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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

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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 […]

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Colleagues of OAU zookeeper killed by lion hold memorial service for him

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 5, 2024

Colleagues of the late Olabode Olawuyi, a Veterinary Technologist in charge of the Obafemi Awolowo University’s zoological park in Ile-Ife, Osun State, who was killed by a lion in the garden, held a memorial service for him on Monday. Olawuyi was killed by a lion at the zoological garden on Monday, February 19, while attempting […]

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University workers interrupt convocation to demand N35,000 wage award

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 5, 2024

Yesterday, workers from Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, interrupted convocation to call for the payment of the N35,000 wage award that has been due to civil officials since last November. Since last week, protesters operating under the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Tertiary Institutions have been striking nonstop

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Obasanjo exhorts universities in Nigeria to learn from ABUAD

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 5, 2024

Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, urged universities nationwide to take a cue from Afe Babalola University in Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) on how to operate effectively. ABUAD has demonstrated a superb model of a 21st-century university with its global record of academic success, according to Obasanjo, who complimented the institution for its intimidating academic

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Corps member allegedly rapes Osun university student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 5, 2024

Soji Ezekiel, a man presently serving a one-year National Youth Service Corps term, was detained by Osun State police on suspicion of raping an Osun State University undergraduate. The female victim (name withheld) allegedly went to Soji’s room to charge her phone after he allegedly took advantage of the local power outage to force her […]

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Nigeria and UK collaborate on student exchange programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 4, 2024

Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) have announced plans to collaborate on a student exchange initiative. This was disclosed over the weekend when Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoSF), welcomed the Mayor of London Borough of Southwark, Michael Situ, and his staff on a working visit to discuss opportunities […]

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Ondo governor approves N1.2 billion for OAUSTECH projects

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 4, 2024

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has announced the approval of a N1.2 billion grant to Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology in Okitipupa to complete some of the campus’s abandoned projects. Miss Adedayo Janet, the university’s top graduate, would also receive automatic employment, according to the governor. Aiyedatiwa, who is also a Visitor

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Dismissed Enugu College lecturers petition Governor Mbah for reinstatement

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 4, 2024

The 94 dismissed lecturers of Enugu State College of Education, Technical (ESCET) have petitioned Gov. Peter Mbah for reinstatement. The group made the appeal in a letter to Mbah signed by Dr Egbo Doris, Dr Njideka Frank, and others, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu. The […]