•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declined assent to a bill for the establishment of Federal University of Education, Numan, Adamawa State. He conveyed the decision in a letter addressed to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, read by his Deputy, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the plenary today, reports Daily Trust. ...
•Governor Alex Otti of Abia State Abia State Government said it had received over 17,000 applications for the 2,500 teaching vacancies in the state. This is because the state government has accused the state leadership of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, of propagating falsehood to blackmail the government, reports Vanguard. Meanwhile, th...
•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the bill establishing the Federal University of Environmental Technology, Ogoni. The president signed the bill into law at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, today, reports Daily Trust. Speaking shortly after the signing ceremony, the President said the institution marks a “significant milestone in ou...
Examinations assess what we know and how hard we work. But some exams are much harder than others. These tough tests need not just knowledge but also a lot of effort and mental strength, reports Saturday Vanguard. Passing them often takes years of study, determination, and sometimes many tries. The country with the hardest exam […]
•Pro Chancellor of Achievers University, Dr Bode Ayorinde The Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State has warned new students of the institution against involving in acts that could make them lose their studentship. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Omolola Irinoye, gave this warning at the 18th matriculation ceremony of the instituti...
Nigerian students under the aegis of The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), today distanced itself from the planned protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress against the recent hike in voice calls and data plan prices. According to NANS, the protest may not address the pressing issues affecting Nigerian students, such as poor fund...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has awarded a cash prize of ₦2.5 million to the overall best graduating student of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye. The award went to 19-year-old Aishat Anuoluwapo Dauda from the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, who achieved a 4.87 Cumulative Grad...
•Brig-General Yushau Ahmed Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that corps members will begin receiving a new monthly allowance of N77,000 starting February 2025. Speaking yesterday to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina, Ahmed confirmed that the increment ...
The registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will now commence on Monday, Feb. 3, instead of today, Friday, January 31 as earlier slated. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Public Communication Advisor, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja today...
•HYPREP Coordinator, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project has urged 300 postgraduate scholarship recipients to prioritise peacebuilding in Ogoniland, emphasising that sustainable development can only thrive in an atmosphere of stability. The Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, made this appe...

