Nigeria’s billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Mr Femi Otedola has donated a multi-billion-Naira Faculty of Engineering complex to Augustine University, Ilara, Epe, Lagos State, in fulfilment of his dream to add a lasting value to the institution and its students. Otedola, who is the Chancellor of the university, handed over the complex to the school at the inauguration on Wednesday, in …

The Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUD), Aare Afe Babalola has criticised the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed for closing all universities in Nigeria during the general elections on the orders of the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. Babalola, who said that neither the Minister nor the NUC boss had such …

Since last weekend, the internet has been awash with the trending story of a Benue State-born orphan who had just a gown, a pair of shoes, and usually picked pieces of soup in public bathrooms to have a bath, but persevered to graduate with a First Class degree in Economics. The young woman, who conquered poverty and shame to achieve …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2022 November/ December Senior School Certificate of Examination (SSCE) results, with 57 percent of candidates scoring five credits and above. The Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, made the official announcement of the results at the NECO headquarters in Minna on Thursday, saying that 60,133 candidates registered for the examination with 59,124 of them …

The Chairman/Founder of The Address Homes, Dr Olabisi Onasanya was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) in Finance at the 7th convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) held at the main campus, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State last Saturday. The conferment was approved by the University Senate and governing council in recognition of Onasanya’s “professional excellence, illustrious persona …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the registration of applicants for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by one week from 15 February. JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin said on Wednesday in Abuja that the sale of ePINs would end on Monday, 20 February, while the UTME registration ends on 22 …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, as the fourth Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano. The President, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, performed the installation on Saturday at the 36th and 37th combined convocation of the university, where 16,581 students bagged various degrees. “There is …

A student of Chrisland International High School, Opebi, Lagos, Whitney Adeniran is said to have died during the school’s inter-house sports in Lagos. Whitney’s parents – Dr Michael Adeyemi Adeniran and Mrs Blessing Adeniran – said their 12-year-old daughter died during the school’s inter-house sports activities at Agege Stadium on Saturday. In the video on her Instagram page on Sunday, …

The University of Port Harcourt has denied withholding the results of over 2,000 graduating students of the institution. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Owunari Georgewill told newsmen on Friday that all pending issues preventing students from graduating and proceeding for the compulsory National Youth Service Corps had been given executive attention. He stated: “In the media, in the past three days, some students …

The newly-appointed Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed (rtd.) has given assurance of safety to corps members during the forthcoming general elections. During his official visit to the Oyo State NYSC Orientation Camp in Iseyin on Friday, Ahmed informed the corps members that he had on assumption of duty visited all service chiefs in the …