Education
Unijos shuts hostels and orders immediate evacuation amid Plateau unrest
The University of Jos has taken the drastic step of shutting down its student hostels and ordering an immediate evacuation as...
EFCC moves to support constructive ventures among youths in curbing internet fraud
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has reaffirmed the Commissio...
UNIJOS students shut down campus over week-long blackout
Students of the University of Jos on Tuesday staged a massive protest over a prolonged power outage in their campus hostels.
The ang...
Nigeria, UNESCO partner to boost female teachers via mobile learning
Nigeria's Federal Government has teamed up with UNESCO-IICBA and the Pan-African University to roll out a mobile learning initiative de...
FG suspends controversial fee hike for 2027 WAEC, NECO exams
The Federal Government has abruptly suspended its proposed review of registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certific...
Clergyman classifies adult toys as helpful tools for married couples
Apostle Joshua Aghasedo of Powerline Church has declared that using sex toys within a marriage is not a sin.
Comparing the...
PAAU commences 2026/2027 Post-UTME and Direct Entry screening
PAAU commences 2026/2027 Post-UTME and Direct Entry screeningThe Management of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigb...
12-year-old Nigerian actor wins bronze at World Performing Arts Championship
A 12-year-old Nigerian actor, Chibuchi David Francis, has won a bronze medal in the Acting Category (Ages 11–12) at the 2026 World Cham...
Governor Makinde assures NANS, NUT, NLC of safe return of abducted pupils, teachers in Oyo State
By Michael Odetunde
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has assured the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the Ni...
Rivers State University bans student driving after tragic campus fatality
The management of Rivers State University has banned undergraduate students from driving personal vehicles on campus between ...
Two persons dead, three injured from collapsed building in Anambra
At least two people have been confirmed dead, while three others sustained injuries following the collapse of a three-storey ...
ASUU declares indefinite strike at Nasarawa state university
The Nasarawa State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, has declared a comprehensive and inde...
NUC grants full accreditation to Mass Communication, Computer Science, Biochemistry, others at Federal University Lokoja
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted full accreditation status to several academic programmes at Federal University L...
UNICAL scraps Wednesday classes to prepare better for NUGA Games
The University of Calabar, UNICAL is pausing midweek classes in a bid to give student-athletes dedicated time to train for the upcoming...
FUOYE suspends two senior officials, SUG president over alleged student extortion
The management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE has suspended two senior officials and a leader of the institution’s students...
Police arrest two over killing of NYSC member in Benue
Police in Benue State have taken two suspects into custody following the killing of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) mem...
Governor AbdulRazaq pledges more support for creatives as Kwara Kre8 holds second summit
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the administration is ready to expand its investment in the creative indus...
Benue rescues stranded students from Jos unrest
The Benue State Government has deployed a massive fleet of buses to evacuate its students caught in the ongoing unrest in Jos...
NYSC overhaul: Shehu Sani kicks against replacing military leadership with civilians
NYSC overhaul: Shehu Sani kicks against replacing military leadership with civilians
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, argu...
Police rescue 18 stranded Corpers from Ogun kidnap hotspot
The General Manager of Fresh FM Lagos, Taiwo Akinsola, has highly commended the Ogun State Police Command for the late-night rescue of ...
ASUU Imo State University begins indefinite strike over unfulfilled 2025 agreement
By Afolabi Mustapha
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU at Imo State University, IMSU, Owerri, has officially l...
Federal Government makes national ranking compulsory for all Nigerian tertiary institutions
The Federal Government has mandated participation in the national tertiary education ranking scheme for all universities, polytechnics,...
Can anyone ever be ‘Wrongly Married’? Why choosing your mental health is never an act of cowardice
By Afolabi Mustapha
When I picked up Wrongly Married by my brother, friend, colleague and above all, my teacher, Yabagi Mo...
Akinteye Babatunde emerges as new NANS national president
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has elected Akinteye Babatunde of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Tech...
Anger in Ibadan: Massive protests and heavy security over mass abduction
Heavy security forces swarmed the streets of Ibadan on Monday as civil society groups launched a major protest.
The public demonstra...
Federal University Lokoja Senate approves framework to appoint ‘Professor of Practice’
... as Vice Chancellor provides scorecard on industry link, infrastructural strides, academic reform
T...
