University of Nigeria Nsukka’s proposed 100 per cent fee hike has ignited fury among students and parents, fearing mass dropouts in Nigeria’s economic crunch. After protests and talks, it’s down to 60% — but many say even that’s too much for a public varsity meant for the masses, reports The PUNCH. It’s no longer news […]
•Boat mishap At least six students reportedly returning to school have drowned after the boat they were travelling in capsised at the Buruku crossing point in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. Witnesses said the incident occurred on Sunday night while the students and other passengers were being ferried across the River Benue at [&h...
•Tinubu The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria has raised concerns over recent federal government policy decisions, including proposed tax reforms, warning that such moves risk worsening public distrust if issues of fairness, justice, and inclusivity are not adequately addressed. The body of Islamic students disclosed this in a statement toda...
•Gunmen The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of five persons following an early-morning attack on Rumuche/Rumuohia community in Emohua Local Government Area. According to a police statement, the incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. yesterday when about five suspected cultists stormed an isolated part of the community, shoo...
More than one week after gunmen kidnapped dozens of schoolchildren from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Niger State, 265 teachers and children are still unaccounted for. The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora, Bulus Yohanna, stated this today during an interview on Channels Television. Bishop Yohanna said the figures co...
•Some of the scenes of the incident in the school The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency shut down the Cornerstone quarry facility, operated by Istanbul Quarry in Dutse, Abuja, after flying rocks from a blasting operation injured staff and students of Graceland High School, and damaged the school properties. Th...
•Empty bunk beds inside a student dormitory at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State Parents of dozens of children kidnapped last week from a Catholic school in Nigeria are desperate for their release, with one father crying out that his son is so young he has not yet learned to speak. Armed gangs […]
Families evacuated their children from the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Bwari, on the outskirts of Abuja, as security concerns in the area grew yesterday. Many students, some still in uniform, packed belongings into vehicles while others helped classmates gather their items. The directive was contained in a circular signed by the D...
The Nasarawa State Police Command has dismissed a viral report alleging the abduction of two pupils from St. Peter’s Academy in the Rukubi area of the state. The Command disclosed this in a statement today, signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, for the Commissioner of Police, Shetima Mohammed. It said that the […...
•Terrorists Barely hours after armed terrorists invaded and abducted some students and members of staff of St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Papiri community in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, another set of terrorists have reportedly attacked and abducted an unspecified number of students at the Peter’s Foundation Seco...
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