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FG says student loan recovery will commence two years after NYSC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 7, 2024

The Federal Government has declared that payments for the Nigeria Education Loan Scheme (NELFund) will commence two years after beneficiaries have completed the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC). Dr. Akintunde Sawyer, NELFund’s Executive Secretary, revealed this information in an

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Bandits storm Kaduna Primary School, kidnap students and staff

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 7, 2024

On Thursday morning, armed bandits attacked a LEA Primary School in Kuriga, Chikun local government area, Kaduna State, abducting dozens of students and teachers. According to unconfirmed accounts, the school’s head teacher and some other personnel were among the victims. It was determined that the incident occurred around 8:20 a.m., just following the regular

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2024 UTME: Over 260,000 candidates participate in Mock-UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 7, 2024

On Thursday, at least 260,000 candidates took part in this year’s Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock UTME), which was held at 793 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across the country. Professor Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB’s Registrar/Chief Executive, made the announcement after attending the mock exam at multiple venues in Abuja. According to the

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UI collaborates with ILO, LWR to train teachers and community leaders on child labour

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 7, 2024

The University of Ibadan has integrated the customised International Labour Organisation (ILO) SCREAM-‘Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts, and the Media’ curriculum into the institution’s GES programme. This was announced at the start of a six-day programme held between February 26 and March 2. The International Labour

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UNILESA VC presents model integrated teaching and research farm to institution

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 7, 2024

The University of Ilesa in Osun State commissioned the Faculty of Law building and auditorium on Wednesday, reaffirming that the university will be a model for other sister institutions to follow in the near future. Meanwhile, the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Talwo Olufemi Asaolu, gave a model integrated teaching and research farm to the university […]

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Nigerian scholar becomes Africa’s first professor of linguistics in Saudi university‌

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 7, 2024

Abdul Ghani Oyarekhua, a Nigerian scholar, has been Africa’s first professor of linguistics at the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia. Oyarekhua’s promotion to Professor of Arabic Linguistics at the institution’s Faculty of Arabic Language and Humanities makes him the first African to receive this accolade at the Islamic University of Madinah

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FG international scholarship recipients bemoan unpaid eight-month stipends

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 7, 2024

For the past eight months, Nigerian students studying on Federal Government scholarships in Russia, Morocco, Algeria, China, Hungary, and other countries have complained about their unpaid stipends. The students are enrolled in the Federal Government’s Bilateral Educational Agreement Scholarship. The BEA scholarship is intended to promote educational exchange between

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51-year-old UNIABUJA student attempts suicide over tuition fee increase

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 7, 2024

Ada Amazu, a final-year student at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), reportedly attempted suicide due to an increase in school fees. The Veterinary Medicine undergraduate attempted suicide after being required to retake an academic session for failing to pay her tuition fees, which had recently increased from N71,000 to N196,000, prior to the end of […]

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NUC approves operation of another private institution in Edo

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted Lighthouse University an operational licence in Edo. Lighthouse University, a privately owned institution, is located in Evbuobanosa Community, along the Benin-Agbor Motorway in Edo’s Orhionmwon LGA. The NUC gave the operational certificate after the university completed all of the prerequisites for approval. The

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2024 UTME: JAMB outlines requirements inside the examination hall

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has encouraged applicants taking the 2024 Mock-UTME on March 7 to bring a regular HP pencil with them to the test venue if they want to do numerical analysis. This clarification was required in response to a series of questions from candidates and the general public on whether […]

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Suspended Osun college provost files lawsuit against governing council, others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

Professor Jimoh Afolabi, suspended Provost of the Osun State College of Education in Ila-Orangun, Osun State, filed a lawsuit against the institution’s Chairman of the Governing Council, Mr Peter Babalola, members of the council, and three others before the National Industrial Court (NIS) in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Senator Ademola Adeleke, the governor […]

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238 IMSU students face expulsion over fabricated admission letters

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

A total of 238 Imo State University (IMSU) students have been recommended for expulsion due to the display of falsified admission letters. According to a news release issued by Ralph Njoku, the university’s Public Relations Officer, PRO, the impacted students fraudulently hacked into the IMSU and Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, websites with the […]

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Sanwo-Olu increases scholarship to N225,000 and bursary to N60,000

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced on Friday an increase in scholarships and bursaries for students of Lagos State origin attending tertiary institutions. He stated that his administration would no longer pay N200,000 and N50,000 for scholarships and bursaries, but would instead pay N225,000 and N60,000, respectively. The governor also offered scholarships

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NBTE and EHCON collaborate to combat quackery in the healthcare sector

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

The National Board for Technical Education has announced that it will collaborate with Environmental Health Council of Nigeria to combat quackery in health-care specialties. Prof. Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary of the Board, stated this at the National Curriculum Review Workshop on Tuesday in Kaduna. The exercise is being organised to generate Higher National Diploma

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Anambra State Government announces intention to introduce health insurance for tertiary students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

The Anambra State Government is taking initiatives to enrol students in the state’s Social Health Insurance Scheme in order to improve healthcare services for students in higher education institutions. Dr. Simeon Onyemaechi, Managing Director of Anambra State Health Insurance Authority (ASHIA), made the announcement during a visit to the state’s university,

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4,412 candidates pass the bar exam with 251 in first class

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

The Nigerian Bar Association conducted its final bar examination in November 2023, and 888 people failed it. This was due to the fact that 4,412 students passed the exam out of a total of 5,300 who took it.251 of the successful candidates received first-class grades. Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, announced this […]

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16-year-old student electrocuted while fetching water in Abuja school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

Meshack Agaba, a 16-year-old student of Government Science Secondary School Maitama, died of electrocution on school grounds, according to reports. The school administration has remained silent about the event that occurred last Wednesday. One of the parents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, revealed that the boy was on his way to get water […]

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Reps request conversion of Polytechnic to University of Technology

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has proposed that Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Ebonyi, be upgraded to a university of technology. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, made the announcement on Tuesday at a public hearing on a bill to upgrade Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic to a University […]

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NASU requests that Tinubu release four-months withheld salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 5, 2024

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct timely payment of its withheld four-month salary arrears. Hassan Makolo, NASU’s national president, made the request at an emergency meeting of NASU branch chairmen and Inter-University Centres in Abuja on Monday. Mr Makolo stated that the appeal

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Gbajabiamila approved the payment of withheld salaries to only ASUU – SSANU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 5, 2024

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has stated that the payment of the four-month withheld salaries to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the expense of other university-based unions was due to a directive from the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. SSANU and the […]