Category: Education
Actress Ronke Oshodi Calls Out Varsity After Daughter Was Allegedly Poisoned
Popular Yoruba actress, Ronke Oshodi Oke, on Wednesday, narrated how she was called in the middle of the night that her daughter drank hypo and was rushed to the...
IMSU Lecturer Suspended For Slapping Student
The management of the Imo State University, Owerri, has suspended indefinitely one of its lecturers, Dr. Desmond Izunwanne, for slapping a female student who arrived at...
LASU Launches Scooters As Alternative Intra-campus Transport
——The Lagos state university (LASU) has announced the operations of Trekk Scooters as alternative model of transportation on its main campus in Ojo. While...
FG Begins Evacuation Of Nigerian Students In Sudan
The Federal Government of Nigeria has hired luxurious buses to evacuate Nigerian students studying in Sudan. Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from...
LASU student who allegedly slumped while playing football dies after hospitals rejected him
A 200-level student of the Lagos State University (LASU) identified simply as Israel, has reportedly d!ed after he was allegedly rejected by four hospitals. ...
Remain Indoor – FG Tells Nigerian Students In Sudan As Crisis Deepens
Nigerian students in Sudan have been directed to remain indoors by the federal government who are still making arrangements for their safe evacuation from the country...
VC Bans Staff, Students From Fixing Artificial Nails, Eyelashes On Varsity Campus
The management of the Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu has banned the fixing of finger nails, eye lashes and other artificial materials on the body. The Vice Chancellor...
Photonews: Nigerian Student Package “Garri Parfait”, Sells In Large Quantity To Colleagues
A Nigerian student named Maureen Emenike has packaged ‘Garri parfait’ and already selling them in large quantities at her school, Abia state University Uturu.
LAUTECH Bans Students From Driving Or Bringing Cars To Campus
Students of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso in Oyo State, have been barred from driving or bringing cars to the campus. The management of the institution also...
OAU Students Protest Lynching Of 500L Engineering Student
The students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on Wednesday protested the death of a 500-level Civil Engineering student of the institution who was lynched late on...
Visually Impaired Young Man Graduates With First Class Honors From UNN, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Mr Ifeanyi Emmanuel, a visually Impaired man has done the unimaginable by graduating with a First Class Honors from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. So...
AAUA Fresh Graduate Stabbed To Death Over N1,000 Debt
A recent graduate of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba, Akoko in Ondo State, Temitayo, was stabbed to death over N1,000 naira debt. Temitayo, who recently graduated...
Peter Obi donates N10m to varsity in Anambra
THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP in the February 25 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi on Thursday donated N10 million to Paul University, Awka owned by the...
DJ Cuppy donates £100,000 to support African graduate students
Nigerian disc jockey and producer, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has donated £100,000 in support of African graduate students. She revealed this on her...
UNIBEN Final Year Student Murdered
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed a final-year student of University of Benin (UNIBEN) identified simply as Desmond. The deceased popularly known as...
LASU VC Flags off University’s Bakery
The Lagos State University on Tuesday opened its Bakery to the University community and the General Public for business. Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji – Bello, Vice...
VP Osinbajo Delivers Lecture At King’s College in UK
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo delivered a public lecture at the King’s College London annual Africa Week 2023 in the United Kingdom on Monday. A presidential aide,...
Lagos State Government Reopens Chrisland School
Lagos state government reopens Chrisland school Opebi for students in terminal classes only. This was made known by the state commissioner of Education, Mrs. Folasade...
Corps Member In Viral Photos With ‘Small Sized’ Lady Denies Being In A Relationship With Her
A former corp member, Akande Phillip Ayobami, who went viral following photos of him with a small sized lady has denied being in a relationship with her. The girl known...
Obi Cubana Delivers Speech At UNN 50th Convocation
Popular businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu aka Obi Cubana, delivered the commencement speech at the 50th convocation of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in Enugu State, on...
Chimamanda Adichie Writes First Children Book
Author of award-winning and best-selling novels, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Friday disvosed that she has published her first children book, ‘Mama’s Sleeping...
Babcock University’s Website Allegedly Hacked, Revealing Explicit Content
A shocking incident has unfolded at Babcock University, a well-regarded private institution in Nigeria, after explicit content appeared on its official website. The...
DJ Cuppy Graduates From Oxford, Bags Third Degree
Nigerian Disc jockey, DJ Cuppy, has bagged a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford, England, in the United Kingdom. The disc jockey shared pictures she took...
‘Tallest and shortest’ NYSC members fall in love after meeting at the orientation camp
An NYSC member that was tagged the ”shortest” Corp member at her orientation camp, has taken to social media to share her journey after falling in love with...
