•NYSC Orientation Camp Serving youth corps members have been assured that as soon as civil servants start receiving the new minimum wage as approved by the federal government, their monthly allowance will also increase. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed gave the assurance while addressing corps members at Kebbi State O...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denounced claims that it is involved in the admissions for higher national diploma (HND) students. A statement yesterday in Abuja by the board’s spokesman Fabian Benjamin said JAMB had no involvement, authority, or control over the admissions process for HND candidates. The statement also...
•Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman The decision to invalidate degree certificates obtained from some universities in Togo and Benin Republic from 2017 till date has left over 22,000 Nigerian graduates of the institutions confused and with their fate hanging in the balance, it was gathered. A group, the Coalition of Stakeholders in Educa...
Authorities of the Ogun State-owned Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode have announced the rustication of 31 students and an indefinite suspension of 47 others for various forms of academic and behavioural misconduct. This was contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Registrar, Dapo Oke today. Among those sanctio...
•University of Lagos main gate The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka branch, has expressed strong displeasure with the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) for disconnecting the institution from power supply for four days. While power has been restored as of yesterday, discussions between E...
The University of Ibadan has announced a three-week break for students, starting today, Saturday, August 31, following protests against the recent fee increase. This decision was outlined in a circular issued by the university’s management after a meeting with the Students’ Union leadership yesterday. According to the management, the break is ...
Students from Kano, Borno, and Benue states have taken the lead in NELFUND student loan applications, indicating a high demand for educational financial assistance in these areas. Kano State emerged as the frontrunner with 17,122 applications out of 20,814 registered tertiary students, indicating a robust pursuit of financial assistance, repor...
•Britain Heathrow Airport Terminal No fewer than 1,425 international students who gained admission to universities in the United Kingdom were denied entry at the country’s airports between 2021 and 2023. A total of 161 Nigerians were affected, as they were removed on arrival at airports across the UK, reports Saturday PUNCH. According to data ...
•IGP Egbetokun and the rescued medical students in Abuja “They rained bullets on our vehicle and another Sharon car that had five passengers. Clearly, they didn’t care if anyone got hit or we died. “In fact, I learnt later that a woman in the other car was hit by a bullet. The bullets also hit […]
The Campaign for Equal Rights and Opportunities for all Nigerians, CERON, has condemned the plan of the federal government to restrain Nigerian children below 18 years from registering for WAEC, NECO and JAMB examinations saying the policy belongs to the archives. Recall that the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman had recently on nation...

