Category: Education
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Approves N683 Billion Intervention Fund for Tertiary Education
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the sum of N683,429,268 billion as the 2024 Intervention Funds for public tertiary education institutions in the country. The...
Taraba State Governor Mandates Secondary School Teachers to Hold Master’s Degrees
Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has disclosed plans by his administration to make master’s degree the minimum academic qualification for anyone wishing to teach...
Family Mourns Death of Nigerian Student Shot by Police in Canada
The young man fatally shot by Winnipeg police on New Year’s Eve has been identified as 19-year-old Nigerian student Afolabi Stephen Opaso. Reports revealed that...
Student Leader Calls for Arrest of Reporter Who Exposed Degree Certificate Fraud in Benin Republic
The National Association of Nigerian Students President for Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour has called for the immediate arrest of an investigative reporter, Umar Audu,...
Corruption and Collusion: How Fake Degree Schemes Thrive in Cotonou and Nigeria
The story of obtaining questionable degree certificates from universities in Benin Republic and Togo is not new. What is new, however, is how these certificates can be...
5 Differences Between BSc and HND Degrees in Nigeria
BSc and HND are different Educational qualifications. You will get BSc certificate if you graduate from a University in Nigeria and you will get HND certificate if you...
TRCN Exam: Nearly 4,000 Teachers Fail Qualifying Exam: A Crisis in the Making?
A total 3,963 teachers who sat for the November 2023 diet of the Professional Qualifying Examination for teachers across the country have failed the test organised by...
FeesMustFall: UNILAG Students Boycott Laboratory Session Over Management’s Decision To Impose Lab Manual And Consumable Fees on Students
The last may not have been heard from many students of the University of Lagos who are currently distressed at the turn of events occasioned by the fee hike, inadequate...
Katsina Governor Suspends Teacher for Alleged Sexual Harassment of Student
The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has directed the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education Hadiza Yar’adua to suspend a teacher identified as Lawal...
Fear Grips University Students After Abductions Turn Institution into ‘Hunting Ground
Students of Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State have taken to the streets to protest against the recurring abduction of their fellow students by unknown gunmen....
Police Uncover Shallow Grave, Discover Remains of Allegedly Ki!led OAU Student in Ogun State in Possible Ritual Killing
Men of the Ogun state Police command on Wednesday, December 7, uncovered a shallow grave at Ajebo in Abeokuta where the remains of 18-year-old Quadri Salami, a 100-level...
Bauchi University Student Killed During Robbery Gone Wrong
Tragedy has rocked Bauchi state following the killing of a final student, identified as Joseph Agbabaidu, of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, in an attempt to...
Gateway Polytechnic Shuts Down After Students Cry ‘Enough is Enough’ in the Face of Robberies
The management of Gateway Polytechnic, Sapaade, Ogun State, has shutdown the institution following incessant robbery attacks on students. According to Peak News, armed...
University of Calabar Suspends Tuition Hike Following Student Protests
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof Florence Obi, has suspended the payment of undergraduate school fees until further notice, following student...
ASUU Cautions Against Federal Government’s Student Loan Scheme, Calls It a Scam
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the student loan set up by the Federal Government as one designed to enrich a few individuals who own...
Bomb Explosion Disrupts Religious Gathering at Mindanao State University, Killing Four and Injuring Many
A bomb explosion disrupted a religious gathering at Mindanao State University, Philippines, on Sunday, leaving four dead and multiple injured. The institution’s...
Pedro Obi Wins NANS Presidential Election in Turbulent Race
Pedro Obi, a PhD student from Delta State University, has triumphed in the recent elections to become the new President of the National Association of Nigerian Students...
VIDEO: Gunshots At NANS Convention Amidst Leadership Crisis and Age Row
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Osun State University Clarifies Misleading Social Media Ad: No Vacancies Available
The management of Osun State University has disowned a social media advertisement purporting that the institution was inviting applications for both academic and...
OAU Student Hospitalized After Handwashing Marathon, Raises Questions About Student Safety
A 200 level student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Subair Enitan, who embarked on handwashing marathon to set a new Guinness world record, has ended up in...