LASU Students Protest Soldiers’ Maltreatment, Shut Gates
The students of Lagos State University, Ojo, have shut both gates leading to the school in protest against soldiers torturing some students last week. A parent who could...
Chrisland School: Whitney Laid To Rest Amid Tears
Twelve-year-old student of Chrisland International School, Whitney Adeniran, who died during the school’s inter-house sports activities at Agege Stadium, Lagos State,...
Autopsy Reveals Cause Of Whitney Adeniran’s Death
Blessing Adeniran, the mother of 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran of Chrisland High School, Ikeja, Lagos State, who died during the school’s inter-house sport, has said...
300 Level Student Of Benue State University Reportedly Found Dead Few Days After She Went Missing
A 300-level Mass Communication student of the Benue State University, Erekaa Naomi Dooshima, has been reportedly found d£ad a few days after she went missing. The...
Chrisland: Femi Falana takes over late student, Whitney Adeniran’s case
Popular human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has taken over the case of Whitney Adeniran, the late student of Chrisland High School. Falana’s law firm,...
UNN student lands in the hospital after a lecturer broke her head with a stone
A 100-level student of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, has been hospitalized after one of her lecturers, Mr. Ukwueze Ogochukwu allegedly broke her head...
Actress Iyabo Ojo Calls Out Chrisland Schools As Student Alleges 12-year-old Died Of Electrocution
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has called out the management of Chrisland Schools over the allegation that Whitney Adeniran, who is one of their students, died of...
Student Who Drank Insecticide After Breakup Responding To Treatment -YABATECH
The Deputy Registrar, Yaba College of Technology, Joe Ejiofor, says that the student of the institution who drank insecticide after being dumped by her boyfriend is...
How I Found My Daughter Dead During Inter-House Sports – Mother Of 12-year-old Chrisland Student
Mrs Blessing Adeniran, the mother of a 12-year-old Chrisland International School student, Opebi branch, has taken to social media to cry out over the death of his...
NUC orders closure of Universities for 2023 elections
As the 2023 general elections approaches, the National Universities Commission NUC has ordered the closure of universities across the country to enable students to...
OAU Hands Over Students To DSS For Alleged Involvement In Cultism
The division of student affairs of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has handed over some students to the Department of State Security Service for alleged involvement in...
It Can Only Be God And My Private Part — Nekede Graduate Says After Final Project Defense
A graduating Nekede Polytechnic Student has thanked God and her private part for seeing her through the institution. According to reports going round in the school...
75 Per Cent Of Nigerian Children Can’t Read, Solve Maths – UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has said 75 per cent of Nigerian children between the ages of seven and 14 years cannot read a simple...
News Update,Tuesday,24/01/2023
** Buhari commissions $1.5bn Lekki Deep Sea Port ** Buhari joins Tinubu’s campaign in Bauchi ** FG releases new Covid-19 restrictions for international travelers...
Vacancy: A Reputable School In Abeokuta Announces Vacant Job Position
A reputable school in Abeokuta is announcing certain job position that is available. See below: Kindly find attached images for more information. Note: All CV’s and...
Nasarawa State University Bans Use Of Smartphones
Bingham University in Karu, Nasarawa State has issued a notice banning students from using smartphones. The notice dated 18th January 2022 informed students that the...
University Students To Start Wearing Uniforms To School
The management of Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, has introduced the use of school uniforms by all students for the institution with effect from the 2022/2023 session....
US professor fired after showing painting of Prophet Muhammad to students
An American professor in Minnesota has been fired after showing students a painting of the Prophet Muhammad in her class. Erika López Prater, 42, was let go as history...
News Update,Friday,06/01/2023
** PDP G-5 Governors meet in ibadan, reveal preferred Presidential candidate ahead of elections ** Vote all Senatorial, Reps, Guber, Assembly candidates but Makinde will...
Lagos Secondary School Students Caught Engaging In Sex Romps In Hotel
Some students of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, have been caught engaging in sex romps in hotels in the community. The male and female students...
Two Unilorin Students Sentenced To Death Over Rape And Murder Of Fellow Student
A state High Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for the rape and murder of a...
Sanusi’s Daughter, Hafsat, Bags Degree From UK Varsity
PHOTOS: Sanusi’s Daughter, Hafsat, Bags Degree from UK Varsity Hafsat, the daughter of the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has bagged a master’s degree in...
Union Newly Recognised By Ngige Threatens To Sue FG Over Withheld Salary
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has expressed its disappointment with the Federal Government, especially the Ministry of Labour and Employment, over the...
