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The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has appointed Gbenga Ibileye, a professor of English, as its fourth vice-chancellor. The appointment was announced on Tuesday in a statement by Rebecca Okojie, the ...

Most of the papers in this volume were presented during the 3 rd EISSI, in 2018 at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. EISSI - Encontro Internacional ...

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