Final-Year Student Details How Financial Hardship Led to Prostitution, Calls for Support
A suspected S£x worker has confessed that she resorted to prostitution business because she lacked the money she needed to complete her academic studies. The suspect,...
Osun Student Sets Out to Break Guinness World Record with Marathon Handwashing
A student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Subair Enitan, on Friday started a handwashing marathon to break the Guinness World Records for longest...
VP Shettima Tells UNIMAID Graduates to Shun Government Jobs, Become Entrepreneurs
Vice President Kashim Shettima has challenged graduates of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) to embrace entrepreneurship and self-employment instead of waiting for...
HND Student of Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Allegedly Killed by Unknown Persons
A Higher National Diploma female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in Kwara State, identified as Toyin Bamidele has been allegedly killed by some unknown...
Veteran Fuji Star Saheed Osupa Earns Degree from University of Ibadan
Nigerian Fuji musician, King Saheed Osupa, has graduated from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, with a degree in political science. He shared photos from the...
University Student Arrested for Allegedly Poisoning Two Female Classmates
The Ogun State Police command has arrested Oladokun Ayomide, a final-year student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), for poisoning his...
Two Female Students Remanded in Custody for Alleged Murder of Hotelier in Kwara State
A Kwara State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of two female students in the facility of a Federal Correctional Service in Ilorin, the...
Jalingo School Teacher St@bb£d to D£ath by Former Pupils in Possible Revenge Attack
Former students of Government Model Day Secondary School in Jalingo, Taraba State, have allegedly st@bbed a teacher to d£ath. According to LIB, the teacher identified...
Take it Back Movement Stands in Solidarity with Ogun State Students Protesting Against Hikes in Education Fees
The Take it Back Movement, Ogun State Chapter, has released a statement firmly supporting the students of Ogun State as they protest the rising cost of education. They...
Final-Year University of Lagos Student Dies After Alleged Suicide
Olatunji Olayinka Emmanuel, a final-year student of the Department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos has committed suicide. This was made known by the...
LASU Removes Dean of Students after Allegations of Certificate Forgery
Dean of Student Affairs, Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Prof. Tajudeen Olumoko, has been removed over allegations of certificate racketeering. His removal follows...
Upper-Level UNIPORT Student Adaeze Found Dead in Aluu Apartment
A 200 -level female Accounting student of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, identified as Adaeze has been found dead in her off campus apartment in Aluu...
UNILAG Students Protest Unmet Housing Promises, Group Reacts
The Students Solidarity Group against Fee Hike has commended the courage and determination of University of Lagos students protesting inadequate housing arrangements. In...
TASUED Students Protest 300% Tuition Fee Increase From N76,500 To N230,000
Students of Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, on Monday, gathered at the university premises to express their dissatisfaction and protest...
Over 70 OAU Students Reportedly Arrested by EFCC In A Midnight Raid
Over 70 students of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Osun State were reportedly arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a midnight...
14-Year-Old Girl Arrested for Murder of FUT Minna Lecturer
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 14-year-old, identified as Joy Afekafez over the murder of Dr Mrs Funmilola Adefolalu, a lecturer at the Federal University...
German Chancellor’s Visit to UNILAG Creates a Buzz at the MAD House
German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz on Monday visited the MAD House of the University of Lagos. The visit was part of his 2-day working visit to Nigeria. The German...
I Wish Nigerian Students Would Protest Against Fee Increments, Lack Of Facilities In Schools Like They Did For MohBad – Sowore
Omoyele Sowore, the #RevolutionNow convener has urged Nigerian students to rise against incessant increments in tuition fees by universities nationwide amid economic...
Two Pupils Arrested for Setting School on Fire in Ogun State
Two pupils identified as Wahis Musa, aged 6, and Malik Iliasu aged 9, have been apprehended by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly setting their...
University Lecturer Sl@ughtered in Her Home, FUT Minna Mourns
A lecturer with the Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna in Niger State, Dr. (Mrs) Adefolalu Funmilola...
