuja, May 15, 2021 The Vice Chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Olufemi Peters, has urged new students of the university to be studious, have thirst for knowledge and the limits of ideas during their academic journey with the institution.
Peters made the call during the 20th Matriculation Ceremony for the students which took place virtually on Saturday across the 103 study centres in the country.
A statement issued by Mr Ibrahim Sheme, Director, Media and Publicity, NOUN, quoted Peters as also urging the students to be expository and courageous.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Dean, Faculty of Law, Delta State University Abraka, South- South Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Edu, has expressed displeasure over the non-inclusion of Nigeria’s private Universities in the nation’s interventionist agency, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND).
He therefore, urged the federal government to integrate such Universities in the system as a way of assisting them, stressing that there should be no opposition between government and private owned universities in Nigeria.
Professor Edu, stated this , while delivering a lecture titled “charting the course for the progress in Nigeria University education at the 14th Matriculation Ceremony of the Renaissance University Ugbawka, Enugu state, South- East Nigeria.
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The Ho Technical University has empowered its lecturers to deny access to indecently and provocatively dressed students.
The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University, Prof. Ben Honyenuga, at its 28th Matriculation Ceremony on Thursday, said the University sought to maintain its reputation of decency and respect for the benefit of students and would continue to forbid “all acts of gross indiscipline.”
He said the University required students to dress suitably at all times, and also did not permit politically branded materials at lectures and official functions.
“Fighting or any form of physical assault, stealing, noise-making, use of drugs and alcohol are prohibited in the University.