The Oyo State House of Assembly is taking steps to outlaw the use of mobile phones by students in public schools across the 33 local government areas. A lawmaker representing Akinyele 1 State Constituency, Hon. Olalekan Abiola, in a motion titled “The Need to Ban the Use of Mobile Phones in Secondary Schools in the […]
Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, has urged students enrolled in full-time educational programmes at accredited institutions in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada to take advantage of its exclusive 15 per cent student discount on economy-class tickets for flights between Nigeria and London. Head of Corporate Communications, Air Peace, Dr Ejike...
•Harvard University Harvard University has unveiled a new financial aid initiative that will make tuition free for students from families earning up to $200,000 annually, starting with the 2025–26 academic year. “Putting Harvard within financial reach for more individuals widens the array of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that all ...
•Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State Secondary School principals and teachers in Anambra State have been authorised to confiscate mobile phones brought to school by students. This is to curb distractions and enhance academic performance, reports NAN. Prof. Nkechi Ikediugwu, Chairman, Post Primary Schools Service Commission, Anambra State...
•Students protest Students in Ogun State staged a protest yesterday, blocking the Lagos-Ibadan expressway over the alleged abduction and murder of Quadri Adedamola Ogunbode, a 2024 Political Science/Education graduate of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. The protest, which took place on the Mowe axis of the expressway, aimed to draw the ...
Students of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), yesterday, staged a protest against what they described as a deliberate attempt by some external forces to destabilize their university. The students accused the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) National Women’s Committee of being allegedly sponsored to disrupt the ...
•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, […]
Six students of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL) and a driver lost their lives this afternoon when an articulated vehicle rammed into a FUL shuttle bus conveying them to school at Felele, Lokoja. An eyewitness account stated that the accident occurred at about 2:30 pm today. He further disclosed to our correspondent that six students, [&hel...
•Students in Nigerian tertiary institution Students from no fewer than 23 public universities and polytechnics have lamented the delayed disbursement of their approved institutional loans from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as deadlines for tuition payment and examinations draw near. President Bola Tinubu signed the Students Loan (Access to ...
•Gunmen The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three students of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure while working at a farm near the Akure Airport. The incident was said to have happened at a farm settlement named Oke Oge in the Oba-ile area of Akure North Local Government Area of the […]
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