•College of Nursing Sciences Asaba, Delta State It was a traumatic experience for students of the College of Nursing Sciences in Asaba, the Delta State capital, last night as armed robbers invaded one of their hostels located outside but close to the school, carting away valuables, including at least seven mobile phones. The hostel has [&helli...
At least three teachers and six school pupils sustained serious injuries after a bus transporting students from Zenith Group of School, Akeyo, Muslim area in Ibadan, Oyo State, for an excursion was involved in a lone accident along Akala Expressway area in Ibadan. The accident occurred in the early hours of today when the bus, […]
•Gunmen The abductors of female students from Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (JoSTUM) have demanded a ₦40 million ransom for their release. The students were kidnapped on Tuesday at about 8:30pm while heading to a lecture hall to study, reports Vanguard. Following the abduction, fellow students staged protests, demanding the immediate...
•Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun Nigerian students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, have charged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to rescue the abducted female students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State. The NANS National Public Relations Officer, Samson A...
•Dr. Abiodun Oluseye The Rector of Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH) in Igbesa, Dr. Abiodun Oluseye, has said that the federal government’s initiative to upgrade some polytechnics into full-fledged universities may spell doom for technical education in the country. Oluseye, who was speaking ahead of the institution’s 6th combined co...
•UTME candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that over 1.5 million candidates have so far successfully registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board, however, warned prospective candidates against waiting until the last day as there would be no extension of registratio...
•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday assented to two separate bills establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. This was disclosed by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Str...
•Protesting students The management of the Federal University, Lokoja in Kogi State, has closed down the institution indefinitely to forestall further loss of lives and prosperity. This was contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar and Secretary to Council, Dr. Rebecca Aimiohu Okojie, today and made available to the newsme...
•Students in class Pegging the entry age for tertiary education has been generating concerns in the country in recent times, with many saying 16 years is the way to go as against 18 years stipulated in the National Policy on Education. The issue escalated last year when the immediate-past minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, […]
•Obafemi Awolowo University The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has promised to immortalise Mr Olabode Olawuyi, a veterinary technologist who was killed by a lion in the university zoo. The Registrar of the University, Mr Adetunji Bakare, stated this yesterday at a one-day workshop to mark the first anniversary of Olaw...
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