Margaret Lawrence University has banned the use of smartphones on its campus as part of measures aimed at improving students’ concentration and academic performance. The university announced that any student caught using a smartphone for the first time risks a two-week suspension, with stricter penalties for repeated violations, reports Vangua...
Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has expressed deep sorrow over the death of one of its students who was shot outside the institution’s premises on Tuesday. The Rector of YABATECH, Dr Ibraheem Abdul, in a statement yesterday, described the incident as tragic and extended heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased student. Abdul s...
•LASU main gate The management of Lagos State University has warned students, staff, and visitors against producing offensive or unauthorised skits on its campuses, following Wednesday’s scare caused by a prank video that mimicked a bandit attack. The December 5 incident, captured in a skit titled “Bandits Prank on Lasuites”, showed individual...
•LASUED main gate The Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) yesterday decried rape and disowned one Mr Kolawole Muyiwa, who was convicted of rape, as a staff member of the institution. The LASUED Vice Chancellor, Prof. Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, who described rape as debasing to humanity, told our correspondent in Lagos that the school mai...
•LAUTECH main gate The Ladoke Akintola University, (LAUTECH) Iseyin campus has been thrown into a mourning mood following the death of a 200 level student of the Department of Agricultural Economics of the Institution. The victim, whose name is yet to be made public, was fatally wounded by a hit-and-run driver in Iseyin town, reports […...
•University of Nigeria Nsukka main gate The Management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has banned all social activities in the campus that will go beyond 6.pm. The directive is contained in a statement signed by Mr Inya Egwu, the Acting Public Relations Officer of the university. The directive, the unversity said, became necessary [&...
•Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK) main gate Tension broke out at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, today after the institution moved to enforce its ban on the popular post-examination “signing off” tradition among final-year students. In a video shared by Facebook user, Okwa C. Ifugo, two yet-to-be-identified female students were se...

