
Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
First-class graduate of Islamic Studies, passionate about academic excellence, and developmental activities. Journalist with track records of publication.
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1 week ago |
universityworldnews.com | Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi
NIGERIA The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has criticised the recent decision of the National Universities Commission (NUC) to upgrade degree titles of graduates in pharmacy, physiotherapy and optometry to ‘doctor’ status in Nigerian universities.
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1 month ago |
universityworldnews.com | Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi
NIGERIA The Nigerian federal government has introduced several policy reforms in the higher education system aimed at strengthening the transparency, equity and integrity in the recruitment of staff and the appointment process of vice-chancellors of universities, rectors of polytechnics, and provosts of colleges of education.
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1 month ago |
universityworldnews.com | Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi
NIGERIA A lecturer who was unjustly sacked by the University of Uyo in Nigeria in 2002 and fought a legal battle for 22 years before the Court of Appeal, Calabar, Cross River State, in December 2024 found the university had to reinstate him, died on 16 April 2025. However, the university never reinstated Dr Inih Ebong, who was also reputed as being a critic of maladministration, mismanagement and corruption at the university.
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1 month ago |
universityworldnews.com | Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi
NIGERIA In another attempt to safeguard the integrity of the higher education sector, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered several higher education regulatory bodies to clamp down on illegal tertiary institutions or ‘certificate mills’ undermining the credibility of the education sector in the country.
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2 months ago |
universityworldnews.com | Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi
NIGERIA Six students of the Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria, have died following an outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis, or CSM. Of the six, two were in their final year of study and one was a first-year, according to sources at the university, who asked not to be named. Details about the other three students could not be established.
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In Nigeria, journalists have been arrested and attacked while reporting during government protests, driving concerns for their safety. Read more in this piece by @abdulakanbi01 for @ijnet: https://t.co/1wAcPfQfiB

My latest for IJNet.

In Nigeria, journalists have been arrested and attacked while reporting during government protests, driving concerns for their safety. Read more here: https://t.co/8mNYWe3Eni

Higher Education is very paramount in the development of a country. As hunger protest began in Nigeria on August 1, I covered for @uniworldnews the effect of the protest on Higher Education in the country, highlighting the perspectives of students and staff on the protest. Enjoy!

#Nigeria: Students continue with classes as nationwide protest begins, Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi reports #NigeriaProtest2024 #Nigerianprotest https://t.co/5jSeCipXth