The Education Minister Prof Tahir Mamman, has made a U-turn in his earlier statement, where he directed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to admit only candidates who have attained 18 years in tertiary institutions. Mamman on Thursday, in an ongoing policy meeting organised by JAMB, in Abuja, announced that only applicants who were 18 years and above were …

There is outrage in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following the stabbing to death on Monday of a final-year student of the Niger Delta University. Community sources said the victim, Francis Palowei, was at the Sand Dump, a popular spot among the students for relaxation and socialising when some youths in the area stabbed him to …

Thousands of students at the University of Ibadan (UI) have protested against a hike in school fees and other issues. As early as 8 a.m., the visibly angry students moved in large numbers to all the entrances of the institution and blocked them. Both academic and non-academic staff were locked outside the gates. After blocking all the entrances, they moved …

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has appointed Engr. Akwonya Comfort Adadu, as the director-general of the Benue State Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The governor also appointed governing councils for the state-owned tertiary education institutions. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo, he named Sir Paul Chukwuma as chairman/pro-chancellor of the Benue State University, Dr. …

UNIBEN Students are at home in the middle of the academic session. The institution was shut down following a peaceful protest by the students. No, they were not asking for an arm, a leg or a free pass in core courses. The demand was for electricity and water, two basic ingredients for a comfortable stay in school, or anywhere for …

The death toll in a school building which collapsed in Jos, Plateau State on Friday morning has increased from to 22. The Executive Secretary of the state Emergency Management Agency, Sunday Abdu had earlier confirmed 17 persons dead after a rescue operation at the Saint Academy located at the Busa Buji community in Jos North Local Government Area of the …

A two-storey school building at Saint Academy, Jos, has collapsed, trapping scores of students. The building that housed classrooms and offices collapsed on Friday, around 11 a.m. at the school in the Busa Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, while the students were writing their third term examination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who …

The executive secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has said many states have not accessed the N45.7 billion matching grant to them for the implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) between 2020 and 2023. Bobboyi stated this yesterday when he received members of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services at the …

The Federal Government has pledged to pay the 36-month salary arrears owed some teachers of Unity Colleges. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman pledged on the sidelines of a three-day EdTech Conference organised by Mastercard Foundation in Abuja on Tuesday. Recalls no fewer than 1,800 teachers of Unity colleges are being owed salary arrears and other allowances for three …

The management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has expelled 175 students of the institution for various offences. The acting director, University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening, a copy of which was available to LEADERSHIP. The expelled students, according to the statement, were penalised for offences ranging from examination malpractice, theft, using fake …