Ayomide Popoola, A Nursing Student Of Osun State University Declared Missing
Ayomide Popoola, a 500 Level nursing student of the University of Osun State, UNIOSUN, has been declared missing. This was confirmed by her sister in tweet, saying she...
27-year-old boy arrested for allegedly beating his undergraduate girlfriend to death in Ogun
A 27-year-old suspect, Obeta John, was on Tuesday, November 29th, arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command for allegedly k!lling his girlfriend, one Idowu Buhari, an...
Armed Gangsters Storm Exam Venue In UNICROSS, Shots Fired
Suspected armed gangsters have stormed an exam venue at the University of Cross River, UNICROSS (formerly CRUTECH). The armed gangsters fired shots which led other...
CBN Blames Students For Persistent Naira Crash
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, has blamed Nigerian students seeking foreign education for the persistent fall of the naira against...
Artiste’s Performance Stopped Over Outfit In Babcock University
Artiste’s Performance Stopped Over Outfit In Babcock University A female artiste performing at the Freshers’ Fair of Babcock University was stopped mid performance...
Education Not Pathway To Success – Singer Chinko Ekun
Nigerian singer, Chinko Ekun, has said that education is not the only way to achieve success in life. He said this via his Twitter handle on Tuesday night. The singer...
I Don’t Need Any Religion, Wole Soyinka Says
Nobel Prize-winning author, Wole Soyinka, has stated that he does not have a need for any religion and does not worship any deity. He said at the public presentation of...
Ikotun Senior High School Alumni, 2013 Set Plans Outstanding Indoor “Party Get2Gether”
Following past events, where participants have witnessed arousing pleasure, vibe, boisterousness, love and tumble experiences that appeal satisfactorily to the sound of...
News Update, Monday, 14/11/2022
** Arrest INEC office attackers, SERAP tells Buhari ** Buhari returns from London medical trip ** Atiku’s attempt to reconcile with Wike -G5-Masquerade belated:VON DG...
US Expels Student Who Racially Abused Black Colleague
Sophia Rosing, who went viral for racially abusing a black student of the University of Kentucky in the United States of America, has been expelled. Rosing had been seen...
I’ll Prioritize Free Education At All Level – Sowore
Omoyele Sowore, a presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC), stated that if elected in 2023, his government will prioritize education and make it free...
Man Who Followed Mum To NYSC As A Kid Also Passes Out In 2022
A Nigerian man named Ayo was a kid when his mother was doing her NYSC. She took him to service and put her cap on his small head then. Fast forward to 2022, Ayo has also...
Teachers Decry Hardship, Demand Six-year Unpaid Salaries In Rivers
Primary and Secondary teachers of Rivers State owned tertiary institutions have cried out over their six years unpaid salaries and called on the Governor of the state,...
GOMSU-ASUU Vows To Withhold Students’ Results Over Unpaid Salaries
While the national leadership of ASUU has condemned the federal government for the payment of half of the salaries for the month of October to lecturers, the Gombe State...
ASUU Kicks As FG Pays Lecturers Half Salary
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the newly registered Congress of Nigerian Universities Academics (CONUA), has kicked against the...
I Have Failed As Minister Of Education – Adamu
Mallam Adamu Adamu says he failed as the Minister of Education as he couldn’t solve several challenges he ought to have solved despite being the longest serving...
Gunmen Kill AAU Medical Student Days After Her Induction Ceremony
.Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a recent graduate of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, 13 days after celebrating her induction into the Medical...
UI Lecturer Gifts $100 Each To Ten Students That Attended His First Class After ASUU Strike
.A University of Ibadan lecturer reportedly shared 100 dollar notes to ten students who attended his first class after the suspension of the 8-month ASUU strike. One of...
Osun State University Records 23,400 Admission Seekers
The Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University Prof Clement Adebooye, on Tuesday, said about 23,400 prospective students have applied to the university for admission...
We Don’t Have Transport Fares To Go To Work – ASUU President
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has said members of the union may find it difficult to resume work on Monday due...
ASUU Suspends Its 8-month Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action. The union took the decision at the end of the National...
ASUU To Meet Over The Night To Decide Fate Of Strike
The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will hold its meeting tonight in Abuja. The meeting, which is a gathering of the...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Declined The National Honours – Media Aide Confirms
Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who was recently decorated with Harvard University’s iconic W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, has broken her silence over...
Gbajabiamila, ASUU Meet Over Lingering Strike
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday, met with the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke and the...
