It was a fun-filled day for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle yesterday as the couple freely interacted and chatted with students, soldiers and government officials at the start of a 72-hour visit to Nigeria. They pumped hands, patted backs, danced, posed for selfies and were cheered by fans, who were eager to give them a first-hand experience of Nigerian hospitality. …

An undergraduate student at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso in Oyo State, simply identified as Adedokun Olamilekan was stabbed to death by yet-to-be-identified people at the Under G area in the town on Thursday night. Olamilekan, a 200-level student of the Department of Information Science, was said to be running a business outfit known as Dcrown Unisex Salon …

The authorities of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, have expelled two female students for bullying a colleague. The development followed the outcry that trailed the video of two female students assaulting another female student of the institution on social media. This was as the Commissioner for Police in Ekiti State, Mr Adeniran Akinwale, said on …

The Kano State Government has commenced free distribution of forms to 6,500 secondary school students to participate in the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Governor Abba Yusuf noted that the gesture was an effort to create more opportunities for the beneficiaries to pursue tertiary education. In a statement on Monday, the Spokesperson to the Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa …

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 …