A non-governmental organisation, Agbonjague Leemon Ikpea Foundation has given 50 scholarships to students of the University of Benin and Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. The foundation’s Executive Director, Difference Irabor, today, said that 21 of the scholarships would go to indigent students from UNIBEN, while the remaining 29 would go to s...
Irate students at the College of Health Sciences and Technology in Jega, Kebbi State, have set the residence of Provost Haruna Saidu-Sauwa on fire and vandalised his vehicle. The protest erupted over allegations that the college management extorted N23 million from students regarding index registration for 250 graduating students, reports Chan...
MTN Nigeria Foundation has announced a disbursement of N114m in scholarships to 380 students, including visually-impaired students, across Nigerian universities for 2024. The foundation has also inducted 380 graduates into the MTN Scholarship Alumni Association, reports The PUNCH. At an award ceremony held today in Abuja, the foundation grante...
•Students trek to school in Lagos One week after schools resumed for the 2024/2025 academic session, there has been a noticeable decline in student turnout across primary and secondary schools in major cities nationwide. Many schools started classes on September 9 following a break of over a month, while others resumed on Tuesday, September 17...
•School children As schools resume for the 2024/2025 academic session across the nation from tomorrow, the economic and social dislocation caused by last week hike in the pump price of petrol is causing panic among school owners, parents, teachers and students. Findings by our correspondents show that some private school owners are confused on...
The expulsion of 27 students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun, has been converted to suspension for the 2023/2024 academic session by the Governing Council of the institution. The council also pardoned four students who were earlier suspended by the school management, reports NAN. The school management had on July 27, announced the expuls...
•Fire outbreak A fire killed 17 boys when it tore through the dormitory in which they were sleeping at a boarding school in central Kenya in the early hours of today, police said. “We saw several children in there that had been burnt,” Phillip Gathogo, a local resident, told reporters. “I was just lucky to […]
Authorities of the Ogun State-owned Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode have announced the rustication of 31 students and an indefinite suspension of 47 others for various forms of academic and behavioural misconduct. This was contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Registrar, Dapo Oke today. Among those sanctio...
The University of Ibadan has announced a three-week break for students, starting today, Saturday, August 31, following protests against the recent fee increase. This decision was outlined in a circular issued by the university’s management after a meeting with the Students’ Union leadership yesterday. According to the management, the break is ...
•Terrorists Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have killed students at Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. Faudiya School belongs to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a Shiia sect in Nigeria, reports Daily Trust. According to sources, the assailants invaded Hausari quarters in Geidam LGA around 3:44am, ...