OAU To Generate Own Electricity - VC

Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, the Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, says the institution will complete its power generating plant in October. Ogunbodede made this known on Mon…

Five out of every 10 Jigawa children in danger of poor brain development – UNICEF

The United Nations Children Education Funds, UNICEF, has disclosed that five out of every 10 children in Jigawa State are in a danger of poor brain and internal organs development.    …

Polytechnic of Ibadan destroys over 1,000 phones of students; gives reason

The Management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan on Wednesday destroyed no fewer than one thousand mobile telephones worth over fifteen million naira (N15 million).        &nbs…

Jamiu Abdullahi: Kogi Lecturer Slumps, Dies, Family blames Non-payment of salary

A lecturer in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Dr Jamiu Abdullahi has died of High Blood Pressure (HBP), Late Dr Abdullahi slumped in the hospital while a…

2019 UTME: Another candidate arrested for upgrading score from 162 to 206

Another UTME candidate has been arrested by JAMb for upgrading his score from 162 to 206 with the help of a fraudster. The candidate identified as Cletus Kokowa was arrested at the JAMB headquarters …

Herdsmen are serious threat to us, Unilorin management cries out

The Management of University of Ilorin in Kwara has described herdsmen as threat to the university farms and therefore, has threatened to prosecute anyone apprehended.      &…

Sex-for-marks lecturers in trouble – VC warns

Prof. Suleiman Mohammed, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), has vowed to dismiss any lecturer caught harassing female students on campus.      &n…

Court strikes out fundamental human right suit against UI School, Principal, others

Justice Ladiran Akintola of an Oyo State High Court 9 sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday struck out a fundamental human right suit challenging the refusal of the University of Ibadan (U…

JAMB arrest 19-year-old for upgrading UTME score

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday evening paraded one Adah Eche, a 19-year-old admission seeker who allegedly falsified his Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTM…

Oyo: Makinde abolishes N500 examination fee, declares education levy illegal for schools

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has abolished N500 examination fee in all secondary schools across the state. The Head of Service, Mrs. Ololade Agboola, who made this disclosure, urged principals …

JAMB kicks against establishment of new universities

Professor Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has called on the Federal Government to place an embargo on the establishment of new universities. Oloy…

FG directs schools to teach history from September

The Federal Government has directed all basic and secondary schools across the country to immediately implement the teaching of history as a standalone subject from the next academic calendar.       …

University of Ibadan expels 5 students, rusticates 16 others

The Authority of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo State, said that it has expelled no fewer than five of its students. The students, who were expelled from the institution included; Ajuwon Gabrie…

Chrisland teacher claims mother tutored 2-year-old pupil to allege rape

Mrs Adeola Adebola, Deputy Headteacher, Chrisland School, Victoria Garden City, Lagos, on Tuesday said the mother of a two-year-old pupil of the school tutored her to allege that the school superviso…

Deny your children education, risk prosecution - Ganduje tells parents

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has declared free primary and secondary education for school age children in his state Kano, Ganduje said children begging on the street instead of going to school will be …

Candidates praise, criticise JAMB’s 160 cut-off mark

Some candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have praised and criticised the 160 cut-off mark for the 2019/2020 admissions process. The candidates spoke in interviews with…

63-yr-old Delta SSS II student pushes wheelbarrow to pay SSCE fees

SIXTY-THREE years old Mr. Seribo Adelabu, who enrolled as a Junior Secondary School, JSS, student in 2014 at Izon College, Bomadi-Overside, Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, has returned to …

2019 UTME: Why some candidates have multiple results – JAMB explains

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says no candidate of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has more than one result.The board stated this in its weekly bullet…

Funding of varsities has improved under Buhari’s administration – UNN VC

The outgoing vice chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba, has said funding of universities in Nigeria has improved under President Muhammadu Buhari’s ad…

Unical suspends 3 students for robbery, cultism

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Zana Akpagu, has approved the suspension of three students of the institution for their alleged involvement in forgery, robbery and cultism.&nb…