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UNIPORT to award honorary Doctor of Science degree to Wike at July convocation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 18, 2025

The University of Port Harcourt, located in Rivers State, has awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree (DSc Honoris Causa) to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The vice-chancellor of the institution, Owunari Georgewill, announced this while delivering the

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UNICAL clinical lecturers suspend duties over exclusion in VC selection

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 14, 2025

Clinical lecturers at the University of Calabar have begun an indefinite suspension of their duties, citing what they call intentional exclusion from the ongoing process to select the university’s new vice chancellor. This action was communicated in a letter dated June 13, 2025, addressed to the vice chancellor and issued by the University of Calabar […]

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UniPort Grieves Loss of Student in Off-Campus Shooting Incident

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 9, 2025

The University of Port Harcourt (UniPort) has expressed profound grief over the passing of a 300-level computer science student, Mr. Godwin Francis Akpakpan, who was reportedly shot and killed in a tragic incident that occurred off-campus and involved security forces. In a statement issued by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Sammy Kpenu, the university […]

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UNIZIK Denies Link to Man Who Died After Jumping from 3-Storey Building

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 8, 2025

The authorities of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, located in Awka, Anambra State, have stated that the individual who lost his life after leaping from a 3-storey building in Ifite-Awka was not enrolled at the university. Reports indicate that the deceased, identified as Kenneth Oyeaka Rapuchukwu, jumped from a building known as Seat of Wisdom Lodge on […]

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UNIZIK student jumps to death from 3-storey building after taking hard drug

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 6, 2025

A student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, whose identity remains unknown, died after jumping from a three-storey building, allegedly under the influence of hard drugs. The heartbreaking event happened around 8:00 p.m. on Thursday at a student lodge near Royal Kitchen junction, located close to the university’s entrance in Awka, Anambra State. Eyewitnesses stated […]

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Babcock University expels student accused of drug peddling, fetish practices

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2025

Babcock University, located in Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, has dismissed Master Oladipupo Siwajuola, a student whose mother claimed he went missing in a May 3, 2025, social media post and blamed the university for failing in their duties and contributing to his disappearance. The university made the expulsion public on Tuesday following the conclusion of a […]

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Top 10 Nigerian medical universities for 2025

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 4, 2025

A 2025 evaluation carried out by Times Higher Education (THE) has highlighted Nigeria’s top universities for medicine and health science disciplines, assessing them using metrics such as institutional performance, research strength, graduate employability, and alumni outcomes. As Nigeria continues to deal with a critical deficit of healthcare workers, pursuing a medical

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NUC grants accreditation to 13 courses at ABUAD

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 4, 2025

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has officially given full accreditation to 13 undergraduate programmes across four colleges at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD). Among the programmes that received full accreditation are Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, and

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JAMB: Federal, State Universities That Readily Accept Change of Institution Applicants

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 2, 2025

Gaining admission into a university doesn’t solely depend on a high JAMB score. If your result falls within a lower range, there are still smart choices you can make—especially through the JAMB Change of Institution feature, which allows you to select universities that are more accommodating to such scores. If your JAMB score falls between […]

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Tinubu Appoints New Governing Councils for UNIABUJA, UNN, NAU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 28, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given the go-ahead for the selection of new individuals to serve on the governing councils of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). This announcement was provided by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, […]

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Oyo government remits ₦5bn from agreed ₦8bn for full LAUTECH ownership

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2025

The Oyo State Government has announced that it has paid ₦5 billion of the ₦8 billion it agreed to pay the Osun State Government to gain full control of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), located in Ogbomoso. This was revealed in a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Dotun Oyelade, […]

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NUC Grants Approval for 17 Academic Programmes at Federal University Lafia

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2025

The Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) has announced that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval for 17 academic programmes after the institution successfully met the necessary accreditation standards. This was revealed in a press release distributed in Lafia by Mr. Abubakar Ibrahim, Director of Information and Public Relations. According to Mr.

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Trump defends decision to stop foreign student admissions at Harvard

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2025

United States President, Donald Trump, defended his administration’s decision on Sunday to prevent Harvard University from admitting foreign students after a judge issued a temporary block on the policy. Trump, in a message posted on his Truth Social platform, criticised the well-known university for having close to 31 per cent of its students come from […]

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NUC renews accreditation for 25 KWASU undergraduate programmes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 23, 2025

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has renewed accreditation for all 25 undergraduate programmes submitted by Kwara State University (KWASU) during the October/November 2024 academic programme accreditation exercise. According to a statement issued by the Acting Director of University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, the outcome of the accreditation was conveyed to the

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UNILAG refutes claims of delayed NELFund loan reimbursements to students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 23, 2025

The University of Lagos has denied circulating online claims that there is a delay in reimbursing students who paid their required fees before the institution received funds from NELFund. The school’s Head of Communication Unit, Mrs Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, rejected the allegation in a statement issued on Thursday. Alaga-Ibraheem explained, “Refunds are typically

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Protest Breaks Out in Benue Following Police Shooting of Final-Year Student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 21, 2025

The fatal shooting of Emmanuella Ahenjir, a 23-year-old student in her final year at the Federal University, Wukari, by members of the police force has triggered a protest in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State. Reports indicate that Emmanuella was allegedly gunned down on the morning of Friday, May 16, 2025, by unidentified police officers […]

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FUTA SSANU Opposes Unfair ₦50bn Earned Allowance Allocation, Calls for Fairness

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 21, 2025

The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has voiced strong opposition to an alleged plan to unevenly distribute the ₦50 billion recently released as earned allowance among various university unions. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by the branch chairman, Comrade Felix Adunbi, […]

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Katsina University to send students abroad for hands-on experience

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 21, 2025

The Federal University of Transportation in Daura, Katsina State, has revealed plans to send its students to countries like China and Russia for practical training to improve their academic development. Vice-Chancellor Professor Umar Adam made this known on Wednesday during a press briefing in Daura. He stated that the university is working with the Chinese […]

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NUC grants full accreditation to five academic programmes at ABSU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 21, 2025

Students of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), have received welcome news as the National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted full accreditation to five core academic programmes. This accreditation follows the NUC’s evaluation exercise conducted between October and November 2024. The update was shared by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, during a

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Nurses Protest at UCTH Over Arrest of Colleagues

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 21, 2025

Nurses at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, held a protest yesterday following the detention of three of their fellow staff members by the Nigeria Police Force after a patient passed away in the hospital without the nurses documenting the deceased’s information. The nurses turned out in large numbers and marched toward the […]