Buhari approves of new universities in Osun, Bauchi others
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of five new universities specialised in technology and health to close the huge gap in the doctor-patient ratio as well...
2021 UTME: JAMB delists six more CBT centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has again delisted six more computer-based test centres from the list of those accredited to participate in the ongoing unified tertiary...
Lagos school proprietor caught sexually assaulting student
The proprietor of Megland Comprehensive School, Lekki in Lagos State, Mr Emmanuel Madueke has been caught to have reportedly sexually harassed a Senior Secondary School student (names-withheld) of...
Insecurity: Kebbi shuts schools indefinitely
No fewer than seven schools in Kebbi State had been shutdown indefinitely in the aftermath of the attack on Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri, by suspected bandits.
Revenue from UTME forms sale drops to N5.8bn
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that it attracted lesser revenue from the sale of forms for the 2021 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examinations (UTME)...
Purported removal of staff school workers in 2022 fuels SSANU strike fears
Non-teaching staff of public universities may be heading for another showdown with the Federal Government over plans by the latter to remove staff school workers from the 2022...
Military rescue some abductee FGGC Yawuri students
Nigerian troops operating under the aegis of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ supported by Nigerian Air Force component have rescued a few abductees of the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC),...
NDLEA staff arrested for selling hard drugs to varsity students
Abayomi Popoola, a staff of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) has been arrested in Abeokuta for selling assorted illicit drugs to students.
His...
Supreme Court upholds 12-year jail term for polytechnic ex-boss
The Supreme Court has affirmed the 12-year jail term handed down to a former Chairman, Governing Council of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Dr. Saadu Alanamu, by the High...
Mixed reactions trail UTME exercise in Lagos
Mixed reactions have trailed the conduct of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which started in all centres across Lagos on Saturday.
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