What happened between UNIBEN students, soldiers – NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students has given its own account of what transpired at the University of Benin, Edo State, between students and some military men, a situation that…
NUC approved 19 varsities in 2022 – Report
Data from the National Universities Commission revealed that no fewer than 19 federal, state and private universities were approved for operations between January and December 2022. A breakdown of the…
Email address now compulsory for UTME registration —JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that provision of email addresses is now compulsory for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration beginning from Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The…
2023 JAMB: 6 Important Things to Note As UTME Registration Starts
JAMB Registration will commence on 14th January 2023 while the UTME (examination) will start on 24th April 2023. Below is a summary of everything you need to know before the…
JAMB fixes dates for UTME, other activities in 2023
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Tuesday fixed dates for its 2023 activities. JAMB fixed January 14 to February 14 for the commencement of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Harvard gets first black president Claudine Gay
Harvard University and Claudine GayHarvard University has announced Claudine Gay as its 30th president. Ms Gay, of Haitian descent, is a Professor of Government, African and African-American Studies. Ms Gay,…
FUOYE Declares Lecture-Free Day Over Death Of Class Governor Crushed To Death By Truck
The Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, (FUOYE), has declared a lecture free-day after a truck crushed a 100-level student, Taiwo Gbolahan, to death along Ikole-Oye highway in the state.…
Oloyede: JAMB Remitted N50bn to FG in Six Years
Prof Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), yesterday disclosed that the board remitted no less than N50 billion to the federal government in the…
Sanwo-Olu subsidises varsities tuition fees
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has subsidised the tuition fees to be paid by the pioneer students of the two newly established universities: the Lagos State University of…
Important message from JAMB for all UTME candidates
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates can now generate profile codes themselves and save such for use when registration commences. The board disclosed this…
WAEC delists 50 Oyo schools [FULL LIST]
No fewer than fifty (50) secondary schools in Oyo State have been delisted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The schools were delisted after the recently conducted examination. They…
Fear of strike grips universities as ASUU holds NEC meeting
There is palpable fear of another round of strike across Nigerian public university campuses as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is billed to hold its National Executive Council…
UNICAL bars lecturers from forcing students to buy books
By Clement James, Calabar Henceforth, any lecturer in the University of Calabar (UNICAL) who forces students to buy his book in the name of assignment will be penalized. This was…
FUOYE students involved in stampede at examination centre
No fewer than four students fell unconscious in a stampede that occurred at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The incident happened on Saturday during the GST 204 examination at…
Pupils to be taught in mother tongue as FEC approves national language policy
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a National Language Policy for use in all primary schools across the country. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made this known to State…