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Esther Christian: Orphaned at 4, bags scholarship as debate champion at 15
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Esther Christian: Orphaned at 4, bags scholarship as debate champion at 15

By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has offered full scholarship up to university level to 15-year-old Esther Christian, the captain of the Abia debate team that emerged victorious at the 2026 International Schools Debate Championship in Doha, Qatar. Otti announced the gesture while hosting the victorious students at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia, where he also awarded N1 million each to the five students who represented Abia State and Nigeria at the international competition.

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All 154 Batagarawa Students Recover, Discharged As Police Confirm No Fatalities
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All 154 Batagarawa Students Recover, Discharged As Police Confirm No Fatalities

The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed that all 154 students affected by the recent adverse drug reaction at Government Science Secondary School (Boarding), Batagarawa, have fully recovered and been discharged from hospital, with no loss of life recorded. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, the Command urged members of the public to continue disregarding unverified rumours and fake news, particularly false reports alleging deaths at the school.

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GTEC, TUTAG reach truce to save academic calendar in technical universities
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GTEC, TUTAG reach truce to save academic calendar in technical universities

Teaching and learning across the nation’s technical universities are set to resume shortly following a breakthrough agreement reached between the Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) and government authorities. The industrial dispute, which had threatened to derail the tertiary academic calendar, reached a decisive turning point on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, during high-level conciliation talks involving TUTAG, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), and the Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities of Ghana (VCTU-G).

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TUTAG to suspend strike after talks with GTEC, technical university vice-chancellors
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TUTAG to suspend strike after talks with GTEC, technical university vice-chancellors

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) is set to suspend its strike after talks with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and the Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities of Ghana (VCTU-G) to resolve the concerns that triggered the industrial action. GTEC has also agreed to exempt affected staff who held the rank of Assistant Lecturer or Assistant Research Fellow and met their universities’ promotion criteria before July 31, 2025, from the PhD requirement for progression to Lecturer.

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Serbia’s students achieved the impossible. Europe must not fail them now
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Serbia’s students achieved the impossible. Europe must not fail them now

Some EU leaders courted the authoritarian Vučić regime – they must offer this reborn democracy a future within the union As polling stations closed across Serbia on Sunday evening, riot police were deploying around the presidency in Belgrade. I am co-founder of an annual conference on the security and foreign policy challenges shaping the western Balkans, and sit on the international advisory committee of a civil society thinktank, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy.

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Karpowership deepens investment in engineering education with TTU Scholarships
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Karpowership deepens investment in engineering education with TTU Scholarships

Karpowership has committed GH¢210,550 to cover tuition fees for 63 engineering students at Takoradi Technical University (TTU) for the 2026/2027 academic year, reinforcing its commitment to education, skills development, and building local expertise in Ghana’s energy industry. The Pro Vice-Chancellor of TTU, Prof. Ebenezer Boakye, thanked Karpowership for its continued investment in engineering education and the development of technical professionals.

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Reps move to rename Federal University Wukari after T.Y. Danjuma
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Reps move to rename Federal University Wukari after T.Y. Danjuma

By Gift ChapiOdekina,Abuja The House of Representatives has proposed renaming the Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State, after retired Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma in recognition of his contributions to Nigeria’s development. The proposal is contained in a motion titled “Call to Rename Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State, as T. Y. Danjuma Federal University, Wukari,” sponsored by Hon.

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UG asks students to suspend planned demonstration after talks
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UG asks students to suspend planned demonstration after talks

In a notice dated Wednesday, October 28, the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs said the Dean, Professor Rosina Kyerematen, had engaged the organisers and assured them of management’s commitment to addressing students’ immediate, medium-term and long-term needs. It said the Office of Student Affairs was working with various university units, including the Student Financial Aid Office and the Careers and Counselling Directorate, to provide welfare support and promote a peaceful learning environment.

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The BBC’s education editor role should not be scrapped
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The BBC’s education editor role should not be scrapped

The broadcaster’s decision speaks volumes about BBC priorities and the state of public dialogue, says David Blunkett. Plus a letter by Richard Bourne Can I add my voice to the expression of considerable disquiet at the BBC’s proposal to eliminate the post of education editor, instead combining responsibility with that of social affairs (BBC News to axe education editor role in cost-cutting move, 22 October).

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