Tragic accident claims life of Kogi Health College graduate
A young man named Ismail AbdulKarim was crushed to death by a vehicle in the Felele area of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
The vict...
Security threat: Kwara suspends end-of-session ceremonies in public, private Schools
The Kwara State Government has placed an immediate ban on all graduation and valedictory ceremonies across both public and pr...
Education: WAEC releases 2026 CB-WASSCE results
West African Examinations Council has officially released the results of the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certif...
ASUU threatens nationwide strike over unimplemented agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has threatened to shut down academic activities in public universities across ...
ABSU begins screening first-class graduates for Governor Otti’s automatic job offer
The management of Abia State University, Uturu, has officially started screening first-class graduates for the automatic employment sch...
Jigawa State Polytechnic honours staff member for rejecting ₦1 Million bribe
The Governing Council of Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse, has highly commended a staff member, Mr. Shamsuddeen Hussaini, for showing ex...
Degree alone won’t get you jobs anymore — Innovation minister tells students
Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, has warned students that a university degree is no l...
Federal Government Opens Employment Opportunities For Technical Trainers At Federal Colleges Of Education
The Federal Ministry of Education @NigEducation is inviting qualified trainers to apply for roles of Technical Facilitators in the Fede...
Court orders University of Ibadan to reinstate suspended student protesters
The Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered the University of Ibadan management to reinstate three stude...
‘Fighting corruption, a generational obligation’ – Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has described the fight against economic and...
Kwara Police arrest eight suspected cultists, recover firearms in Ilorin raid
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested eight suspected cultists and recovered firearms and other dangerous weapons during coordina...
Gunmen abduct JAMB candidates, other passengers in Benue
Gunmen have abducted passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint ...
Moral duty should meet governance Professor of Accounting calls for sacred commitment to accountability
Prince Abubakar Audu University in Anyigba played host to a powerful call for institutional transformation during its latest academic m...
NYSC official lands in police net over death of corps member in Ogun State
Abass Olalekan, an official of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC in Abeokuta, Ogun State has been apprehended following the ...
ABSU suspends economics professor over viral posts comparing academic pay to tricycle drivers
Abia State University, ABSU has immediately suspended Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze from the Department of Economics within its Fac...
Fake UTME postponement notice sparks panic as JAMB sets the record straight
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed a circulating press release claiming that the 2026 Unified ...
Federal Government announces payment of 8 months Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance to tertiary institutions
The Federal Government has fully disbursed the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance to academic staff across all federal universities,...
OAU shuts down academic activities after protest on new transportation system
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has officially hit the pause button on the academic calendar, di...
Polytechnic students condemn murder of Ogun student, demand urgent security overhaul
The South-West Zone of the National Association of Polytechnic Students, NAPS has fiercely condemned the murder of Ahmed Sekinat, a Hig...
Fix industry gap, not just the turriculum: Tech expert demands stronger academia ties
The real crisis in Nigerian computing education stems from a deep disconnect between classrooms and active tech companies rather than o...
NANS decries delay in NELFUND upkeep allowances, threaten mass action
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has expressed concern over the prolonged delay in the disbursement of students’ upk...
Digital crisis: EFCC boss sounds alarm on campus cybercrime
The Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has dropped a bombshell regarding the state of Nigerian tertiary institutions. Accor...
University of Abuja elects first female SUG president
Eyamu Oghenenyerovwo Peculiar, a 300-level student of Tourism and Hospitality Management, has made history by becoming the first female...
NANS alerts students after NELFUND duplicate upkeep allowance payments
By Afolabi Mustapha
A significant number of students under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND scheme have...
Benue School expels 11 students after viral assault video sparks outrage
The management of Seat of Wisdom Secondary School, Aliade, Benue State have dismissed 11 students following a disturbing assa...
Oyo NUT shuts schools to commence indefinite strike over mass abduction of colleagues, students
The Oyo State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT has declared an indefinite strike beginning Monday, June 1, 2026.
The direc...
JAMB adjusts UTME morning arrival times
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has officially modified the arrival schedule for candidates participating in the...
NECO rejects “Miracle Centre” label on kidnapped Kogi school
The National Examinations Council has strongly dismissed claims that Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Kogi State, is a "miracle c...
Sowore vows to abolish JAMB, scrap NYSC if elected Nigeria’s president
African Action Congress, AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has pledged to abolish the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Boar...