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 two and three hours in the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 office […]
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 […]
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 Dream Betrayed”, […]
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 […]
….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 […]
…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 […]
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 management arrangement with […]