•JAMB candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recommended tough penalties for 11 Computer‑Based Test (CBT) centres and their registrants involved in fingerprint irregularities during registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, ma...
Tension is mounting at the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) as medical consultants and clinical lecturers under MDCAN, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) chapter, have expressed outrage over “deliberate exclusion” from the ongoing selection process for the office of Vice Chancellor. In a petition addressed to the newly appointed Pro-Chancell...
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has raised the alarm that some individuals are impersonating the Vice Chancellor, Prof Folasade Ogunsola, to defraud unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned income. The university said the fraudsters presented themselves as the Vice Chancellor and cajoled their victims into believing tha...
An Engineering student at Covenant University, CU, Ota, Ogun State, Mordi Nwense Daniel, has died while playing football with some of his colleagues. Mordi died last week Saturday after being reportedly struck by lightning, as he was playing football with some colleagues on the university’s playing pitch, reports Saturday Vanguard. However, hi...
•National Universities Commission headquarters In a significant policy change, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has prohibited professional bodies from carrying out accreditation exercises in Nigerian universities. This decision reflects the NUC’s assertion of its statutory role as the sole accrediting authority for academic programm...
•NUC headquarters The National Universities Commission (NUC) has stated that universities in Nigeria must attain a minimum score of 70 per cent in four core areas before securing accreditation. The commission listed the areas to include: Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities, and Library, reports The Nation. Executive Secretary of NU...
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has observed that the fuel subsidy removal and the floating of Naira policies of the federal government are only benefiting the political class and not the masses. The union made this assertion in a statement signed by its president, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, to commemorate the country’s 26th Democracy Day [...
•The assaulted female student A female student of the Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa (formerly Gateway Polytechnic, Igbesa), has been severely beaten by her fellow students over allegations of boyfriend snatching. In a video that went viral today, several female students were seen flogging the victim with long, thick canes. They cl...
•JAMB candidates Every year, thousands of Nigerian students sit for the JAMB examination with the hope of gaining admission into their dream university. But not everyone scores high. If you scored below 180 or even 160, don’t panic. You still have a chance. There are several universities that accept low JAMB scores, including both federal, [&h...
Pupils of LGEA Primary School in Ogigiri community, Ajaokuta LGA, Kogi State learn in classrooms with crumbling tiles, broken ceilings and holes, exposing them to dangers. A civil society organisation, MonITNG, revealed the deplorable condition of the school where these pupils are forced to take classes and learn in, reports The Guardian. Imag...
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