Buhari signs polytechnic amendment bill into law

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the polytechnic amendment bill into law, a senior government official said. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Umar Yakubu said this while speaking...

Rufus Giwa poly shut after lecturers’ protest

The management of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State on Tuesday shut down the school after the lecturers in staged a protest over alleged unpaid salaries. Under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union...

MURIC accuses Adeleke University of ‘persecuting’ Muslim students

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, of persecuting Muslim students in the institution. According to the Islamic human rights group, the private tertiary institution is "serially violating the...

Kebbi govt appeals as federal poly bars students from exams over school fees

The Kebbi Government has appealed to the management of Umaru Waziri Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi to reconsider the barring of 7,000 Kebbi students from writing semester examinations over the government failure to settle the students...

Kano govt to arrest, prosecute parents of children not in school

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has vowed that his government would arrest and prosecute parents who fail to send their children to school in the state. He issued the warning in a bid to curb...

US denies banning student visas for Nigerians

The United States Mission in Nigeria has denied a new media report that it has placed a ban on issuing student visas to Nigerians. The report on a blog...

EKSU postpones exams after students’ protest

A protest by students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has forced management to postpone the first semester examinations which were originally scheduled to begin on Monday, June 17. In a press release signed by...

EEI restructures SPELL&THRILL! Competition execution timeline

In a bid to accommodate the teeming demands and as part of its expansion plans, Educand Education Initiative (EEI) has restructured the timeline for the annual SPELL&THRILL! competition which is now in its seventh...

Pan African University: 2019 Student admissions now open

The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (PAUWES) hosting students from 34 African countries, is offering four distinct two-year Master degree programmes.

Ogun govt. appoints professor in alleged sex for marks scandal

A professor in an alleged sex for marks scandal at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Segun Awonusi would be heading a committee set up by the Ogun State government to look into the operational...