The Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved a 25 per cent reduction in acceptance fees payable in the four state-owned universities as part of palliatives for students. The governor’s approval was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, on Wednesday, in Asaba. The statement said the reduction in the acceptance fee was in line with …

Students under the aegis of a civil rights movement, Students Solidarity Group Against Fee Hike, have insisted that Nigerian students have constitutional rights to protest while alleging plans by the Department of State Services (DSS) to turn its protests planned against the fee hike by schools slated for Wednesday, 6 September, into an arena of violence, and a theatre of …

First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has initiated the National Scholarship Programme (NASP) for Tertiary Education under the Renewed Hope Initiative. The programme designed to empower young minds, took flight by awarding scholarships to 46 students from various tertiary institutions across the nation. According to a statement by her media aide, Busola Kukoyi, the beneficiaries were drawn from the 36 states …

Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State have protested against the sudden death of their 500-level colleague, Ayomide Akeredolu, at the university’s health care facility. The aggrieved students expressed misgivings about services at the University Health Centre. Motorists were left stranded for hours on the Akure-Ilesa highway as the students expressed displeasure over the death of …

As part of his philanthropic efforts to ensure the provision of quality education for indigent children in the state, former Sokoto State governor, Senator Aliyu Wamakko has added 17 undergraduate students to his scholarship roll, to study at the University of Lahore, Republic of Pakistan. While the first batch of 25 students who were sent to study undergraduate and postgraduate …

More than a month has passed since government-owned institutions at the federal level raised student fees for the ongoing academic session. Despite the subsequent government claim that these schools are still tuition-free, parents and students are anticipating a rollback of the fee increase. Rather than the schools reverting to the former fee regimes, they have come out with measures they …

A non-profit organisation, Teach For Nigeria (TFN), has graduated 2023 cohorts who implemented 87 Be The Change projects that impacted over 50,000 students in underserved communities across 121 schools where they served in Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo states. The 197 outstanding change makers, and the fifth cohort of TFN, who implemented innovative projects aimed at addressing some of the systemic …

Law undergraduates of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), on Monday, besieged the office of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi to protest against alleged sexual harassment, extortion, and absenteeism by lecturers. The students particularly accused the Dean of Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon of sexually harassing female students. The protesting students neatly dressed in black and white attire, …

Students of the University of Uyo resident in a private hostel at Useh Offot, one of the host communities to the university, are seething over the robbery incident in their hostel. They accused the Police of shirking their responsibility of protecting lives and property. The students alleged that the Police refused to come to their rescue when hoodlums invaded the …

The Federal Government through Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said that it is determined to bridge the digital skills gap between industries and schools. This is as the Executive Secretary, TETFund, Mr. Sonny Echono said the government has drafted a policy to ensure that students in higher institutions acquire digital skills before graduation. At the 2023 Train the Trainer …