Educational

The Kaduna State Government said it will ensure that the freed students of the Bethel Baptist High School write the ongoing NECO examination. This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Education, Dr Shehu Muhammad, on Tuesday. Muhammad said that the state government was working with the council toward this and that this was to celebrate the ...

  Popular Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker has graduated with 1st class honors decades after his mates graduated from university. He took to his social media page to share the emotional story of his educational journey. Taking to his Instagram page, Van Vicker said when his mates were enrolling to go to the university in 1997, his single mother couldn’t afford ...

  Another student, this time a male from the Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) Niger State has boldly said he cheated in every exam he wrote as he graduates. The student whose photo has now gone viral, rocked a shirt which read; “Cheated in every exam” for his signing out. This is coming just days after a University of ...

Best graduating student, University of Babcock, Omolola Okunola has showed off her awards. Omolola graduated with a CGPA of 4.91 in Mass Communication (Public Relations and Advertising). Big congrats!

Dino Melaye, a Nigerian politician, has bagged his seventh master’s degree. Melaye, a member of the 8th Nigerian National Assem bly, was awarded M.sc. in political analysis from the University of Abuja. According to the picture posted by Melaye on social media, the certificate was dated 19th May 2021. “To God alone be the Glory forevermore,” Melaye captioned the post ...

The management of the University of Lagos has shut down the student hostels over reported cases of coronavirus on the campus. Also, the management also approved that lectures for the rest of the semester should be delivered virtually with effect from 26th July 2021. The decision was reached at an emergency senate meeting held today at the J. F. Ade ...

  Following the surge in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the emerging third wave of the pandemic among students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the institution’s management yesterday ordered the students to vacate the campus by 2pm today. The vice chancellor Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe also summoned an emergency meeting of the school’s Senate on the development. Some ...

  A student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) who bragged about how she passed her exams through malpractice, has reportedly landed in trouble. Recall that she had shared a video after her final exams, where she was spotted rocking a white shirt and dancing. On her shirt was the bold inscription; “Aggressive malpractice brought me this far”. The video ...

The Senate Committee on Basic Education has said it would work towards amending the law establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB to stop the board from admitting candidates below the age of 18 years. This was disclosed on Monday by the Vice Chairman of the committee, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, during the committee’s oversight visit to JAMB. According to the committee, ...

Chibok Girl, Mary Katambi is finally a graduate seven years after kidnapping.   Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar shared the photos and congratulated Katambi on her Accounting degree.    

Actress Abiola Adebayo has taken a trip down memory lane after her convocation from UNILAG. She revealed that she went from being a street hawker to a secondary school dropout before finally acquiring her university degree. Sharing a photo of herself in a convocation gown, the actress wrote: ”CONVOCATION AT LAST!!! A street hawker A secondary school dropout Then, a ...

A total of 1,325 persons have failed the bar final examination 2021 as the Nigerian Law School released results. The statistics by the Council of Legal Education showed that a total of 5,770 persons sit for the examination. However, there were 1,326 failures which formed 22.98 per cent of total participants. Twenty students (0.007%) bagged first class, 432 (7.49%) bagged ...

  A diminutive young man who often finds himself being depressed due to mockery, has shared the strange story of how he has been in one class for more than a decade.   According to Joseph, he has spent 15 years in primary one, but he is undeterred in his academic pursuit. In the story shared by Afrimax, the young ...

  The JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, has blamed the coronavirus pandemic for the poor performance of candidates in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination   While appearing on a live programme on a Nigerian Television Authority’s tagged “Weekend File”, Oloyede confirmed that this year’s UTME results were poorer than those of three years ago. The registrar said the COVID-19 pandemic ...

  The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has issued a three-month ultimatum to graduates who are yet to collect their original certificates. In an official memo dated June 25, the university registrar Mr. Gabriel Egbe, said that more than 42,000 unclaimed certificates is with the school. According to Egbe, some of the certificates date back to1980s and the owners are yet ...

  A proud mum rocked her son’s NYSC Khaki, as he participated in the mandatory service year or Nigerian youths who are graduates. The elated mother had sold bread to sponsor her sons education. The Imo State University (IMSU) graduate whose real name is Akunna Chimezie Miracle gushed over his mother in appreciation of her love and support. The corp ...

Gospel artiste, Sammie Okposo, and wife, Ozzy, are celebrating their wedding anniversary today. Sharing loved up photos of them on his Instagran page this morning, he wrote; ”it was july 1st 11 years ago i married my wife for life i found favour 11 years after we are still here still in love still crazy about each other God has ...

Jude Onwuzulike, an inmate at the Awka Correctional Centre in Anambra  bagged two certificates from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Awka Study Centre. Onwuzulike was issued the certificates of Post Graduate Diploma and Masters of Science degrees in Information Technology. Mr Felix Edoka, Registrar, NOUN, while presenting the certificates at the Awka Correctional Centre, said the programme was ...

Whether she is a part-time student or a full-time student, Miss Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, is a student of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has said. Ogundipe, who addressed the press on the activities lined up for 51st (2019) Convocation Ceremony of the institution on Wednesday, said whatever travails Chidinma is going through, the university would ...

Hanan Buhari, the daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, bagged a Masters degree in Fine Art Photography from the Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom yesterday. Hanan, who got married to Muhammad Turad Sha’aban, last year, graduated with first class honours from a UK university in 2019. In attendance were her husband, Muhammad Turad Sha’aban, her sister, Halima Sheriff brother, ...

A student of the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was shot dead during a protest on Monday.   It was gathered that the deceased had joined his colleagues, who were protesting hike in school fees, when security operatives made an attempt to disperse them forcefully.   When contacted, the state’s Police ...

A 400-level optometry student of Abia State University, Uturu, has been confirmed dead after jumping down from a three-storey building. He was reported to be on drugs when he jumped from his lodge called Favour Lodge located off the campus on Saturday evening. Reports by students revealed that the deceased, identified as Francis Chibuike, in the video recorded after he ...

Priscilla Ajoke Ojo, the daughter of Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo, has graduated from Babcock University. Iyabo Ojo announced the good news via her verified Instagram page on Sunday.   What can I say unto the Lord, all I have to say is thank you Lord. Thank you Lord, Thank you Lord, all I have to say is thank you Lord,” ...

A physically challenged Nigerian woman, Dr. Ejim Chinazom Judith took to Facebook to announce that she is now officially a medical doctor. She  studied Medicine & Surgery at the University of Nigeria Nsukka Enugu Campus, where she bagged an MBBS certificate. Sharing the good news, she wrote; “God did it, he sees the WILL not the WHEEL. The human spirit ...

  Singer Peter Okoye, has bagged a honorary doctorate degree of Arts from the Escae-Benin University in Benin Republic.   Sharing the good news on his Instagram page, he wrote; ”Dear Team P! It’s a great honor to be decorated by a distinguished educational institution, Who have recognized my contribution to Dance and Music as well as my support for ...