Give Up Social Media And Read, Chimamanda Urges Youths
Writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has suggested that young people give up social media for about two weeks or more to grow the habit of reading as it is the only way to...
Appeal Court Orders ASUU To Call Off Strike
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has granted the application for leave to appeal filed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The leave so granted allows ASUU...
Chimamanda Adichie Receives Harvard’s Highest Honour, W.E.B Du Bois Medal
Celebrated author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has received the highest honour of Harvard university, the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal. She received the medal at a ceremony on...
It Is Becoming Obvious That Government Can No Longer Fund Education Alone – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed dismay over the continued strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) The President said the government expects the...
News Update, Thursday, 06/10/2022
** Appeal court challenges FG, ASUU to resolve strike dispute out of court ** FG promises to provide enabling environment, attract investments to seaports ** Increase...
Singer, Teni Gifts One Of Her Secondary School Teacher A Car
Singer, Teni the entertainer, has gifted one of her secondary school teachers, a car. She attended the school’s Teacher Day celebration on Wednesday and gifted the...
ASUU STRIKE – Ngige Is Creating More Problems – Jega
The former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that the Minister of labour and employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has...
FG Presents Certificate Of Registration To ASUU Faction
The federal government has presented a certificate of registration to the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA). Chris Ngige, minister of labour and...
FG Begin Process To Deregister ASUU
In an attempt to clip the wings of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Federal Government will on Tuesday present a certificate of registration to the Congress...
News Update, Monday, 03/10/2022
** Nigeria @ 62: We’re in war situation – Pastor Adeboye ** Ohuabunwa writes Buhari, raises concern over nation’s gradual collapse ** Declare your assets before...
Corps Member Commissions 50 Tricycles Wheel Chair As Personal CDS Project In Benue State
A Corps member name Gwuei Peter, belonging to 2021 Batch C stream 1 commissions 50 tricycles wheel chair at his place of primary assignment. This happened today, 29th of...
New FG’s Circular Stops Reopening Of Varsities
The Federal Government has made a U-turn on its directive to vice chancellors, asking them to reopen universities, which had been shut due to the ongoing strike of the...
Photonews: Bauchi secondary school students protest separation of boys from girls
Bauchi students protest separation of boys from girls
ASUU STRIKE: Nigerian Government Orders Vice Chancellors To Re-open Schools, Immediately Commence Lectures
The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures. This was made...
ASUU’s Failure To Resume Despite Court Order Is Legal, Lawyer Says
By Qosim Suleiman September 23, 2022 A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has said the failure of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resume...
We Will Order Vice-chancellors To Re-open Universities – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, noted that the government would order vice-chancellors to re-open universities. The minister made this...
Universities Won’t Strike If Politicians’ Kids School Here – Kate Henshaw
Veteran actress Kate Henshaw has accused leaders of ‘nonchalance’ towards the plight of the students. The seven-month-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of...
News Update, Thursday, 22/09/2022
** Buhari addresses United Nations General Assembly ** ASUU: NANS rejects court ruling, says lecturers can’t be forced back to work ** FG to order vice-chancellors to...
Lecturers Will Leave Nigeria, ASUU Warns
The president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, has warned that the judgement of the National Industrial Court ordering lecturers...
NANS Rejects Court Ruling, Ordering University Lecturers To Resume
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has rejected the ruling by the National Industrial Court ordering the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to...
Police Move To Stop Students’ Protest On Third Mainland Bridge
The Lagos State Police Command has deployed personnel to prevent the National Association of Nigerian Students from blocking the Third Mainland Bridge in protest against...
Court Orders ASUU To End Strike
A National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end its ongoing nationwide strike, which began on February 14....
PHOTONEWS: Nigerian Students’ Association, NANS Releases Nationwide Protest Timetable, Plans To Shut Down Abuja Over Prolonged Strike By University Lecturers, ASUU
Nigerian Students’ Association, NANS Releases Nationwide Protest Timetable, Plans To Shut Down Abuja Over Prolonged Strike By University Lecturers, ASUU
President Buhari’s Daughter, Zahra, Graduates From University
Zahra Buhari-Indimi, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, has bagged a degree in Architectural Science. The 27-year-old, who is married to Ahmed Indimi, graduated...
Photonews: Air Travellers Trek As Students Protest At Lagos Airport
Air travellers on Monday were forced to trek to get to the airport.
Ex-NBA President, Akpata, Stranded Amid Students’ Protest
The immediate past president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, was stranded in traffic caused by the National Association of Nigerian Students’...
Sowore Joins Students To Protest At Lagos Airport
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday, joined the National Association of Nigerian Students in a protest at the Murtala...