Femi Otedola Appointed Chancellor of Augustine University, Donates N1Million to Each of 750 Students
Business mogul, Femi Otedola, gifted N1 million each to 750 students of Augustine University on Thursday, during his inauguration as the chancellor of the institution....
As Survey Reveals Tuition Crisis, Students Group to Advocate for Freeze at Congress
The Students Solidarity Group against Fees Hike has stated that a survey it carried out has shown that substantial numbers of Nigerian university students are planning...
VIDEO: Last Video of Murdered UNIPORT Student Surfaces, Sparks Outrage
A video alleged to be the last clip of the murdered University of Port Harcourt student, Justina Otuene Nkang, with her lover, Collins, is trending online. Earlier,...
OPM Suspends Overseas Scholarships as Nigerian Naira Nosedives to New Low
Founder of the Omega Power Ministry (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has suspended all overseas scholarships sponsored by his organization following the depreciation of...
UNIPORT Student, Arrested for Allegedly M¥rd£ring Girlfriend in Rivers State
A man identified as Collins has been arrested for k#lling his girlfriend identified as Justina along Road 15, NTA Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to...
Nigerian Pastor Demands N20 Million from Chef Dammy in Defamation Case
A pastor, Adegoke Jeremiah, aka Billion Dollars Prophet, has demanded N20 million from Damilola Adeparusi, better known as Chef Dammy, for defamation of character. Chef...
Tragedy Strikes: 2-Year-Old Child Dies After Falling from School Building
A two-year-old baby reportedly died after falling off a school’s building in Aba, Abia state. According to LIB, David Etim Udo fell off from the third floor of a...
Nigerian Student Dies After Alleged Attack by Chinese National in Philippines
A Nigerian student, identified as Ikem, was allegedly brutally m*rdered by a group of Chinese in the Republic of the Philippines. According to reports, an ally to the...
20 Ways for Nigerian University Students to Earn Extra Cash and Gain Experience
As a Nigerian student, you can earn money through several platforms online with just your phone/laptop and good internet connection. You can offer services like graphics...
NUC Pushes Back Against Proposal to Convert HND to University Degree
The National Universities Commission, NUC has rejected a programme being organised by the National Board for Technical Education NBTE, on converting Higher National...
University of Lagos Faces Backlash over Harsh Measures to Enforce Fees’ Increment
The Students’ Solidarity Group Against Fee Hike has condemned the University of Lagos (UNILAG) management over a threatening message issued via Telegram to...
Polytechnic Students Accused of M*rdering Nightclub Owner During Sexual Escapade
The Police have arrested two female Polytechnic undergraduates for allegedly killing a nightclub owner during a sexual escapade. According to Guardian, the suspects,...
Students Must Undertake Drug Test Before Admission, UNIABUJA VC Says
Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja has disclosed that students who intend to study in the university must undertake and present a drug...
EDITORIAL: 525,000 Naira For A BedSpace, Another Criminal Activity Sanctioned By The Authorities At UNILAG
If you’ve been following the updates from #FeesMustFall struggle, you must have seen the statement we issued to expose the Faculty theft- 25k cash, 9k receipt. They...
Varsity Student Found Dead Days After Missing
A student of the Nasarawa State University, Yusuf Mubarak, who was declared missing after being last seen on Wednesday, September 13, has been found dead. According to a...
Students’ Solidarity Group Set To March Against Fee Hike, Announces “Protest-A-Thon”
A group of students under the aegis of the Students Solidarity Group Against Fee Hike, have announced a protest against increment in the fees of students by the...
Gombe State University Student Gives Birth, Throws Baby Out Of Window
Gombe State University (GSU) has been thrown into pandemonium on Saturday as a female student who gave birth allegedly throws down the newly born baby from the storey...
Yoruba Students In Kano Requests Financial Support To Prevent Over 200 Dropouts
The Yoruba Students Association at Bayero University, Kano, has issued a heartfelt plea to Yoruba leaders across the nation, urging them to provide financial support to...
