A commercial bus driver simply identified as Lukman slumped and lost his life while conveying some students to the University of Ilọrin campus. It was gathered that the tragic incident which occurred on Friday left occupants of the vehicle in shock, reports Daily Trust. A passenger who witnessed the incident narrated that he took control [&hel...
•Tinubu The federal government has postponed the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. Akintunde Sawyer, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), stated this in an interview with ARISE TV. The loan which was formally slated to take off tomorrow, has been postponed again, as there are some corre...
•Bandits The bandits that kidnapped 15 Qur’anic students in Sokoto State have established contact with their families, demanding N20 million before releasing them. The proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar confirmed this development in a telephone conversation with our correspondent today, reports The PUNCH. It was earlier reported that the...
•Empty classroom Sani Abdullahi, one of the teachers of Government Secondary School (GSS), Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says a total of 287 students are in captivity. It was earlier reported how bandits invaded the school yesterday morning, abducting pupils and teachers. Speaking when Governor Uba Sani led government...
At least 20 students of some boarding public schools in Potiskum, Fika, and Fune Local Government Areas of Yobe State have died from a suspected Meningitis outbreak. It was learnt that the deaths were recorded in Government Science Technical College, Government Girls Science Technical College, and Federal Government Girls College, all in Potis...
•Some of the operatives Some students of Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury yesterday during unrest involving students, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and police in the university community. It was gathered that the operatives had visited the school community to...
•Students The woes of hunger, triggered by the increasing cost of living, have stretched their claws to the lives of students in tertiary institutions. Gone are the days when undergraduates return to class with cash and other home appliances depicting their high standard of living, reports Vanguard. Today many parents or guardians can no longe...
•Bandits Students of Nasarawa State origin in tertiary institutions have decried the continuous kidnapping of their colleagues for ransom, and called on the federal and state governments to expedite action towards proffering a lasting solution to the matter. Students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi; the state-owned Isa Mustapha Agwai P...
Students of Plateau State University, Bokkos have embarked on a protest to express dissatisfaction with the continuous industrial action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has been going on for three months. The aggrieved students went through the major streets in Jos, the state capital and terminated the prote...
•Gen sets Two students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, have died after inhaling fumes from a power-generating set placed close to the window of their apartment overnight. The state police public relations officer, SP William Ovye Aya, confirmed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent today. Aya disclosed that the deceased were ...
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