Winner of 25th NUGA Games

With a total of 150 medals comprising 70 gold, 47 silver and 33 bronze, University of Port Harcourt still emerged winners in the just concluded 25th Nigeria University Games Association (N.U.G.A) Games which held at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi between April 22 and April 29.

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NUGA Games suspended over technical hitches

I wouldn’t know but information was that everything regarding the commencement of the NUGA games was set; only for now, The Nigeria University Games Association, NUGA, temporarily suspended its national university Games which began on Saturday in Makurdi, over what it called “technical hitches”, as “both athletes and contingent officials have not been accredited as required by the guidelines of the Games”, reported by NUGA Secretary-General, B. O. Orodele, who announced the suspension on Sunday in Makurdi: ‘Naija for you.

“The temporary suspension will enable both the officials of NUGA and the host university to sort out the technical hitches,” he said.

Reacting to the hitches, the President of NUGA, Stephen Hanafyelto of the University of Maiduguri, blamed the confusion on the ICT Unit of the association which “defied my instructions over accreditation. If the problems are not resolved before Monday, we will have no option than to cancel the Games”

Athletes, who spoke on the development, expressed dissatisfaction over the confusion that had enveloped the games. They regretted the poor arrangements from NUGA and the host university, and called for a timely resolution of the differences and the technical hitches, so that the games would resume.

Coaches, heads of university contingent and athletes are therefore advised to manage available facilities for the success of the Games.

Police recover guns from AAU Don

EDO State Police Command has made known that it has recovered a pump action and two double barrel guns from a professor at Ambrose Ali University, AAU, Ekpoma, Edo State.

Professor whose name is undisclosed apartment was raided till ammunitions were discovered. Investigation is on going as we speak.

Suspects were also arrested within a period of two weeks for armed robbery, kidnapping and cultism among others. Ammunitions have been seized from these suspects as trials will proceed after investigation.

UniPort To Admit Law Students 2017/2018 Session

As seen in its official page, the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria is set to admit Law students as from 2017/2018 session. I guess the long wait is over. The struggle also, to establish a Faculty of Law has finally paid off as the Council of Legal Education recently approved admission of students into the Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree programme.

Statement was made by the Registrar, Mrs. Dorcas Otto, a copy of which was made available to ‘UniPortWeekly’, confirmed that: “The Faculty of Law of the University of Port Harcourt is now ready to admit students beginning with the 2017/2018 Academic Session,” advising prospective candidates to select the University in the forthcoming Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Examination.

Prospective candidates wishing to enroll into the Law Degree programme of the University are, therefore, advised to choose the Institution in the coming University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

More details would be made available on the University’s website at: https://www.uniport.edu.ng. Candidates are also advised to listen to Radio UniPort 88.5 FM for more information on the new development.

New VC for new Imo University

Former dean of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship at the American University of Nigeria (AUN): Linus Osuagwu has been appointed pioneer Vice Chancellor for Eastern Palm University owned by the Imo State Government of Nigeria, licensed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) of as the 42nd state-owned university in Nigeria.

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