•WASSCE candidates The ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has been disrupted by significant delays, forcing candidates in some centres to write examination papers late into the night. The development has sparked concern among parents, school administra...
For the third time in two months, there was a gas leak at Our Lady of Apostle Secondary School in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, leaving scores of students and staff hospitalised. The first incident reported in April led to admission of about 30 students for medical care while about 100 students were reportedly hospitalised after […]
•A fire outbreak A late-night fire has razed sections of the female hostel at Bayelsa Medical University (BMU), Yenagoa, destroying valuables and raising fresh concerns over repeated fire incidents allegedly linked to electrical faults in the institution. It was gathered that no life was lost in the incident. However, several students, who spo...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic Ngodo-Isuochi chapter, Abia State, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the institution’s management over alleged non-implementation of staff welfare demands and breach of statutory obligations. The ultimatum was contained in a letter addressed to the Rector Dr. Pdi Ndubuisi, dat...
•Terrorists The Chairman of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Taiwo Adegoroye, has ordered the immediate closure of all public and private schools within the council area over security concerns. Announcing the directive during a press briefing with journalists, Adegoroye described the move as a precautionary measure to safeguard pupi...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Wing, has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers across the state to embark on an indefinite strike beginning today, Monday, June 1, 2026, over the continued abduction of teachers and pupils. The union said the industrial action became necessary following the failure to secure t...
•Students protest The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, has called on all branches of the association, along with allied partners, to participate in a solidarity and advocacy rally in Oyo State on Monday, June 1, following the kidnapping of students and teachers in Oriire Local Governm...
•The Nigeria Teachers’ Congress and Oyo State Teachers’ Action Group A concerned Nigerian group, today called for the immediate rescue of teachers and pupils abducted in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, as anxiety mounts over the fate of the victims said to have been taken on May 15, 2026, in the Esiele and Yawota areas. The group, […]
•Students march past Some students in Benin were rushed to the Edo Specialist Hospital yesterday after they collapsed at the Children’s Day celebration held at the Dr Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. Those who collapsed were said to have inhaled tear gas fired by security personnel. The security agent is currently in detention, reports The Nation. No...
As the Muslim community all over there world celebrate the Eid-el-Adha, President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, has delivered a spiritually charged appeal to members, urging prayer, patience and moral perseverance as the union awaits the outcome of critical talks with the federal gov...
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