•UNILORIN Main gate The University of Ilorin has scheduled its 2026/2027 Pre-Admission Screening exercise, popularly known as the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, to hold from August 13 to August 15, 2026. The university disclosed this in a statement issued by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun. According to the st...
•FUD main gate A former lecturer at the Federal University Dutse (FUD), Dr Ramla Muhammad Kamal, has sued the institution and its Registrar at the Federal High Court in Dutse, challenging her dismissal from service and seeking N120 million in damages over alleged defamation and breach of her employment rights. The suit, FHC/DUT/CS/18/2026, was...
The University of Calabar has suspended 19 students over alleged examination misconduct following recommendations by the Students’ Disciplinary Committee. The suspension was conveyed in a letter signed by the Director of Administration, Dr Citizen Ekpo, on behalf of the Registrar, Dr Chukwuka Icha. The letter was made available to our correspo...
•Pharmacy students of Novena University Novena University has gotten an increased quota for its Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) Programme from the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN). The news of the increase was communicated in a letter signed by Pharm. Ibrahim B. Ahmed, the Registrar of the Council, reports Saturday Independent. PCN, in exercise ...
•Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) main gate The management of Confluence University of Science and Technology in Osara, Kogi State, has expelled four undergraduates and rusticated one student over offences ranging from alleged lesbianism and physical assault to cyber-related misconduct. The sanctions followed investig...
•OAU main gate Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, in Osun State, have lamented the shortage of the transportation system, which has resulted in long queues on campus. It would be recalled that the University’s management had banned public transportation plying the campus following the donation of 50 new shuttle buses and...
The management of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JoSTUM), has ordered the closure of the institution for the Easter break following a protest by students over the alleged non-disbursement of funds under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. The university directed all students to vacate their hostels by 6 p.m. today, Mo...
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...
•Federal University Dutse main gate The Senate of the Federal University, Dutse, in Jigawa State, has approved the expulsion of 20 students and the rustication of 15 others over their involvement in examination malpractice. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Academic Affairs, Nora Dannatta, and issued in Dutse by the univ...
•Bayero University Kano main gate Bayero University Kano has threatened to impound stray animals found roaming within its campuses and sanction their owners. A statement today by the university’s Director of Public Affairs, Lamara Garba, on behalf of the Registrar, warned that “the rearing of animals within the university premises is strictly ...
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