The grand finale of the platinum jubilee of Ekiti Parapo College, Ido Ekiti will hold at the school’s premises from Friday, 6 December to Saturday, 7 December 2024. The National President of the Association, Mr. Dotun Adekanmbi said: “The grand finale activities will cap the year-long 70th Anniversary celebration of the founding of Ekiti Parapo College, Ido Ekiti, which is …

No fewer than 50 students of the Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State, will graduate from the institution with first class during the convocation of the 2033/2024 academic session of the university. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Olasebikan Fakoloju, disclosed this on Monday on the campus of the institution. According to the VC, a total of …

Kwara State Government has warned people who intend to donate educational materials to public schools in the state. A statement released on Wednesday said that the state government has again frowned at a culture of people branding materials to be donated to public school children with subtle or obvious political messages and indoctrination. The government, in a statement by the …

The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter, Comrade Abubakar J. Abdullahi, has announced the shutdown of all polytechnics in the country by 2nd December due to the Federal Government’s failure to meet the union’s demands. On 6th October, the union issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, outlining pressing demands aimed at resolving …

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has emerged winner in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society Nigeria ethics challenge. Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Osun State, and Covenant University (CU), Ogun State won the second and third positions respectively. The CFA Society Nigeria is an annual University Ethics Challenge, with First Bank of Nigeria as the primary sponsor. The 2024 edition marked …

The Federal Government has directed tertiary institutions in the country to establish Sexual Assault Referral Centres to address cases of students offering lecturers sex in exchange for good grades, harassment and gender-based violence on campuses. The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, affirmed this at the national summit held in Abuja by Alliances for Africa in collaboration with the Committee …

The Ministry of Education has warned that any student found guilty of physical assault leading to bodily injury will be suspended indefinitely from Unity Colleges. A memo by the Permanent Secretary, Nasir Gwarzo, which was obtained by newsmen in Abuja, said the ministry’s attention was drawn to the alarming rise in cruel acts of physical assault among students. In response, …

Vice Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Prof Timothy Adebayo, on Monday said the major obstacle facing education in Nigeria is inadequate funding. Adebayo said this while delivering a speech at a press conference to kick-start the university’s 16th convocation in Oyo, Oyo State. He said the challenge is not limited to private universities alone, with state and federal universities increasing …

A 19-year-old student, Miss Ifeoluwa Adeyemi, has shared how staying focused and avoiding distractions helped her emerge as the best graduate in the 2023/2024 academic session at Wesley University, Ondo State. Adeyemi, who graduated with a degree in microbiology, achieved a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.97. Speaking to newsmen after the university’s 13th convocation ceremony on Saturday, Adeyemi …

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim will speak on ‘mega projects’ at the University of Oxford, England, on 7 December. The senator representing Ondo South District will pair with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gilland at the 2024 Oxford Major Programme Management Conference, where he is expected to speak from experience as a scholar, businessman, politician and statesman. According to the invitation letter by …