The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 20-year-old hair stylist, Josephine Odunu, and a 30-year-old dispatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo in Bayelsa State. The anti-narcotic agency accused the duo of selling and distributing illicit drug-laced chin-chin to school students and at social gatherings within the state. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said officers of …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Nigerian government of inflicting hardship on lecturers and students. At a press conference, held at University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Friday, the Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Adelaja Odukoya explained that it was imperative to update Nigerians about the events that transpired after the last nationwide strike that was suspended on 14th …

Students from no fewer than 155 institutions may be barred from processing Direct Entry (DE) admissions owing to failed verification from their certificates awarding institutions, according to Sunday PUNCH. The registration for DE examinations, it was gathered, is set to commence on 28 February 2024. In February 2023, JAMB issued an advisory to guide candidates seeking to gain admissions through …

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Great Ife Alumni Association, Dallas branch, United States of America (USA) has awarded 52 students of the institution with N10.4 million scholarship for the 2023/2024 academic year. The event which took place at the Oduduwa Hall of the university had in attendance top members of the university management, led by the vice chancellor, Prof. Simeon Bamire. …

The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Isiaq Oloyede, on Saturday, warned prospective students seeking admissions into tertiary institutions across the country to ensure that the letters of provisional admission handed over to them are genuine ones issued by the board, so as not to jeopardise their dreams of furthering their education. This comes as the …

No fewer than 10,378 candidates, who wrote the Direct Entry (DE) examination organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in 2023, currently have their admission suspended following the failure of their A-level issuing institution to submit a verification report to JAMB. In February 2023, JAMB issued an advisory to guide candidates seeking to gain admissions through Direct Entry …

The management of the Federal University of Technology Akure(FUTA), Ondo State, has ordered the indefinite postponement of resumption of students for the 2023/2024 academic session. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Akure, the state capital, by the institution’s Director of Corporate Communication, Mr. Adegbenro Adebanjo. Adebanjo said that the management had also directed all students currently on …

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) will graduate 340  first-class students at its 54th convocation. Speaking at a news conference to announce activities lined up for the ceremony in Akoka, Lagos, its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, noted that on 16 and 17 January, the university would be graduating 17,464 students of which 10,578 would receive first degrees, while 6,886 others …

For indulging in various crimes such as academic fraud, social behaviours which impinge negatively on the image of the institution, the authorities of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State, have slammed sanctions including expulsion, rustication and indefinite suspension on 26 students. It was gathered that the decision to axe the students was taken at the 127th and 128th …

A total of 1.2 million students, 5,000 teachers,150 education officials and 5,400 community members are to benefit from the new European Union’s funded education and empowerment intervention programme in three states. The states are Kano, Sokoto and Jigawa. The programme is aimed at increasing the number of girls and boys benefiting from safe, inclusive, relevant learning and skills development opportunities …