NANS Gives UNILAG 48hours To Reverse Increased Tuition Fees
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given the management of the University of Lagos, 48 hours ultimatum to reverse the increased school fees and...
UNILAG Students Sets Date To Protest Against Fees Hike
A student organisation under the aegis Students Solidarity Group Against Fee Hike has announced a protest against the University of Lagos (UNILAG) administration’s fee...
Kidnappers Demands N4m Ransom To Release Corps Member Abducted In Zamfara
Bandits have demanded N4m ransom to secure the release of one of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members kidnapped in Zamfara State. PurpleWorld earlier reported...
Gunmen Reportedly Abduct Eight Corps Members In Zamfara
Gunmen have abducted eight National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Zamfara State. According to The Guardian, the corps members were travelling in Akwa Ibom...
UNIOSUN Suspends SU President, Secretary, For Misconduct
Osun State University Student Union Legislative Council(OSUSULC) under the administration of Rt. Hon. Michael Oyeniyi, has suspended the Student Union President, Comrade...
Tinubu Appoints 400-Level Student Into Tax Reforms Committee
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, appointed a 400-level student of the University of Ibadan, Orire Agbaje, as a member of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy...
Another Nigerian University Announces School Fees Increment From N45,000 To Over N200,000
The University of Jos has announced the increase of school fees from the current N45,000 to N213,000 an increment of over 300 percent. According to SaharaReporters, the...
We’re Taught Education Can End Poverty. Here’s the Truth!
The narrative that education alone can be the ultimate weapon to conquer poverty has long been ingrained in our minds. However, it’s time to confront the truth:...
Every Student Must Register A Company As A Pre-requisite For Graduation – VC Tells Students
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul Rasheed Na’Allah, has stated that it is compulsory for every student of the institution to register a...
Three University Students Arrested Over Death Of Bolt Driver
The FCT police command have arrested three students of Bingham university in Abuja over the death of a bolt driver identified as Obasi Okeke. The suspects were before...
FG Increases Federal Unity Colleges School Fees By Almost 60%, Parents Fumes
Nigerian Government has increased the school fees of new students into Federal Government colleges otherwise known as Federal Unity colleges to ₦100,000. The increment...
UNILAG Increases Tuition Fee By 400%
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced its decision to increase tuition fees for students within the institution. This was made known by the Vice Chancellor of...
Over 137 Scholars Sponsored For Higher Education Abroad Refuses To Return – TETFUND
The Executive Secretary, TETFUND, Sonny Echono has revealed that scholars who were sponsored by TETFUND for “higher education” abroad refuse to return to the country...
Governor Adeleke’s Daughter Graduates from Nigerian University
Adebukola Adeleke, the daughter of the governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, has graduated from Adeleke University, Ede. The governor disclosed this in a tweet on his...
Bella Shmurda, Odumodublvck, Others Assaulted In Lagos State University
Suspected cultists have reportedly disrupted the “Homecoming” concert of Lagos State University (LASU) alumnus and popular dancer, Pascal Odinaka, aka Poco Lee, held...
Osun Varsity Suspends 17-year-old Female Student Who Allegedly Lures Man, Rob Him Of N1.5m
Osun State University has suspended an 100 level student of its Department of English and Literary studies for alleged involvement in conspiracy and robbery. Recall that...
17-year-old Female Student Of Osun Varsity Allegedly Lures Man From Lagos To Osun, Robs Him Of N1.5m
A 17-year-old female student of the Osun State University, Ikire campus, Victory Ehiremen, has been paraded alongside her boyfriend, Ayobami Ariyo, for allegedly luring...
Tuition Fees For Nigerian Students In UK Increases By Over 60% Following President Tinubu’s Decision To Unify Exchange Rates
Naira equivalent of tuition fees for Nigerian students living in the UK has increased by over 60 per cent following President Bola Tinubu’s decision to unify the...
UI First Class Graduate Beaten To Death For Allegedly Stealing Bread
One Opuofuni Freeborn Ebimotimi who is alleged to be a first-class graduate of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, has been beaten to death by a mob in Bayelsa...
