UNIZIK Rejects Federal Directive Dissolving Governing Council, Sacking VC

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has strongly opposed a recent directive from the Federal Ministry of Education concerning the alleged dissolution of its Governing Council and the removal of Vice-Chancellor, Professor Benard Odoh. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had reportedly approved the directive, which authorized the Ministry to … Read more

BREAKING: Education Minister Alausa Sacks Nnamdi Azikiwe University VC, Bernard Odoh

The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the removal of Dr. Bernard Odoh as the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, and the dissolution of the institution’s Governing Council. The announcement, made on Wednesday through a statement by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Folashade Boriowo, follows accusations from the Academic … Read more

BREAKING: UNIZIK Opposes FG’s Move To Nullify VC, Registrar Appointments

UNIZIK VC Registrar Appointments

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has firmly rejected the federal government’s annulment of the appointments of its new Vice Chancellor, Professor Benard Odoh, and Registrar, R.I. Nwokike. This decision follows a communication from the Federal Ministry of Education, which stated that the recent appointments did not adhere to established protocols. On Friday, the … Read more

Prank Takes A Tragic Turn: Varsity Graduate Dies While Escaping Robbery Attempt

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Ifunanya Miracle, a recent graduate from the Department of Quantity Surveying at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, has tragically lost her life while attempting to escape a robbery by an unidentified prankster on the university campus in Awka, Anambra State. Eko Hot Blog gathered that Ifunanya’s friend, Peace, a student from the Department of Pure and Industrial … Read more

150 Hours: Ebonyi Engineer Embarks On Guinness World Record Ironing Marathon

World Record Ironing Marathon

 Ebonyi Engineer Embarks On Guinness World Record Ironing Marathon Onele aims to surpass the current record of 100 hours and reach 150 hours. His attempt to break the record is fueled by his childhood passion for ironing. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Celestine Onele, an electrical engineer from Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, … Read more

UNIZIK Ex-lecturer Sentenced To Prison Over Facebook Post

Eko Hot Blog reports that a Magistrate Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, on Tuesday, sentenced a former lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Peter Ekemezie, to prison. Ekemezie was charged with three-count bordering on forgery and defamation. During the court sitting today, His Worship, E.C. Chukwu, said … Read more

Unless FG Addresses Existing Issues, There’ll Be No Rest For Us All – ASUU Vows

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The ASUU Chairman decided the unfriendly working environment in the universities and the poor remuneration of the teaching staff EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the Federal Government to honour the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Action (MoA) it entered with the union. … Read more

ASUU Threatens Showdown With FG, Says Strike Will Be Indefinite

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…the ASUU Zonal Coordinator explained that some lecturers are being owed as much as 10 months’ salary. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Owerri Zone, has threatened a total showdown with the Federal Government over the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement. The union said during a press conference at the … Read more

Meet Amarachi Okafor, From House Painter To University Graduate

A Facebook user, Nonso Ogbonna took to the social platform, Igbo Rant, to hail a young lady identified as Amarachi Divah Okafor. Amarachi who is a fresh graduate from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State had been training herself through the money she earned from house painting. With the economic hardship, the young lady … Read more

Late NAU Provost’s Family Demands Test Result Of Their Son

Late NAU Provost’s Family Demands Test Result Of Their Son

The Family of late Provost of College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Anambra State, Professor Okwudili Udemezue, has alleged foul play in the controversy surrounding the death of the late provost. READ ALSO: Family Of COVID-19 Victim Cries for Justice Udemezue was reported to have died of COVID-19 complications while the result … Read more

Coronavirus: Chinese Language Course Suspended In Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Togo Confirms First Coronavirus Case

Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra, Professor Charles Esimone has said that the school is opting for an online class to continue the lecturing of Chinese Language. This is following the suspension of the Chinese Language course due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. During a press briefing yesterday to unveil its programme for … Read more