Nigeria lawmakers request mandatory drug tests for secondary school students
The Nigerian House of Representatives has encouraged the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health to work together to develop a drug test that […]
Articles by Fadiran Ifeloluwa
Reps request a two-week extension for UTME registration from JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been directed by the House of Representatives to extend the registration period for the 2024 Unified Tertiary […]
300-level IMSU student arrested for the murder of final-year FUTO student
Following a heated argument with members of the university’s Man O’ War Unit, Francis Marvellous, 21, a 300-level student at Imo State University (IMSU), is […]
ABUAD VC requests that the 2011 TETFund Act be reviewed
Prof. Smaranda Elisabeta Olarinde, vice chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, has demanded an urgent reform to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Act […]
NANS begs SSANU and NASU not to strike over withheld salaries
If the government fails to pay its members’ withheld salary, the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff […]
Nigerians to pay ₦285,000 for IELTS exams from March 1st
The price of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations in Nigeria has once again been increased by the British Council to ₦285,000 per sitting, a […]
NGO to distribute 200 free JAMB forms to indigent Badagry students
On Saturday, February 10, 200 JAMB forms will be distributed to interested candidates in the Badagry Division from the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Ejalonibu Foundation. The […]
Federal College of Education, Special matriculates 1,310 students
For the 2023–2024 academic year, 1,310 new students were matriculated into Federal College of Education, Special, Oyo on Thursday. This event was the college’s 47th […]
Court grants suspended UNICAL dean, lawyer bail
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, has been granted bail by an Abuja Federal High Court. Bail […]
Protests rock FUTA over persistent bandit attacks
In protest of ongoing bandit attacks on them outside the institution, students at the Federal University of Technology Akure in Ondo State have blocked the Akure-Ilesa […]
NOA to integrate nationalism into school curriculum
The National Orientation Agency’s (NOA) Director General, Lanre Onilu, has revealed plans to make nationalism a compulsory subject in the country’s education curriculum in an […]
NAUS urges FG to reduce hardship faced by students and citizens
Under the auspices of the National Association of Nigerian University Students (NAUS), students in Nigerian universities have called on the federal government to take immediate […]
Oyebanji authorises the release of N200m as car and housing loan for primary school teachers
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the release of the sum N200 million for car and housing loan to primary school teachers in […]
FG increases digital literacy among students in Owerri, Maiduguri and Abeokuta
Through the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy’s Build-A-Thon project, the federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to the advancement of digital literacy […]
2 students of Kogi Polytechnic die from generator fumes
According to reports, two students at Kogi State Polytechnic in Lokoja passed away after inhaling generator fumes. This was confirmed over the phone on Thursday night […]
UNICEF, Adamawa govt educate 2,260 teenagers on gender-based violence
In partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency trained 2,260 teenagers on gender-based violence (GBV). In an interview […]
The government of Katsina registers 400,000 women for empowerment
According to the Katsina State Government, it has registered at least 400,000 women for empowerment thus far among the 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in […]
UNICEF, the World Bank, and others to support FG school feeding programme
Support for Nigeria’s school feeding project has been pledged by the World Bank, UNICEF, and other development partners. This comes after the federal government decided […]
VC urges students to solve societal problems using knowledge acquired
Students have been urged to apply their newly gained knowledge to solving societal problems by Prof. Reuben Jiya Kolo, Vice Chancellor of Crawford University in Igbesa. In […]
Ex-SSG is named as the new VC for Plateau University
Caleb Mutfwang, the governor of Plateau State, approved the appointment of Prof. Shedrack Best, a former secretary to the state government, as the next vice […]