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Imo undergraduates protest high tuition fees, poor education standard

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 8, 2024

Tertiary students in Imo State have protested about high living costs, exorbitant fees, poor education standard, poor facilities, extortion, and intimidation at their respective institutions. The students urged the federal and state governments to halt the incessant increase in their tuition

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Police arrest 4 KWASU students for allegedly beating colleague to death

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 8, 2024

The Kwara State Police Command has detained four Kwara State University (KWASU) students for allegedly beating a fellow student to death. DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, the command’s spokesman, confirmed the arrest to journalists in Ilorin on Friday. According to him, an investigation into the purported murder was ongoing. It was reported that the KWASU students allegedly

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IWD: Delta speaker advocates for a more gender-friendly environment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 8, 2024

Mr Dennis Guwor, Speaker of Delta House of Assembly, has advocated for a more gender-friendly environment to encourage more women to excel in their chosen occupations. Guwor made the appeal in a statement commemorating the 2024 International Women’s Day commemoration. Mr Nkem Nwaeke, the Speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, signed the statement on Friday in Asaba.

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30 Salem University graduates called to Bar, says VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 8, 2024

Professor Alewo Johnson-Akubo, Vice Chancellor of Salem University Lokoja, announced that 30 of the university’s graduates had been called to the Nigerian Bar. The VC, who made the announcement in Lokoja, characterised the outcome as “cheering” and “encouraging news” for the university. According to Johnson-Akubo, the new lawyers are among the

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Bamidele Olumilua University will justify increase in subvention – VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 8, 2024

Prof. Olufemi Adeoluwa, Vice Chancellor of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science, and Technology (BOUESTI), Ikere-Ekiti , has promised people that the institution will justify an increase in its monthly subvention via superior academic and scholastic achievement. He stated that the recent increase in subvention from N175.8 million to N275.8 million would

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FG says international scholarship recipients will be paid stipends soon

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 8, 2024

The Federal Government has pleaded for calm amid protests by Nigerian students on international scholarships over unpaid stipends. Professor Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, revealed this during a news conference in Abuja on Thursday to commemorate Commonwealth Day 2024. Recall that the Union of Nigerian Students, through the Federal Government Bilateral Educational

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NANS begs Tinubu, governors for palliatives as economic hardship grows worse

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 8, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged the federal and state governments to provide palliative care for tertiary-level students in order to alleviate their suffering. The request was made by NANS national president Pedro Obi in a statement released on Thursday in Abeokuta. Mr Obi also urged governments to provide educational assistance to students. […]

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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 interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Sawyer

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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

JAMB News

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