Education
MEWAR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY MAKING THE DIFFERENCE
MEWAR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY MAKING THE DIFFERENCE
By: Balami Lazarus
MEWAR International University (MIU) is situated at Kilometre 21 along the Keffi-Abuja Expressway around Kuchikau, Masaka district Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. MEWAR is a registered and licenced by the appropriate agency and equally accredited to run degree programmes in three faculties being a new university that commences academic activities recently.
Findings by NEWSng revealed that MEWAR University has 265 students studying in various departments at present. Thus is having fulfilled the necessary admission requirements needed by the university. Interestingly, MEWAR International University (MIU) has good scholarship schemes for its students. There are three standing scholarship windows open for students. According to Professor (Dr) Mahtab Itham, Dean of Academics said that “we have the Entrance Examination Scholarship (EES) meant for our best students. This carries 100% full package.
“Others are Institutional Scholarship are Kwankwasiya Scholarship runs by Kwankwasiya Development Foundation (KDF). Mallam Muhammad Mustapha the Admission Officer of the university said that the two are offer to intelligent and brilliant indigent students cut across the country “is on the basis of two from each state including the FCT” he stressed.
Further investigation by Newsng.ng shows that Mewar International University (MIU) has guided admission requirements. Mustapha said apart from the standard requirements of five credits including Mathematics and English “we considered and required you have First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC), Testimonial and Birth Certificate before you can be our bona fide student” he emphasized.
Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor (Dr) Muhammad Israr while speaking on the challenges faced by this new educational institution told NEWSng that “Our biggest challenge is inadequate supply of electricity to the university to effectively run our facilities and educational teaching aids. We are powering the university with generators that consume large quantities of diesel, amounting to hundreds of thousands of naira”. The VC went further and said “however, we are making arrangements with Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) for 15 hours uninterrupted supply”.
MEWAR International University has come to say considering the calibre of her academic staff, hostel accommodation, and sport facilities, proper secured and conducive environment for teaching and learning including affordable tuition fees. These are things that are attracting parents and prospective students to MEWAR International University (MIU).
MEWAR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY MAKING THE DIFFERENCE
UNIMAID Student Drowns in Gwange River, Another Rescued
By: Zagazola Makama
A tragic drowning incident has claimed the life of a University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) student, while another was rescued after they went swimming at the Gwange River Bank in Maiduguri.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on March 14, 2025, around 7:00 p.m., when two UNIMAID students, identified as Abafras Abdiel from the Department of Forestry and Silas Sule from the Department of Geology, went to the Gwange River Bank behind ECWA Church for a swim.
While diving, both students drowned in the river, prompting an emergency response. A combined rescue team, including the police, divers, and fire service personnel, was immediately mobilized to the scene.
The rescue team managed to retrieve both victims and rushed them to the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri. While Abafras Abdiel was admitted for treatment, Silas Sule was unfortunately certified dead by doctors. His body has since been deposited at the hospital for autopsy and further investigations.
The authorities have urged students and residents to exercise caution when engaging in activities near water bodies, especially during the dry season, when river currents can be unpredictable.
UNIMAID Student Drowns in Gwange River, Another Rescued
Federal University Gusau: A 300-level student died in a bandit’s den in Zamfara
By: Our Reporter
This is truly heartbreaking. Zarah Abubakar Shehu, a 21-year-old 300-level student at Federal University Gusau, was abducted along with her two siblings by bandits in the early hours of Sunday, November 3, 2024, from their home in the Damba area of Gusau, Zamfara State.
The kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of ₦35 million for their release. After much struggle, the family managed to gather ₦10 million, which the kidnappers agreed to accept. However, even after receiving the money, they still refused to release Zarah. Instead, they demanded four motorcycles (Boza) and four cartons of engine oil.
Zarah and her siblings spent four months in captivity. When all the items were finally gathered, the kidnappers’ leader was informed. He then called his men to check on the captives. To everyone’s horror, his men responded that only two children remained; one of them, Zarah, had passed away and had already been buried two days earlier.
Zarah was the only daughter of her mother, making her loss even more devastating. Her passing is not just a tragedy for her family but a heartbreaking reflection of the ongoing insecurity in Zamfara State and the pain that countless families endure.
Federal University Gusau: A 300-level student died in a bandit’s den in Zamfara
Gunmen Kidnap Four Students in Katsina State
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected armed bandits have abducted four students from Paris Quarters, behind the Federal University, Dutsinma, in Katsina State, security sources told Zagazola Makama on Sunday.
The attack occurred at about 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, when the assailants, reportedly in large numbers, quietly invaded the area and whisked away four individuals.
The victims have been identified as Wali Kayode (25), Fahad Muhammad (20), Emmanuel (surname unknown), and another yet-to-be-identified person.
Security operatives were mobilized to the scene immediately after receiving a distress call but the bandits had fled.
Security sources said that Efforts are ongoing to track down the kidnappers and rescue the victims safely.
Gunmen Kidnap Four Students in Katsina State
Bandits Dump Corpses in Revenge Attack in Tafoki Village, Katsina
Man Dies After Being Beaten by Brother in Zaria City
Bandits Abduct Three in Gusau Community
Roger Federer’s Shock as DNA Results Reveal Myla and Charlene Are Not His Biological Children
THE PLIGHT OF FARIDA
POLICE CHARGE ROOMS, A MINTING PRESS
-
News1 year agoRoger Federer’s Shock as DNA Results Reveal Myla and Charlene Are Not His Biological Children
-
Opinions3 years ago
THE PLIGHT OF FARIDA
-
Opinions3 years ago
POLICE CHARGE ROOMS, A MINTING PRESS
-
News1 year agoEYN: Rev. Billi, Distortion of History, and The Living Tamarind Tree
-
Columns1 year agoArmy University Biu: There is certain interest, but certainly not from Borno.
-
ACADEMICS1 year agoA History of Biu” (2015) and The Lingering Bura-Pabir Question (1)
-
Opinions1 year agoTinubu,Shettima: The epidemic of economic, insecurity in Nigeria
-
Politics8 months agoKashim Shettima: Of Sentiments, Their Opinions, and the 21 billion Naira VP’s Official Resident