Innoson Revokes N3 million scholarship awarded to Mmesoma
The management of Innoson Automobile Company has revoked the N3 million scholarship awarded to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme. This is due to her involvement in faking her Joint...
Anambra State Government Confirms Mmesoma Manipulated Her Result
In an eight page report, Anambra State Government has confirmed that Mmesoma Ejikeme manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, where she...
FAKE JAMB RESULT: Veteran Entertainer, Charly Boy Blows Hot, Ask JAMB To Provide Mmesoma’s Paper For Remark
Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy has reacted to the ongoing controversy surrounding the 2023 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result of Anambra pupil, Mmesome...
JAMB Bans Mmesoma Ejikeme For 3 Years, Withdraws Her ‘Original’ Result
JAMB has insisted that Ejikeme Mmesoma forged her UTME because there are 17 security codes on the result sheet, which already proved her wrong. The spokesperson of JAMB,...
FG Stops Funding Of WAEC, NECO, MDCN, COREN, Others
The federal government of Nigeria has made it known that it will stop funding of professional bodies and councils starting from January 2024. This was revealed in a...
‘FAKE’ UTME RESULT: Anambra State Governor, Soludo, Interferes
Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo has ordered a probe into the controversy trailing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE) result of Ejikeme...
JAMB Withdraws Result Of Student Who Secure N3million Scholarship, Says Result Is Fake
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has made it known that it would withdraw the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) result of Miss Ejikeme...
Governor Adeleke Approves Payment Of Bonuses To UNIOSUN Workers
The management of Osun State University, Osogbo, on Monday, made it known that Governor Ademola Adeleke, has approved payment of bonuses to its staff to cushion the...
17-year-old Polytechnic Student Allegedly Found Dead In Her Room, With Her Two Eyes Plucked Out
A 17-year-old female ND 2 mass communication student of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa (AOPE), identified simply as Oyindasola, was found dead in her room on...
100-level Student Of Obafemi Awolowo University Allegedly Commits Suicide
100-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Salako Treasure has reportedly committed suicide. Reports has it that she consumed a substance...
Government Can No Longer Foot The Bills For Universities – FG
Federal Government has made it known that the government can no longer bear the financial burden of universities in the country. In a media briefing in Abuja today,...
Student Loan Will Not Work With Nigeria’s Current Situation – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has stated that the Student Loan Bill, signed into law by President Bola Tinubu might not work with Nigeria’s...
Gunmen Allegedly Abducts Seven UNIJOS Students
Seven students of University Of Jos have been kidnapped on Tuesday night, sources told The Nation. The source revealed that the incident happened around 1:00 am when the...
Tinubu Signs Student Loan Bill
President Tinubu have signed the student loan bill into Law. Dele Alake who is the representative of the federal government disclosed this to State House Correspondents...
Fuel subsidy removal : Edo govt reduces school days to thrice weekly
As part of efforts to cushion the impact of fuel subsidy removal, Edo State Government has reduced school days to thrice weekly. The Chairperson of the Edo State...
UNILAG Student Shot Dead By Robbers While Trying To Retrieve Friend’s Stolen Phone
According to Punch, Adekunle, a 23 year old student of University of Lagos(UNILAG) and his school mate Opeyemi boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba to UNILAG and while in the...
Son Of Fuji Star, Pasuma, Graduates As Best Student From US High School
Ajibola, Son of popular Fuji singer, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, has graduated as the best student with a 4.20 GPA from a high school, Harlan Community Academy, in the United...
PurpleWorld Media Editor, Okebiorun, Wins AccessPreneur NYSC Business Proposal Writing
Olamilekan Okebiorun David is a serving Corp member in Kwara state and currently an editor at PurpleWorld Media group. Earlier last week, he was up for AccessPreneur...
AAUA Fresh Graduate Found Dead In His Hostel
A young man, Ogunleye Gbenga Moses, who recently graduated from the Department of Philosophy, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, (AAUA), has been found d€ad...
WAEC announces date for commencement of 2023 examination
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the date for the commencement of the 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination...
