A 200-level student of the Federal University, Lokoja, Janet Kyeme has been reported missing on her way to attend lectures at the university. It was not clear if the incident, which happened in the early hours of Friday on her way to the main campus of the institution at Felele …
Read More »SSANU, NASU Begin Strike Today, Ground Varsities
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have begun a nationwide strike over what they described as unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of withheld salaries by the Federal Government. “Definitely, it (the strike) has already started,” SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, declared …
Read More »FG Postpones Students Education Loan Indefinitely
The federal government has postponed the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. Akintunde Sawyer, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), stated this in an interview with ARISE TV. The loan which was formally slated to take off tomorrow, has been postponed again, as there …
Read More »IWD: Kemi Ayelabola Salutes Womenfolk, Seeks Full Implementation Of 35% Affirmative Action From President Tinubu
Chairperson and Convener of Asiwaju Renewed Hope (ARH’23), Kemi Olokode-Ayelabola has added her voice in commemorating the 2024 edition of International Women’s Day anniversary, with the theme ‘Inspire Inclusion’. Kemi, a resident of Republic of Ireland who mobilized and campaigned for Tinubu during the February 2023 presidential poll, led the …
Read More »Breaking: Ex-Education Minister, Fabian Osuji, dies at 82
A former Minister of Education, Prof. Fabian Osuji, has died at the age of 82. It was gathered that Osuji died in the early hours of Wednesday, February 28, 2024. A member of the former minister’s family disclosed that the deceased returned from the United States last Saturday where he …
Read More »67.35% Get Five Credits As NECO Releases Results For 2023 SSCE
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2023 senior secondary school examination (SSCE) external results with 67.35 percent of candidates who sat for the examination earning five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar and Chief Executive of the council Professor Dantani Wushishi while declaring the …
Read More »Niger State School In Trouble As Authority Summons Teachers Over Use Of ‘Vulgar’ Language By Pupil In A Viral Video
The Niger government has summoned the class teacher and headmaster of Kassim Primary School in Agaie LGA over the use of “vulgar language” by a pupil during a debate. In a viral video on X, the pupil identified as Abdulkabir Abdulkadir is seen speaking in a debate in which he …
Read More »WAEC releases 2023 private candidates exam results, records 44.29% pass
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2023 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), for private candidates (second series). A total of 80,904 candidates sat the examination, out of which 35,830 candidates representing 44.29% obtained credits and above in at least five mandatory …
Read More »Oyetola to receive award as Ilesa Grammar School celebrates 90th anniversary
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, will, today, in Ilesa, be honoured with the renaissance award by the Ilesa Grammar School Old Students Association (ILEGSOSA), as the week-long celebration of the 90th Founder’s Day Anniversary of the iconic school climaxes. Announcing the award, the national president of …
Read More »Alleged Sexual Harassment: Court Grants UNICAL Professor 250 Million Naira Bail
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon, to the tune of N250 million in the sexual harassment and gratification case instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other …
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