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BREAKING: WAEC releases results of first computer-based WASSCE

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria has released the results of the first Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024—First Series. Conducted from Wednesday, January 31, to Saturday, February 17, 2024, the test

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Professor dies few weeks to assumption of work as university VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has mourned the death of the immediate-past Director of Management Information Systems (DMIS) at the University, Prof. Muhtari Alhassan. It was gathered that Prof. Alhassan was on leave of absence after which he was supposed to pick up a VCship appointment elsewhere before his untimely passing. NOUN Vice […]

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3 Abia medical students die in horrific accident, others battling for life

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

Three Abia State University Uturu Medicine and Surgery students were reportedly killed in a horrific accident on the Okigwe axis of the Enugu-Umuahia Motorway. The accident occurred on Thursday, while six students were returning to Aba following the school’s medical student induction. The driver of the vehicle in which the students were driving reportedly lost […]

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3 students feared dead in Nasarawa State University rice stampede

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

Three Nasarawa State University students were confirmed dead on Friday in a stampede after looting rice distributed by the state government. The event occurred in the convocation square, where the rice bags were kept awaiting Governor Abdullahi Sule’s arrival to begin distribution. According to a student witness, Moses Ajah, the mob of students waiting to […]

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ASUU criticises Plateau government for removing PLASU VC and dissolving the governing council

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Plateau State University Chapter has criticised the Plateau State Government for dissolving the university’s governing council and removing the vice chancellor, Professor Malau Bernard Matur, without following the university’s existing laws. The Union, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr. Monday Hassan

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Wike approves N280.3 million for scholarships to 13,946 indigent students in FCT

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has granted N280.3 million in scholarships for 13,946 indigent students at all levels of education in the FCT. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCT Administration, made the announcement on Thursday in Gwagwalada, during the launch of the rapid rehabilitation of 19 public schools in the

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EBHS Old Students’ Association sets up a N1 billion school endowment fund

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

Ekiti Baptist High School Old Students’ Association (Lagos/Ogun region) has established a N1 billion endowment fund for the school in an effort to improve the standard of their alma mater. In an effort to bring the school back to its former splendour, the association started an endowment fund campaign. Mr. Ifeloka Oyebade, President of the […]

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FG confident in military strategy to rescue Kaduna students — Defence Minister

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar, vowed on Thursday that the abducted students from Kuriga secondary and primary schools in Kaduna State’s Chikun Local Government Area will be rescued shortly. The minister also stated that the killings of Nigerian Army officers and troops in the Okuama community in Delta State will not be ignored, […]

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NNPC/TotalEnergies 2024 International Masters Degree Scholarship

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

TotalEnergies is a multinational energy company that produces and supplies oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gas, renewables, and electricity. More than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making energy more affordable, clean, reliable, and accessible to as many people as possible. TotalEnergies, a company with over 500 professions in more than 130 countries,

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Alleged 15m fraud rocks secondary school in Ebonyi

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 21, 2024

Parents of students at Federal Science Technical College, FSTC, Amuzu in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, under the umbrella of Concerned Parents, have expressed concern about alleged financial irregularities committed by executive members of the Parent Teachers Association, PTA. This was revealed during a press briefing in Abakaliki, where they accused

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SSANU meeting with FG ends at an impasse; strike continues

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 21, 2024

The meeting between the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria University (SSANU) and the Federal Government concluded in an impasse, with SSANU requesting that strict action continue. On Wednesday, National President (SSANU) Muhammed Ibrahim announced that the strike would continue tomorrow. Recall that SSANU and NASU began on a seven-day nationwide strike on Monday to

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Senate encourages action on out-of-school children; calls for novel approaches

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 21, 2024

The Senate has encouraged the federal ministry of education and its agencies, as well as other stakeholders, to collaborate on new ways to effectively address the issue of out-of-school children in Nigeria. The Senate decision came after plenary adopted a motion on “compelling the need to tackle the challenge of out-of-school children in Nigeria” on […]

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Court dismisses suit seeking to stop conducting election, exams on Saturdays

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 21, 2024

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a claim filed by Ugochukwu Uchenwa, a Seventh-day Adventist Church member, to prevent elections and tests from taking place on Saturdays. Justice James Omotosho ruled on Wednesday that the suit was frivolous, vexatious, unpleasant, and without merit. Mr Ugochukwu, an elder of the church, told the court […]

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CAN files lawsuits against universities in Katsina state for violating religious freedom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 21, 2024

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Katsina State branch, sponsored by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International, has filed a lawsuit against two colleges in Katsina State to dispute what they see as an infringement of their religious freedoms. The lawsuit claims that these institutions have unfairly barred Christian groups from holding fellowship meetings

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Nassarawa government distributes rice and cash to tertiary institutions’ students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 21, 2024

Abdullahi Sule, the Governor of Nasarawa State, handed 5,000 sacks of rice and N5,000 cash to tertiary students at the state’s College of Education Akwanga. This was announced in a brief statement on the governor’s verified Facebook page on Wednesday. According to the statement, Sule extended the gesture as a courtesy to students at the […]

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FG to construct student hostels in 36 tertiary institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 20, 2024

The Federal Government has announced plans to establish student hostels in 36 academic schools across Nigeria, with a promise to build more after the initial set is ready. Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), made the announcement during a meeting with the new leadership of the National Association of Nigerian […]

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Assembly encourages Oyo State Government to strengthen security around public schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 20, 2024

The Oyo State House of Assembly has asked the state’s executive branch to expedite efforts to improve school security. On Tuesday in Ibadan, the legislative body stated that urgent measures must be taken to strengthen security around the state’s public primary and secondary schools. It urged the government and all education partners to take a […]

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Zulum approves N1 billion for training of teachers in Borno state

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 20, 2024

Prof. Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, approved N1 billion for basic-level teacher training across the state’s 27 local government areas. Zulum revealed the approval Monday while inaugurating the newly appointed local government education secretary, who will be in charge of basic education in their respective areas. The governor stated that approximately

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SSANU, NASU, NAATS block UNILAG gate as strike continues

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 20, 2024

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions, and the National Association of Academic Technologists members of the University of Lagos staged a peaceful protest in front of the school’s gate on Wednesday. They blocked vehicular movement and hindered the free flow of traffic in the environment.

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Borno has decreased out-of-school children from two million to 800,000: Zulum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

The Borno government claims to have made significant progress in tackling the problem of out-of-school children, lowering the number in the state from more than two million to 800,000. Mr Zulum made the announcement on Tuesday in Maiduguri, at the inauguration of 27 Local Government Education Secretaries and the delivery of 57 school monitoring vehicles. […]