Educational

  The National Association of Nigerian Students has threatened to embark on nationwide protests if the governors of Bauchi, Katsina, Kano, and Kebbi states do not reverse their decision to close down schools for five weeks for the Ramadan fast ...

  The National Association of Ogun State Students on Monday criticised the autobiography of former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd), titled ‘A Journey in Service’, which was presented last Thursday in Abuja, describing it as a cover-up ...

  A report released in January 2025 has revealed that nearly 50,000 international students failed to register at their designated schools after arriving in Canada in March and April of 2023. Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada showed that ...

  Don’t keep silent when harassed, LASU VC tells freshers The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, has urged newly admitted students in the School of Part-Time Studies to speak up against any form of harassment or assault. ...

  First Bank has graduated 559 delegates from its First Academy after rigorous months of training to boost its sales force. At the closeout party for delegates, which was held at the First Academy in Iganmu, Lagos, it was revealed ...

  The authorities of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, have expelled a student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, over her assault on a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. In an official expulsion letter dated February 13, 2025, ...

  The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, has convicted and sentenced, a former official of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB), Olayiwola Oguntade, to prison for fr@ud Trial judge Bayo Taiwo, held that the prosecution “proved its case beyond ...

  Another Mass Communication student at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, has been reportedly rescued from attempted su!cide According to the Guardian, the incident happened on campus on Monday evening, February 3 2024. Passers-by reportedly saw a rope around ...

  Professor Adamu Ahmed has been named the new Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. According to a statement by the university’s Director of Public Affairs, Malam Auwalu Umar, on Wednesday, he replaces Prof. Kabir Bala. The appointment was announced ...

  A student of Mass Communication at a private university completed a unique disciplinary task by filling an exercise book with the phrase “I am sorry” following an incident of laughter during a lecture. In a video shared online, the ...

  A teacher was taken aback when she discovered her name on the list of noise makers compiled by a student at her request. The teacher @miss_chinwe posted a video in which she said that she had told a pupil to write ...

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially signed into law the bill establishing the Federal University of Environment and Technology, Ogoni The presidency confirmed this in a statement on Monday via its official social media account on the X platform. ...

  The Lagos State Government has commenced electronic registration for the 2025 Universal Basic Education by Continuous Assessment Scores and Placement Test. This development is part of the state’s efforts to provide quality education to its citizens. According to a ...

  The University of Ilorin has appointed two new Deputy Vice Chancellors, Professors Taibat Odunola-Bakare and Mukhtar Adeiza Etudaiye, to succeed Professors Olubunmi Omotesho and Sulaiman Ambali, whose tenures ended in December 2024. A statement issued on Friday by the ...

  The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has announced a reward of ₦5 million and a bungalow for an award-winning Math teacher, Kayode Adewale, who was recently shortlisted for the prestigious $1 million Global Teacher Prize. Adewale, known for ...

  Officers from the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 44-year-old alleged paedophile, Damilola Otegba. Otegba, a security guard at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, left his post at night to engage in unlawful activities with a six-year-old ...

  Protesting students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Wednesday, attacked the convoy of the Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele. It was gathered that the angry students attacked the convoy of Salako-Oyedele, who was on her way to ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission wants institutions of higher learning across the country to introduce anti-corruption courses as a core requirement for all first-year students. The anti-graft agency said the introduction of the courses would equip undergraduates with ...

  The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its lexicon with 20 Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update. The newly added entries include popular terms like “japa,” “agbero,” “eba,” “419,” and “abi,” among others. These words, deeply rooted in ...

  The management of Christ-Mitots International School in Isawo, Ikorodu, Lagos State, has suspended one of its teachers, Stella Nwadigo who was accused of mistreating and physically abusing a three-year-old boy, Abayomi Micheal. A video shared on X Wednesday by ...

  Seun Kuti has opened up about his childhood experiences, revealing how his late father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, steadfastly protected him from physical discipline in school. According to Seun, his father took proactive measures to ensure his safety, providing him ...

  The Police have confirmed the de.ath of 35 children and arrest of eight suspects in connection with Wednesday’s stampede during a children’s funfair at Basorun Islamic High School, Ibadan, Oyo State. SP Adewale Osifeso, the spokesperson for the Oyo ...

  The Oyo State Police Command has announced the arrest of Queen Naomi Silekunola, Ooni of Ife’s estranged wife alongside six others in connection with the de.adly stampede at a funfair in Ibadan on Wednesday. The police today confirmed 35 ...

  The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has expressed sympathy to the families of children who di.ed at a funfair in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday. The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed at least 35 persons ...

  Men of the Oyo State Police Command have detained the principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi. Fasasi was invited by the police on Wednesday and has been detained since then. The principal’s detention is in ...