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COVID-19: UNN students travelling home stranded at Nsukka motor-parks

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2020 0

Some students from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) travelling home following the closure of the university over the spread of the coronavirus are stranded in some motor- parks in Nsukka Town. Some of the students who spoke to journalists in Nsukka on Monday said they have stayed between

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PFN vows to frustrate conference of witches at UNN

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2019 0

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has kicked against the proposed conference of witches scheduled to hold this week at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). The Christian body said it would stop at nothing to frustrate the event, describing it as a subtle way of handing Enugu state over to the kingdom of darkness. […]

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UNN emerges No. 1 in Nigeria, among the top 20 universities in Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2019 0

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka has just been ranked number 1 in Nigeria, and No 17 in Africa based on citations from publications, which is a direct measurement of quality of research output for the year. According to a release by Transparent Ranking: Top Universities by Citation in Top Google Scholar profiles, English Edition for […]

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UNN graduates 11, 681 graduates, over 400 Ph.D students in 48th convocation

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2018 0

A total of 11,681 students of the University of Nigeria (UNN) will be conferred with various degrees during the 48th convocation ceremony of the University. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba disclosed this during a pre-convocation press briefing marking the commencement of the Convocation ceremony in Enugu. Giving the breakdown Ozumba said, “I

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UNN joins nationwide ASUU strike

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2018 0

The branch chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities in University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN-ASUU) Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Abada has announced that UNN has joined the nationwide strike declared by the national body over the “non implementation of FG-ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA) it entered with Federal Government”. Abada while briefing newsmen Wednesday in his

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Day academics gathered to seek new approach to political restructuring of Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2018 0

The International Conference and 2nd Home Coming 2018 organised by the Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu state, ended after three days of intellectual brainstorming on the state of nature and the Nigerian political question. The International Confab which attracted scholars from all over the globe was the second Home […]

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UNN confers honorary degree on Austin Avuru

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2018 0

The University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka on Thursday conferred honorary degree on the MD/ CEO, Seplat Petroleum, Mr Austin Avuru at the occasion of its special convocation and Founders’ Day Lecture. Avuru who was conferred with Doctor of Business Administration delivered founders’ lecture. In his lecture titled, “Education and Development in Nigeria: A

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Soyinka lauds UNN for lifetime achievement award conferred on him

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2018 0

Noble Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, has lauded the Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on the award of lifetime achievement conferred on him. Soyinka gave the commendation on Wednesday in UNN in a remark during the 2nd Chinua Achebe International Conference organized by the Institute of African Studies. He said he was […]

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Emefiele tasks graduates on job creation

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2017 0

….Woos youths to embrace CBN initiatives The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has challenged the graduating students of University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) to explore and take advantage of the present challenges confronting the country to become job creators in the economy. Emefiele gave the charge on Thursday while delivering the […]

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UNN to graduate 132 first class students

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2017 0

…Sultan, Kalu and Ovia bag honourary degrees A total of 132 of the 7, 830 graduating students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka will be awarded first class degrees during the 47th convocation of the institution. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, told newsmen on Monday in Enugu at the Vice- Chancellor’s press […]

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University of Nigeria Nsukka commissions laptop assembly complex

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2017 0

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has commissioned what can be described as Nigeria’s first indigenous University laptop assembly complex. The complex, which was commissioned recently during the University’s Founders’ Day, has a capacity to produce 100,000 laptops a year was delivered by Crestsage Limited a Lagos-based indigenous Technology company under a