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 …

The management of the University of Benin will confer first degrees, diplomas and certificates to 14,254 graduates during its 2020/2021 convocation ceremony. At a press briefing as part of activities lined up for the institution’s 48th convocation and 53rd Founders’ Day Ceremony in Benin City, the Edo State capital, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Lilian Salami said that 178 of these …

About 16 students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have been hospitalised at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) following a stampede which occurred when the students were struggling to gain access into a hall to find a seat to write an examination. An eyewitness, Mrs. Ruth Bisong, stated that the stampede occurred when the students were billed to …

Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, yesterday, placed one month’s suspension of 200 to 600 level Medical Students of its College of Health Sciences. Earlier, the affected category of students had, on 25 October 2023, protested against what they claimed was lack of water and adequate hostel accommodation in the institution that the management had failed to address. In a statement …

A mild drama played out, as seven operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in Ibadan, Oyo State, were attacked and held hostage by staff and students of the Federal College of Forestry, Idishin Estate, in the state. According to the Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, the operatives were in the college to authenticate …

The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), yesterday, explained why students staying on campus have been asked to come into the halls of residence with their mattresses and some other personal items, saying it is due to health reasons. The explanation came against the backdrop of protest by parents, who lamented that they were just struggling to cope with …

Federal University, Gusau on Sunday warned students residing at the off-campus area of Damba on the outskirts of Gusau to relocate and be safe from bandits. In a statement by the university’s Information Officer, Umar Usman, the varsity urged the students to relocate to the Gusau metropolis or the Sabon Gida area, now well secured by armed security operatives. The …

The management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State has announced the suspension of academic activities for one week. The Registrar of the polytechnic, Mrs Olubunmi Elewodalu disclosed this in a statement sent to newsmen on Monday evening. She said the closing down of the school was due to the prevailing circumstances, apparently referring to the students’ protest which rocked …

The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau, Prof. Muazu Abubakar has said that 12 students of the institution and nine construction workers were still in bandits’ captivity. Abubakar told journalists on Wednesday evening in his office that six students were rescued, and nine others escaped from the bandits, leaving the remaining 21 kidnapped victims in captivity. According to him, …