Educational

Universities in Nigeria are battling a severe shortage of staff as thousands of lecturers leave the tertiary institutions to seek greener pastures in foreign lands amid the high number of retirements at the varsities The Academic Staff Union of Universities ...

Having an affair is good for your marriage, according to a new study A poll of 1,400 self-confessed love cheats found that 72% said their relationship with their hubby or wife had “improved dramatically” since they started an affair. A ...

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), says its registration for the 2023/24 Post-UTME screening exercise which started on November 23 will end on December 3. Mr Mansur Alfanla, Registrar of the University, said in a press statement on Friday that the ...

  Police arrest two Benue varsity graduates over alleged swapping of ATM cards Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Niger State Command, have arrested two suspects who claimed to be graduates of Educational Technology, Benue State University over allegation of being ...

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has announced that it will suspend licences for private educators within its jurisdiction and declared a state of emergency on education Speaking in a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, bemoaned “the neglected ...

Big Brother Reality star, Chukwuemeka Okoye aka Frodd has been awarded with a honourary doctorate degree in business management The excited father of one took to his Instagram to celebrate the new prize as he reintroduced himself as “DR Chukwuemeka ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked its members to join the nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, gave the directive ...

A 400L Petrochemical Engineering student of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Damian Okoligwe, has been remanded in prison custody over the murder of his girlfriend Damian has been accused of killing her some weeks back. He was arraigned ...

The Director of SERVICOM at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Professor Patrick Egaga was on Sunday night kidnapped by unidentified gunmen at the University staff quarters Prof. Egaga who is a professor at the Department of Special Education at the University ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that it will migrate its WASSCE for Private Candidates Examination Diets from paper and pencil tests to Computer Based Examination (CBE) WAEC, in a statement by its spokesperson, Moyosola F. Adesina, on ...

A Nigerian man has been recorded burning his educational certificates Nigerian man burns his educational certificates; gives reasons for his action According to the man, the certificates are USELESS, because all his life, the jobs he has done are jobs ...

Former Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama received an honorary doctorate award from the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State over the weekend Sharing the good news on his Instagram page, Enyeama wrote; ”God has been my strength.He has been in ...

  MEET AMOS ISHAKU, THE BEST GRADUATING STUDENT OF THE 2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION AT EDO STATE UNIVERSITY UZAIRUE Amos Ishaku from Bokko, Gwoza LGA, Borno State, graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Edo State University Uzairue with a CGPA ...

Big Brother Naija season 5 finalist, Nengi Rebecca Hampson has returned to school in the United Kingdom. Nengi delights her fans with a photo of herself at the London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE on her Instagram page. In ...

Former students of Model Secondary School located in Jalingo the Taraba state capital have allegedly stabbed their teacher to death The teacher identified as Bassey Sardauna was stabbed outside the school premises while on board a tricycle to go home. ...

  LAUTECH students SUE Governor Makinde Some students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have dragged Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, alongside three others to court for relocating the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences to the newly established Faculty of ...

  Authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, have suspended an employee, Nwafor Nwesuzor, for allegedly forging his degree and National Youth Service Corps exemption certificate.   This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the Special Adviser to ...

Over 70 students of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Osun State were reportedly arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a midnight raid on hostels outside the campus.   EFCC officials, around 2 a.m., stormed the Fine Touch and Superb ...

Benue State University suspends all 200 to 600 level medical students The Management of Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, on Monday suspended all 200- to 600-level medical students for one month. This is contained in an internal memo, signed by ...

Femi Otedola becomes Chancellor, gifts 750 students N1m each Femi Otedola, Nigerian billionaire and Chairman of the electricity producer Geregu Power, was on Thursday inaugurated as the Chancellor of Augustine University. The inauguration took place at an auditorium in the school ...

Four students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State have been allegedly raped by suspected burglars at a hostel in the Abapawa area of the town.. Punch Metro gathered that some suspected burglars broke into a hostel on Tuesday, ...

President Bola Tinubu said the new Students Loan Programme of the Federal Government will take off in January 2024. President Tinubu disclosed this while speaking at the 29th edition of the annual Nigerian Economic Summit organized by the Nigerian Economic ...

  Actress Jaiye Kuti is a proud mum at the moment as her son bagged a Law degree at Afe Babalola University. Sharing the good news on her Instagram, she expressed pride in joining other proud parents and esteemed guests at her ...

Reps ask FG to ban popular children textbook, Queen Primer The House of Representatives has asked the federal government and other sub-national governments to ban the use of a popular children textbook, “Queen Primer” in schools across the country. The ...

A Nigerian woman, Theresa Udie and her daughter, graduated from nursing school together in the US. The proud mum shared the good news on her Facebook page writing; “MY DAUGHTER AND I GRADUATED NURSING SCHOOL TOGETHER . It’s time to ...