No fewer than 40 persons have been arrested and are facing prosecution for impersonating candidates during the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed. This is as many parents and guardians are lamenting that the 6.30 am resumption time for the exam was too early for candidates, adding that many may …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has called on parents to stop making unfounded allegations against universities over perceived unfair denial of admission to their children. JAMB issued the advisory on Sunday via a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin following a series of complaints, including a recent case involving Mr. Godwin Nsan, who accused the University …

Parents have expressed concern over overcrowded classrooms at the Junior Secondary School (JSS), Unguwar Dodo, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Some parents, who spoke when Daily Trust visited the school on Monday, also decried the lack of enough desks for students in the school. A parent, Mrs Rebecca Ayuba, said the majority of the students have …

The parents of a two-year-old boy, Ivan Omhonria, who was shot and killed, and his younger brother, Eromonsele, who was shot in the eye by men of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have demanded N2 billion compensation from the Agency. The incident was said to have occurred in Delta State last year when the Agency was carrying out …

The Lagos State Government has addressed the concerns of some residents and commuters, as mixed reactions trailed the fares of the Red Line rail. The  Red Line Rail began full commercial operation on Tuesday, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu leading the launch of the passenger operations, accompanied by members of his executive council and other dignitaries. The event featured a ceremonial …

Parents of boarding students at Eva Adelaja Girls Grammar School in Bariga, Lagos State, protested against the Lagos State Government’s recent increase in feeding fees from N35,000 to N100,000, a 186 per cent increment. The protest, which began on Sunday, saw a large group of parents storming the school area, chanting slogans, and demanding an immediate reversal of the fee …

There are and will always be all kinds of children. They consist of those that are well brought up and those that are ill-bred. There will be good children and vagabonds will abound. There are deprived ones, evincing a lack of parental responsibility and care. A legion of them flooded the streets during the recent tagged EndBadGovernment protests which they …

The Coroner Inquest sitting in Ogba Magistrate Court examining the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Junior Oromoni, has attributed his death to his parents’ and doctor’s negligence. The Coroner Magistrate, Mikhail Kadiri, held that Oromoni died as a result of failed treatment for his enlarged liver. Oromoni died on 30th November 2021. His death was …

Parents of the abducted schoolchildren at Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State have resorted to prayers for the safe return of their kids. Their resolve followed their inability to meet up with the sum of N1 billion demanded as ransom by the bandits responsible for the children’s abduction. The parents said with …

The Nigerian Army, 63 Brigade, Asaba, Delta State, has arrested one Mr Eboka, a 22-year-old man and his parents in Onicha Olona, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state, over alleged illegal arms manufacturing. Commander of 63 Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Ugochukwu Unachukwu, who briefed newsmen on the development, said the factory can produce 10 guns a week. He said eight …