The National Association of Nigerian Students has alleged that a female student of a tertiary institution in Ondo State was coerced into a sex-for-grades ordeal by her Head of Department after repeatedly failing a compulsory course needed for her graduation. The President of NANS, Akinteye Babatunde, disclosed this in a statement today titled,...
•Youth Corps members and Prof Anthony Kila Renowned political economist, jurist and Professor of Strategy and Development, Prof. Anthony Kila, has criticised the federal government’s proposed reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), describing them as “a wrong step in the right direction” and calling for a complet...
The University of Calabar has suspended 19 students over alleged examination misconduct following recommendations by the Students’ Disciplinary Committee. The suspension was conveyed in a letter signed by the Director of Administration, Dr Citizen Ekpo, on behalf of the Registrar, Dr Chukwuka Icha. The letter was made available to our correspo...
•Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State No fewer than 10,000 residents of Nasarawa State applied for 1,000 primary school teaching positions approved by the state government under a specialised rural recruitment scheme aimed at strengthening basic education. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Public Affairs, Peter Ah...
•IMT main gate Residents around the Independence Layout location of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu State today raised concerns over an “excessive noise pollution”, emanating through high-powered loudspeakers from an alleged trade fair currently being held in the school. Residents of the Liberty Estate and adjoining Fed...
•Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, Corps members and Adire fabric The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, today, clarified that the federal government had yet to approve Adire as the new uniform for members of the National Youth Service Corps, hours after his comments on the proposed change generated widespread reac...
Nigerian students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have threatened to shut down academic and administrative activities at Osun State Polytechnic (OSPOLY), Iree, unless an independent investigation is launched into allegations of administrative lapses, poor infrastructure and financial mismanagement at the...
•Corps members and Adire The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has confirmed that one of the reforms approved for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will see the scheme’s traditional khaki uniform replaced with Adire fabric. Speaking on Channels Television today, the minister said the change is aimed at promoting local manu...
•Anti-kidnapping protest The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has suspended its withdrawal of services across Oyo State public schools following renewed engagements with the state government and assurances over measures to improve security after the kidnap of teachers and learners in Oriire Local Government Area. In a statement jointly signed b...
•Ademola A female student of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), simply identified as Ademola, has alleged that a soldier attempted to sexually assault her during the reported invasion of student hostels by personnel of the Nigerian Army Depot, Osogbo. The allegation emerged in a video circulating online in which the student narrated her experien...

