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ASUU kicks against FG’s scrapping of Post-UTME

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Wednesday, kicked against the Federal Government’s directive for tertiary institutions to scrap the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Post-UTME, for admission of candidates for the 2016/2017 academic session, saying the quality of tertiary education in the country could improve if the institutions are allowed to regulate their students admission process. ASUU President, Comrade Biodun Ogunyemi, said such freedom would enhance the quality of education. Recall that at a recent joint policy meeting to decide the cut off mark for students seeking admission into the universities, the government announced the scrapping of post-unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME). The Post UTME is the second stage of screening usually conducted by universities for the final selection of candidates qualified for admission for an academic session. Minister of  Education, Malam Adamu Adamu had threatened t

CAF Champions League: Enyimba lose to Sundowns in Pretoria

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Enyimba International on Wednesday night suffered their second successive defeat in the CAF Champions League as they were beaten 2-1 by Mamelodi Sundowns at the Luis Moribe Stadium in Pretoria.

Lionel Messi statue unveiled in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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On Tuesday, the Mayor of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta unveiled a Lionel Messi Statue as part of it's ‘Don’t Leave’ campaign to tempt Messi to reconsider his decision after the Argentina captain called time on his International career following the heartbreaking Copa America final defeat to Chile. Argentina President Mauricio Macri said he had spoken by telephone with Messi after he announced his shock retirement and was hoping to ripchange his mind.