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FCE Gombe Provost accused of corruption, procurement fraud

A coalition of concerned staff at the Federal College of Education (FCE), Gombe, has submitted a formal petition to the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, levelling serious...
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Benue Tragedy: JSS3 student allegedly Kills teacher over seized cap

A tragic incident has shaken the UBE Junior Secondary School Centre in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State, as a 16-year-old student allegedly beat his teacher to death following a dispute...

UNICAL sends dental students home over over-admission crisis

Tension has erupted at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) following a directive by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, ordering hundreds of students in the Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Surgery...

JAMB clarifies top UTME scorer, Chinedu Okeke’s admission status

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has responded to widespread social media reactions surrounding Chinedu Okeke, a high-scoring candidate in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), accusing some commentators of...

NECO releases 2025 BECE Results, sets dates for resit exams

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results. According to a statement by the Council’s Acting Director of Information...

Nigerian awarded $5,000 US research grant in agriculture

Nigerian plant scientist Cynthia Anukege, a graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT Minna), has secured a prestigious $5,000 Graduate Research and Creative Activity Award from the...

Tertiary institutions peg 2025 admission cut-off at 100

Nigerian public tertiary institutions have announced new unified admission guidelines, including a minimum cut-off mark of 150 for university admissions and also agreed to the government mandate of 16 years as...

FG inaugurates committee to commercialise research, boost knowledge economy

Abuja – 3 July 2025 The Federal Government has officially inaugurated the Ministerial Research and Innovation Commercialisation Committee (RICC), a strategic body aimed at transforming...

JAMB releases 2025 mop-up UTME results amid low turnout

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with only 11,161 out of the 96,838 scheduled...

LASU dismisses two senior lecturers over harassment, financial misconduct

Lagos State University (LASU) has dismissed two of its senior academic staff members — Professor Olatunji Tajudeen Fasasi Abanikannada and Dr Khadeejah Olufunke Kareem‑Ibraheem — following investigations into serious allegations of student...