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 …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it will be meeting with the Federal Government on 25 July 2024 over its unmet demands. This was as non-academic staff of universities (NASU) declared on Sunday that they were set for a one-day protest on Tuesday on campuses over their withheld four-month salaries. The one-day protest would be a prelude to …

  The Nigerian Education Loan Fund said a total of 36 state-owned tertiary institutions had been onboarded for the Student loan, noting that the students of the institutions can commence their loan applications. This was disclosed on Sunday via the official X handle of the Fund, tweeting as #NELFUND. The tweet read, “The management of NELFUND is pleased to announce …

The management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State has suspended the institution’s ongoing second-semester examination indefinitely. The decision followed the killing of a final-year student of the institution, identified as Olaoye Fabiyi, by suspected cultists. A statement on Thursday, by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Odubela Ayotunde, said all examinations on the campus have been suspended …

The Federal Government will today (Thursday) meet the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institutions. The meeting to be held at the Office of the Minister of Education is aimed at forestalling a strike by the unions. The meeting is coming on the heels of the expiration of a …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has uncovered 3,000 fake graduates who never set foot within the four walls of a classroom. The board also decried the issue of illegal admissions by some institutions which, it said, had remained a source of embarrassment to the country. The Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in a report published in …

In a move that underscores its commitment to advancing education, on 1st July, Nigeria’s leading power generation company, Egbin Power, has commissioned an innovation centre designed to equip students with entrepreneurial, practical, and creative skills needed to thrive in the modern educational landscape. Named the ‘Bright Gyimah Centre for Innovation,’, this state-of-the-art facility is located within the Powerfields Group of …

The Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Orowurukwu, Port Harcourt said it has received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission for all 18 programmes presented to the commission. The institution said the approval for the academic programmes followed the last accreditation exercise conducted by the commission in October/November 2023. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nlerum Okogbule, disclosed this during a press briefing in his …

Twelve out of the 25 students of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, brought before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, for alleged murder were on Monday discharged. On June 5, 25 students of the institution were arraigned and charged with conspiracy, murder and negligence. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, had ordered the students to be remanded in …

The Heritage and Legacy Foundation has urged girls in Kogi state to embrace information technology to enable them to function properly in leadership positions in whatever sector they find themselves in future. The founder of the foundation, Hassan Abdul stated this on Saturday at the 2024 edition of Kogi ‘Girltech’ 2024 event, an annual “Girls in ICT” commemorative event that …