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UNIZIK suspends 2025 SUG election

  The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has announced the suspension of the 2025/2026 Students Union Election The announcement was contained in a press release dated 14th of July, shared on the official Facebook page of the University and ...

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Students protest against renaming of Poly Ibadan

  Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State are currently staging a protest over the renaming of the institution to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic. Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, stage a protest at the Oyo State Government Secretariat, opposing the renaming ...

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Experts warn Mountain Top varsity students against drug abuse

  A team member of the Mountain Top University Rehabilitation Centre, Mr Olugbenga Taiwo, has warned students of the tertiary institution against drug abuse canvassing compassion for drug abusers above being regarded as criminals. He made the call on Thursday ...

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Nigerian Doctor In U.S. Breaks Residency Record, Wins All 8 Awards

  Nigerian Doctor In U.S. Breaks Residency Record, Wins All 8 Awards In an unprecedented feat that has sent waves of pride across the Nigerian and Black communities worldwide, a young Nigerian doctor, Timileyin Oluseyi in the United States has ...

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Federal Colleges of Education to now award Bachelor’s degrees

  The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday said it has officially commenced the implementation of the Dual Mandate Policy across all Federal Colleges of Education, following the enactment of the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 2023. According to a ...

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Tinubu Govt announces N50bn for Varsity Staffs

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has announced the release of N50 billion to settle earned allowances owed to academic and non-academic staff of federal universities The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, made the disclosure on Wednesday in a ...

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NYSC Corper Raye apologizes for calling Lagos State smelly

  Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member Ushie ‘Raye’ Uguamaye has issued a public apology after facing backlash for her comments about Lagos’ environmental condition Raye recently went viral after criticizing the cost of living in the state and ...

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Wigwe University reaffirms commitment to excellence, innovation

  Wigwe University has reaffirmed its commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and transformative leadership at its inaugural Founder’s Day Lecture, held recently, in honour of its visionary founder, Dr Herbert Wigwe. The event paid tribute to the late former Group ...

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Students plan protest over missing LASU graduate

  The Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Council has condemned the alleged murd3r of Adedamola Ogunbode, a 2024 graduate of Lagos State University. Although the Lagos State Police Command has maintained that Ogunbode’s ...

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Doctor emerges UNIUYO best graduating female student

  A Nigerian medical doctor, Stephanie Udochukwu Anumba has emerged the best graduating female student of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Celebrating her achievements online, she wrote; “Distinction in Laboratory medicine. Distinction in Pharmacology. Distinction in Paediatrics. Distinction ...

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Reps okay bill to allow polytechnics award degrees

  The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to upgrade polytechnics in the country to degree awarding institutions. The bill, which is seeking to amend the Federal Polytechnics Act, 2024, is sponsored by the speaker, ...

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Gun-wielding EFCC officers storm Lagos school, force out pupils

  Fear and confusion gripped the students and teachers of Goodwill Private Schools in Ikorodu, Lagos State, as armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission stormed the school premises, ordering everyone out in a dramatic and chaotic scene. ...

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NANS threatens protest over Ramadan school closure in Northern states

  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 ...

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IBB’s book a cover-up of June 12 annulment – Ogun students

  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 ...

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Don’t keep silent when harassed, LASU VC tells freshers

  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. ...

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FirstBank graduates 559 from sales academy

  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 ...

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UNIZIK expels student for biting lecturer in clash over TikTok video

  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, ...

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Court jails ex-JAMB official

  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 ...

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Another Unilorin student rescued from attempted su!cide

  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 ...

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Ahmadu Bello University gets new vice-chancellor

  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 ...

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Private University student writes ‘I am sorry’ in an entire book as a disc!plinary action for laughing during a lecture (WATCH)

  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 ...

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Tinubu signs bill establishing University Of Environment And Technology, Ogoni

  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. ...

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Lagos begins e-registration for 2025 UBE test, includes Yoruba language

  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 ...

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