The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are set to hold a meeting, during which they will deliberate the withheld eight-month salary arrears of their members. Although the date for the meeting has not been ...
Read More »UNIBEN VC appeals for calm over soldiers, students clash
Prof. Lilian Salami, vice chancellor of the University of Benin, has urged students to always embrace dialogue as a means of resolving conflicts rather than resorting to protests at the slightest provocation. After an altercation on Thursday between some students ...
Read More »“I Wasn’t Happy at all”: Nigerian Mum Narrates How She Smartly Handled a Teacher Who Flogged Her Boy at School
A data analyst identified as Mukoso Medidem has stunned netizens with how she wisely handled a school teacher who flogged her boy. In a Facebook post, Mukoso said during a school run on Tuesday, January 31, her son reported to ...
Read More »13-year-old Nigerian boy gets scholarship to study Civil Engineering abroad after constructing Borno flyover bridge replica with clay soil
13-year-old Nigerian boy gets scholarship to study Civil Engineering abroad after constructing Borno flyover bridge replica with clay soil The creative teenager identified as Musa Sanni became a sensation in 2021 after building the replica of a flyover bridge ...
Read More »LASU bans students from wearing miniskirts, face caps, others to campus
The management of the Lagos State University (LASU) has barred students of the institution from wearing miniskirts, face caps, rolled sleeves, and other ”indecent attire” while on campus. The school’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, gave the directive ...
Read More »UNICAL Head of Department removed from position over alleged extortion of students
The Management of the University of Calabar has approved the immediate removal of Sylvester Ohadoma as Head of the Department (HoD) of Pharmacology. Registrar of the institution, Gabriel Egbe said in a statement on Monday, January 23, that Ohadoma was removed as the ...
Read More »Policewoman Praised For Dressing Students (Photos)
A yet-to-be-identified policewoman has been praised for straightening the uniforms of students who pass by her in the Sabo Yaba area of Lagos. A LinkedIn user, Oyedeji Justin Oso, shared the photos on Friday but it went ...
Read More »UNICAL Suspends Four Students Over “Water Ritual”
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has approved the suspension of four students of the institution identified in a viral video and found culpable of partaking in an unlawful act of water ritual on ...
Read More »Lagos Secondary School Students Lodge Colleagues In Hotels For s3x Romps
Some students of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, have been caught after absconding from school to lodge female colleagues in hotels for s3x romps. Punch Metro gathered that the students, who were all boarders, had on different ...
Read More »JAMB: Candidates With Biometric Issues To Write 2023 UTME In Abuja
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates who experience biometric challenges at the point of registration for its exam are to proceed to its headquarters in Abuja. Earlier, JAMB fixed January 14 for the commencement of registration ...
Read More »Nobody Can Promise There Will Be No Strike In 2023 -Ex ASUU President
A former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi has revealed that a fresh strike by lecturers of public universities in the country cannot be ruled out in 2023. Ogunyemi disclosed this on Saturday while ...
Read More »‘Use Hijab Upon Resumption’, Ogun Clerics Tell Students
Ogun State League of Imams and Alfas asked all female Muslim students in the state to begin wearing hijab in public schools. The development comes after its December meeting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The state’s Islamic leaders said ...
Read More »Four Abducted Kogi Students Regain Freedom
Four students of Kogi State Polytechnic and their abducted driver have regained freedom from their abductors. The four students and the driver were last week abducted when they were travelling home for the Christmas holiday on the Akunnu-Ajowa Road in ...
Read More »Gbajabiamila Didn’t Promise Payment Of Salary Arrears – Reps Reply ASUU
The House of Representatives has responded to the allegation by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, that the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila deceived the union to call off the strike. ...
Read More »Ondo Poly Bans Unapproved Overseas Trips
The Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State has banned the employees of the institution from travelling out of the country without the permission of the governing board of the polytechnic. The institution declared that any of its employees that flouted ...
Read More »Depression Leading Cause Of Suicide – Experts
There has been an upsurge in suicide, especially among young people, in the last twelve months. On a frequent basis, suicide cases continue to flood social media space, with many instances under-reported. It is even more worrisome to know ...
Read More »50 Students Get Scholarships At Ooni’s Christmas Party
About 50 students have received scholarships from Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife. Moses Olafare, director of media and public affairs at the Ooni’s palace, disclosed this via Facebook on Wednesday. In the post, Olafare said the scholarships were announced ...
Read More »UTME Candidates Can Now Self-generate Profile Codes — JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB, has said that Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, candidates can now generate profile codes themselves and save such for use when registration commences. The board disclosed this in its Weekly Bulletin issued, yesterday, ...
Read More »Wike, Makinde, Sanwo-Olu Bag Doctorate Degrees
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his colleagues – Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) – on Friday received honorary doctorate degrees from Ajayi Crowther University in Oyo State. The trio was at the foremost Anglican university in ...
Read More »Renowned Development Economist Wants Free Education For Nigerian Female Students
A renowned Nigerian Development Economist, Dr Aderemi Medupin, has called on the Federal and state governments to declare female education free to enhance enrollment and the development of the country. He described female education as key to the overall development ...
Read More »Pastor Adeboye Bags Honorary Doctorate From US Varsity (Photos)
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has been conferred his eighth doctorate degree. Adeboye received the honorary degree on Thursday night during the fourth day of the church’s 2022 Holy Ghost Congress tagged ...
Read More »Actor Lala Dapo’s Daughter Graduates From University
Aww this is so sweet, and we love the bond they share. Actor Muyideen Oladapo popularly known as Lala Dapo is an excited dad, as his daughter just graduated from the university. Lala says her graduation is very personal to ...
Read More »Kanye West’s Honorary Degree Revoked After Anti-Semitic Comments
Kanye West has lost his honorary degree to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago following the controversial remarks he’s made toward the Jewish and black communities. In a letter obtained by TMZ on Thursday, SAIC president Elissa Tenny ...
Read More »Sanwo-Olu Reduces Tuition Fees For LASUED, LASUSTECH Pioneer Students By 65%
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the reduction of tuition fees for the pioneer students of the two newly established universities; Lagos State University of Education, LASUED, Ijanikin/Epe and Lagos State University of Science and Technology, LASUSTECH, Ikorodu, ...
Read More »BBNaija’s JMK Called To Nigerian Bar
Reality TV star, Jumoke Adedoyin, popularly known as JMK, has been called to the Nigerian Bar. JMK shared the news via her Instagram page on Tuesday with pictures of herself dressed in the ceremonial wig and gown. “Officially a Barrister ...
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