A female student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has pleaded for forgiveness after she was captured slapping, biting and tearing the clothes of a lecturer who asked her to delete a video he appeared in. A video of the student attacking the lecturer went viral on Tuesday. According to reports, the student was recording a dance video in a school hallway when she clashed with the lecturer. He had tapped her while passing and asked...
The Federal Government has raised the processing fee for establishing private universities in Nigeria from N5 million to N25 million. In a memo issued on Monday, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abdullahi Ribadu, announced the increment, stating that the decision was part of efforts to reposition private universities and enhance their capacity to meet the needs of Nigerians. The NUC also disclosed that it has reviewed the guidelines for establishing...
The Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, has awarded full scholarships to five students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, who were victims of the 2021 bandit attack and kidnapping. The students were among the 121 pupils abducted by armed bandits on 5 July 2021 in one of the deadliest school attacks in Kaduna State. While most of the kidnapped students have completed their studies, five remain in school and will now receive...
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has proposed a new 12-year basic education model to replace the existing 6-3-3-4 system, scrapping the current secondary school structure in Nigeria. Dr Alausa made the proposal on Thursday at the 2025 Extraordinary Meeting of the National Council on Education (NCE) in Abuja. The meeting was attended by commissioners for education from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), alongside officials from ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs),...
President Bola Tinubu has approved a major shake-up in the leadership of several federal universities, including the renaming of the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University. The announcement was made on Thursday in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who noted that the new appointments and reassignments take immediate effect. As part of the restructuring, Tinubu dissolved the governing council of Yakubu Gowon University and...
A fire outbreak at an Islamic boarding school in Kaura-Namoda, Zamfara State, has claimed the lives of at least 17 students, with several others sustaining serious injuries. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday night, burning for about three hours before it was finally brought under control. The affected school, identified as Mallam Ghali, housed over 100 students in its study hall when the fire broke out. Although many managed to escape, some were trapped in...
The management of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University has reacted to a frivolous report on an alleged petition against the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Kate Omenugha, filled by unnamed staffers of the university through their lawyer to the EFCC. The alleged petition which gained access to the social media through a blog post, has received knocks from various quarters. In a press statement by Dr. Harrison Madubueze the Public Relations Officer of the University, he...
Newly admitted students of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State have been cautioned against engaging in activities that could jeopardize their academic journey. The Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof. Kayode Ijadunola warned while speaking at the university’s 12th matriculation ceremony, urging them to uphold discipline and adhere to the institution’s rules and regulations. He advised the students to focus on their studies, and not to be distractions such as social media and the pursuit of quick wealth...
…Seeks Equal Recognition of Polytechnic, University Degrees Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has condemned the growing commercialisation of education in Nigeria’s higher institutions. He warned that the practice has fueled unethical behaviors such as monetary and sexual exploitation in exchange for grades. The Speaker also criticised the prevailing notion that university degrees are superior to polytechnic diplomas, stressing that no nation can achieve technological advancement without prioritising technical and vocational education....
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will not process admissions into the Law programme for the 2025/2026 academic session in certain universities following the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE). JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, listing the affected institutions as Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State; Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State; and Redeemer’s University,...
