The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has expelled 19 students for various offences, including theft, examination malpractice, and other violations of the school’s code of conduct. The announcement, made by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, included the expulsion of six final-year students. The expulsions follow recommendations from the Students’ Disciplinary Committee after its recent meetings. Offences ranged from academic dishonesty, like exam malpractice, to more serious transgressions, including theft, hostel bed-space racketeering, extortion,...

Three students of the Nasarawa State University, NSUK, are said to have died on Friday in Keffi and others sustained injuries in a stampede during rice distribution as palliative to them by the state government. The incident occurred before the arrival of Gov. Abdullahi Sule at the convocation square of the institution where the bags of rice were kept. According to a student who An eye witnessed the incident, Moses Ajah said the crowd of...

The founder of Madonna University, Rev. Fr Emmanuel Edeh, has come under fire for claiming that female students who enter the university as virgins graduate in the same state. This remark has sparked debate about virginity, religious influence on university life, and student freedoms on social media. In a recent interview, Fr Edeh boasted that Madonna University’s “high moral standards” ensure female students maintain their virginity throughout their studies. He claimed this makes graduates from...

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed the Student Loan (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. This follows the consideration and adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund Tetfund, TETFUND, presented by its chairman, Senator Muntari Dandutse. The bill, initially signed by President Bola Tinubu in June 2023, aimed to establish a student loan programme offering interest-free loans for higher education...

The abduction of school children including that of Federal University Gusau in July last year is said to be indicative of the very parlous state of security in the country. The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof Tukur Muhammad-Baba on Saturday condemned the abduction of 287 students and teachers from GSS Kuriga and LEA Primary School, Kuriga in Kaduna State. The statement read in parts: “The Arewa Consultative...

The chairman of Ondo State Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Victor Olabimtan has raised an alarm that insecurity in the northern part of the country had fueled migration to the south with the state accounting for no fewer than 240,000 children out of school. On Tuesday, the SUBEB Chairman in the state who raised the alarm in Akure, the State capital, sought collective efforts from stakeholders to combat the menace. Olabimtan also stated that based on...