Educational

  The Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil has arrested 17 students and recommended them for disciplinary action for harassing their female colleagues over their dressing. The institution said following verbal assaults on female students by a gang of ...

A Nigerian man, Mr Olaseinde has bagged a degree at 66. He bagged the degree from Covenant University. His daughter, Oluwatosin Olaseinde, took to twitter to announce the news. She announced it praising her father and wrote; ”Congratulations to my ...

  A pretty young lady identified as Nimco Essa has taken to social media to express her excitement after she became the first woman to graduate in her family.   ‘ According to Essa, with Twitter handle @nimcoessa_, no woman ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has extended the deadline for the ongoing 2021 UTME/DE registration exercise by two weeks. The exam body took the decision after a meeting with stakeholders following reports of widespread delay in the registration process ...

Senator Ademola Adeleke has just bagged a certificate from the Atlanta Metropolitan State College. He studied criminal justice, a five semester programme. Reports said the former Osun governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, who was mocked for being just ...

The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Thursday released results for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for external candidates. It said 26,277 out of the 39,503 candidates who sat for the examination, obtained five credits and above including in English ...

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again.   A statement signed by JAMB Spokesman in Ilorin Office, Hassan ...

Suspected cult members have killed a 200-level student of the Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma. The deceased, James Okunmakpeye, a student of Marketing at the Faculty of Management Science, was allegedly shot in the head at close range yesterday ...

Osun State Government on Wednesday suspended three public school principals for allowing a pro-Oodua nation group to address their students. The government also dissociated itself from the group preaching disunity and secession to students in some schools in the state. ...

There is protest ongoing at the Plateau State University, Bokkos, following the raping of four female students of the University, on Monday night. The students who are residing off campus were said to have been abducted by unknown gunmen, r.a.p.e.d ...

Kwara Government has announced that the 10 colleges involved in a recent hijab controversy should resume for the third term session on Monday, 12 April. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Kemi Adeosun, said on Sunday, said ...

Nigerian singer Olorunyemi Oloruntimilehin popularly known as Bad Boy Timz has obtained a first degree in computer engineering from Bells University of Technology, Ota in Ogun State. The 24-year-old fast-rising star posted his graduation pictures on social media on Saturday. ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says its 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, earlier scheduled for May/June, may not hold. The Council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Patrick Areghan, gave the hint while announcing ...

The Ondo state government has ordered a refund of monies paid by parents whose children are to write the 2021 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to NAN, Lola Amuda, permanent secretary, ministry of education, science and technology, ...

A yet-to-be-named private school teacher in Edo State has allegedly bolted with N2 million meant for enrollment of students for the West African Examination Senior Secondary School Examinations (WASSCE). The the incident allegedly occurred at Gilgal Private School, Iguobazuwa, Ovia ...

The Kwara State Government has ordered reopening of 10 mission schools shut in February for refusing Muslim students to wear hijab. But late Tuesday night, the state government announced the reopening of the schools from Wednesday March 17, 2021. The ...

Students of Auchi Polytechnic in Edo state have been prohibited from driving private cars within the school. This is according to a circular dated 9 March, issued by the registrar, Dr. G. E. Ihiokhan. He cited intelligence reports as reason ...

The University of Ibadan (UI) has been ranked among the best 500 universities in the world and first in Nigeria. The ranking was carried out by  The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021, which ranked more than 1,500 universities ...

He tweeted the great news writing; “Uni timeline – left England because money no Dey Lagos – mentor sets up a gofundme for uni -@davido dropped funds to support my fundraiser (thanks to Twitter folk Red heart) – Resumed abroad ...

Popular disc jockey, Florence Otedola fondly known as DJ Cuppy, has been accepted into the prestigious Oxford University, England, for a master’s degree in African Studies.The star took to her verified Instagram page to share the news with her fans ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of various tertiary institutions in the country have agreed to conclude all 2020/2021 admissions by June 15. The board made the disclosure in a statement signed on Sunday by its Head ...

The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have threatened to shut down schools over the abductions of students by terrorists. According to the two groups the recent spate of kidnap means that students are ...

Years after completion of his tertiary education as a graduate of English studies and literature, transportation minister Rotimi Amaechi has enrolled at Baze University, Abuja, as a law student. Mr. Amaechi received a bachelor of arts degree (honours) from the ...

The leadership of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions of universities has announced the suspension of its three-week old strike with effect from midnight February 26. JAC non-teaching staff comprises the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities ...

Governor Sani Bello of Niger State has ordered the immediate closure of all the boarding schools in four local government areas of the state. This is as a result of the abduction of students and staff of Government Science College, ...