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Kaduna killings prompt indefinite shutdown of College.

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Following persistent attacks on villages bordering the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, by unknown gunmen, authorities of the institution have suspended academic activities indefinitely.

 

A statement issued on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of the college, Danlami Aduwu, said the suspension of academic activities was informed by the need to safeguard the lives and properties of staffers and students.

 

The statement directed staffers and students to vacate the campus.

 

It urged all staffers to report to the temporary site of the institution at Kafanchan.

 

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all staffers and students of the college have since deserted the Gidan Waya campus for fear of losing their lives.

 

Villages surrounding the institution such as Godogodo, Pasakori, Mile One and Tudun Wada, have been serially attacked by unknown gunmen.

Colleges of education should have highest cut-off points – Bankole

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A former Speaker, House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has said the nation’s colleges of education should have the highest cut-off points.

He said they should also attract the smartest applicants because they were crucial to development of the future of the country.

He said the current cut-off points of 130 for entry into the colleges of education did not augur well for the builders and moulders of future leaders.

Bankole said this last Thursday at the second distinguished guest lecture of the Year 2016 Registry Day of the Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta.

He explained that Nigeria was suffering from bad leadership because of bad teachers.

He said, “At present, to gain admission into universities and polytechnics, students must achieve pass marks at or above the cut-off points of 160-180.

“On the same scale of measurement, the cut-off point for admission to a college of education is 130. This means that the system is pre-disposed to select poorer academic performers to train as teachers for our children.”

“If we are selecting poorer academic performers to train and teach our students, how can we expect our students to be high achievers, if all through their formative academic years, they are separated from the brightest minds and not forced to push themselves past the standards and achievements of individuals who are unable to gain admission into university?

“This is no joking matter. Our colleges of education should have the highest cut-off points, attract the smartest students, because they matter too much for the future of this country.”

Egyptian Lawmaker Ridiculed For Proposing College Virginity Tests

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An Egyptian member of parliament is facing ridicule for saying that universities should perform virginity tests on female students.

Elhamy Agina reportedly told an Egyptian newspaper on Thursday that virginity should be a prerequisite for admission to university.

He argued that it would help to end the practice of unregistered “customary” marriages that appeal to Egyptian youths who cannot afford formal weddings.“Any girl who enters university must be examined to prove she is a maiden,” Agina reportedly told the Youm 7 newspaper.

His comments sparked derision on social media.

“Didn’t I tell you the bottom is still far, and worse is to come?” rights lawyer and dissident Gamal Eid wrote on Twitter.

“We have a member of parliament obsessed with sex,” wrote liberal dissident and journalist Khaled Dawoud.

Agina told AFP on Friday his remarks had been misinterpreted and that he has decided to boycott the media.

“People have been attacking me since yesterday and they’re upset and such. I’ve decided not to deal with the media,” he said.

“I did not make a demand, I made a suggestion. There’s a big difference between a demand and a suggestion.”

He said the Youm 7 reporter had asked him about the government’s role in ending customary marriages, so he suggested the virginity tests.

“I said, well, it’s not the government’s right to ask a girl or a man whether they’ve had a customary marriage,” he said.

“But maybe, maybe… just as a suggestion that may or may not be implemented: the government could tell university hospitals to conduct drugs and virginity tests.

“And then the university can tell the student’s parents,” he added.

It was not the first time Agina has made controversial remarks.

He previously said he supported female genital mutilation, which is illegal but is still widely practised in Egypt.

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http://guardian.ng/news/egyptain-lawmaker-ridiculed-for-proposing-college-virginity-tests/