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JUPEB postpones 2024 examinations over nationwide protests

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 3, 2024

The Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) has announced a postponement of its 2024 examination. Prof. Ademola Adeleke, the board’s registrar, announced this in a statement sent to journalists in Lagos on Friday. According to him, the postponement is due to

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FG issues circular to VCs ahead of nationwide protests over protection of staff, students, and infrastructure

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 29, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Education has issued a directive to all Vice Chancellors of Nigerian universities, emphasising the importance of protecting staff, students, and public infrastructure within their institution ahead of the nationwide protests on August 1. The circular, issued by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and signed by Acting Executive Secretary

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NANS suspend nationwide protest over fuel scarcity, electricity supply

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

Following the government’s last-minute intervention, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) called off the planned statewide protest on Sunday, which was set to begin Monday. NANS had previously called for the sacking of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Ministry of Power in response to the ongoing fuel crisis and

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NANS plans nationwide protest over power and fuel crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 1, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for a nationwide protest in reaction to the ongoing fuel scarcity and electricity crises. The student body is seeking the dismissal of important officials, notably Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), and Honourable Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of