Educational

  The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, said the agency has discovered N2.67 billion meant for the school feeding programme in private accounts.   The agency, he added, also found over N2.5 billion diverted by a deceased worker with the ministry of agriculture, noting that 18 buildings, 12 business premises, and 25 plots ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ‎Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, (ASUU-KUST), has on Friday solicited for the intervention of stakeholders to wade in and prevail on the Federal Government to fulfil its promises to end the lingering strike.   The union appealed to parents, students, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders to prevail on the Federal ...

                                                The Police at Force headquarters on Friday paraded 17 suspects including School Principals, Teachers and Supervisors who were caught engaging in examination malpractices during the last West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) in the country.   The ...

                                                  Renowned Ifa Priest, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, has advocated the introduction of traditional religion into the education curriculum in South-West states.   Speaking after turning of sod of Ikin Tukun Comprehensive High School at Oke-Baale, Osogbo, ...

                                                  The federal government has called for more vigilance on the possible resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic as some states announce schools resumption, saying another lockdown might be possible if Nigerians failed to adhere strictly to ...

                                                        The Osun State University has graduated 1946 students during a virtual convocation of the institution, the first of its kind in the history of the nation’s public universities in Nigeria.   The institution awarded 35 First Class on a total of 1946 graduates during its 9th convocation ceremony for 2020, held on Monday. The Osun State Governor and Visitor ...

                                                Students of Public and Private Secondary Schools in Lagos and Ogun state resumed back to their various schools today after the covid 19 pandemic lockdown which was on for months.   Photos shows students observing various ...

                                                                  Tears of joy as Mrs Elizabeth Yamoah, a 57 years old woman completes her junior secondary school certificate examination.   They say age is never a barrier when you’re dedicated to achieve something. Reactions went viral on social media because it was a beautiful moments for Mrs Elizabeth Yamoah as she determined to venture into education despite the fact ...

                         The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan (TPI) has terminated the appointment of its lecturer, Kelani Omotosho, over alleged s.e.x.ual misconduct with a former student.   This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar, Mrs Modupe Fawale in Ibadan on Saturday. The management said the lecturer, from the department of Urban and Regional Planning, was sacked for ...

                                                      Parents and teachers of private schools in Kwara State, on Friday stormed the secretariat of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, demanding the resumption of academic activities.   The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as, “Open our schools for students, ”children are hawking around the streets rather than schooling, ”teachers are suffering, ”out of school pupils ...

                                                Hundreds of youths on Friday held a rally in Osogbo, capital of Osun to canvass votes for 26-year-old BBNaija Housemate, Olamileken Agbeleshe aka Laycon.   Ex-Osun Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon. Sunday Akere, joined the ...

  A 57-year-old man, who was on Wednesday night arrested over the death of an 18-year-old girl following a botched abortion conducted by him, has now confessed to helping 15 girls of school-going age conduct abortions since Kenya recorded its first coronavirus case in mid-March.   The suspect said he first learnt how to conduct abortions in 1993 from a ...

                                               Dr. Wale Babalakin, Pro-Chancellor, University of Lagos, UNILAG has stepped down from the position citing bias from the Federal Government’s Visitation Panel.   Babalakin-led Governing Council had sacked the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe from office over alleged corruption and others. Ogundipe took the matter to court and the Federal Government had to wade in by setting up a ...

                                                                             Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is an excited mum at the moment as her eldest daughter returned home after the completion of her Masters Degree. She took to her instagram page to share lovely photos of her family as they celebrate the reunion. More photos below…                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

      The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has ordered the resumption of tertiary institutions owned by the state government.   Mr Makinde gave this order this week, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Olasukanmi Olaleye. The statement said the governor had approved September 28 as the resumption date for tertiary institutions in the state. This is ...

                                        A Nigerian final year student was stopped from defending his project live on zoom due to his unkempt appearance.   The video was shared on social media and has generated lot of reactions from people all over the nation In ...

                            Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has been called to the Nigerian Bar. He was called to Bar today September 15.   Captioning the photo, he wrote; ”To God be all the Glory. You can now address me as Anayo Modestus Onyekwere, Esq, MFR ( Barrister And ...

                                                                  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said universities in the country will not reopen until the Federal Government honours the agreement it struck with the ...

                                      Pandemonium broke in the early hours on Monday in the Lagos State University, Ojo Campus, when members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU, barred the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Olanrewaju ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday said it was set to hit the streets except the Federal Government reversed the increase in the pump price of fuel and electricity tariff.   The organisation threatened to embark on a nationwide protest on Monday September 14, 2020, if urgent steps were not taken to reverse the new prices. NANS President, ...

The Imo State University, Owerri, has set up a committee to investigate the authenticity of the footage circulating on the Internet in which the Head of Department of Biochemistry of the institution, Prof. Emmanuel Agumuo, was allegedly having s3x with ones of his students.   The HoD, who was handcuffed in the footage, was arrested by plain-clothed security men. Sources ...

The Lagos State government has said that only final year students will go back to classrooms, as tertiary institutions reopen next Monday.   This was confirmed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser on Education, Tokunbo Wahab, while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. Sanwo-Olu had announced the re-opening of schools in the state, starting with tertiary institutions on ...

The Government of Ogun State has finally reopened schools, five months after they were shut down to prevent community transmission of coronavirus.   The state government said schools should reopen on September 21 for the first term of 2020/2021 session. In a statement by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, it was announced that ...

The University of Ibadan (U1) is the best in Nigeria, a new report by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings has revealed.   Over 1,500 universities in 93 countries and regions were part of the 2021 ranking. According to The Times Higher Education, the institutions were measured based on teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. It said: “This ...

Chadwick Boseman’s high school in South Carolina will create a scholarship in his honour following his tragic death last week.   Principal Walter Mayfield at T. L. Hanna High School is setting up a grant called the Chadwick Boseman Memorial Scholarship, which will be awarded to one student each year. The Black Panther star sadly passed away from colon cancer ...