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<strong>JAMB Halts 2023 Direct Entry Registration</strong>

22Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

JAMB Halts 2023 Direct Entry Registration

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has suspended the ongoing 2023 Direct Entry registrations. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by Fabian Benjamin, its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol. The statement stated that the registration which started on Monday, February 20, was halted with effect from Tuesday, February 21, 2023. It added that the suspension is to help the development of certain measures, which are intended to better serve prospective candidates. See Also: Kwara Polytechnic Halts Exams Over Naira Scarcity The statement said, “A new date and fresh registration procedure, which will include the upload of JAMB Admission Letter in the case of OND and NCE, admission letter issued by universities in the case of university diploma, a...

<strong>Eight Students Travelling Home For Election Die in Auto Crash</strong>

21Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Transportation

Eight Students Travelling Home For Election Die in Auto Crash

Eight students of Madonna University in Rivers State have been burnt to death in a road mishap, reports say. The incident took place along the Trans-Saharan road in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Saturday while the students were travelling to Taraba State. According to TheCable, the undergraduates were travelling home after the school went on a break to permit students to vote in the forthcoming elections. Their bus allegedly caught fire and got burnt beyond recognition, leaving eight dead and 10 other passengers seriously injured. The injured passengers were taken to the Alex Ekwueme Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, the State capital, for treatment. An official of the institution, Benedicta Egoyibom, confirmed the incident. She, however, failed to give details ...

<strong>BUK Expels 27 Students Over Malpractice</strong>

19Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

BUK Expels 27 Students Over Malpractice

The management of Bayero University, Kano, has expelled 27 students and rusticated eight others for allegedly engaging in examination malpractice. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Director, Directorate of Examinations, Admissions, and Records, Hajia Amina Abdullahi. See Also: Kwara Polytechnic Halts Exams Over Naira Scarcity The statement reads, “The Senate at its 400th meeting held on Thursday, January 26, 2023, expelled 27 students and rusticated eight others for allegedly being involved in examination misconducts.” Abdullahi stated that the decision of the Senate was in line with the categories 20, 17 (AI, III, IV, V, VI, VII and XII) of the University’s General Regulations. The statement added that 22 other students were however issued warni...

<strong>Kwara Polytechnic Halts Exams Over Naira Scarcity</strong>

16Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Finance, News, Nigeria

Kwara Polytechnic Halts Exams Over Naira Scarcity

The management of Kwara State Polytechnic has closed down the institution for about 29 days after a protest on Wednesday at Apata Yakuba and the polytechnic axis over naira scarcity. The institution also shifted its ongoing semester examinations till after the general elections. This was contained in a statement issued by Halimat Garba, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, urging the students not to be on campus between Wednesday, February 15, 2023 and Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Garba said the school is shut down to allow students to perform their civic responsibility by participating in the forthcoming general elections and in line with the directive from the Federal Ministry of Education for the security of staff, students, and property of the institutions. The stat...

<strong>Lagos Govt Closes Chrisland School Over Pupil’s Death, Father Alleges Cover-up</strong>

13Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Lagos Govt Closes Chrisland School Over Pupil’s Death, Father Alleges Cover-up

The Lagos State Government has mandated the closure of Chrisland International School pending the outcome of the investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of a pupil, identified as Whitney Adeniran, who died during the school’s inter-house sports at Agege stadium, in the Agege area of the state. The development was confirmed by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, during a telephone conversation with a Punch correspondent on Sunday. Omotoso said, “We are investigating the matter but as a first step, we are going to shut down the school (Chrisland) tomorrow (Monday) to allow for a full investigation. “The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasadee Adefisayo, has spoken with the father of the child to sympathise with him and commiserat...

<strong>Protesters Storm UI Gate, Soldiers Deployed To Scene</strong>

6Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Economy, Education, News, Nigeria, Petroleum, Uncategorized

Protesters Storm UI Gate, Soldiers Deployed To Scene

Protesters converged at the gate of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday morning to express their disaffection over the present economic challenges in the country. Members of the community barricaded the varsity’s gate, thereby causing traffic jam and putting a stop to other activities. According to a student who chose to be anonymous, soldiers and Operation Burst officers had been deployed to the scene, at the time of filing this report, Punch reports. However, the institution’s Communication Officer, Mrs Adejoke Akinpelu, said the protesters had been dispersed by the security personnel. See Also: 2023 Election: Suspend Academic Activities In All Tertiary Institutions – Reps Tells FG She said, “The U.I Chief Security Officer told me that it was some miscreant...

<strong>UNICAL Investigates Student’s Death At Health Centre</strong>

29Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

UNICAL Investigates Student’s Death At Health Centre

Prof Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has asked the Medical Board of the varsity to urgently carry out a careful investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of a student. The deceased, identified as Miss Precious Agini, was a third-year student of the Department of Library and Information Science, who died on Saturday, January 28 at the varsity’s Medical Centre. The directive was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the institution’s registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe. Egbe Stated that the VC and the entire university community value the lives of students and are saddened by the painful loss recorded at the Medical Centre of the institution. See Also: BREAKING: Nasarawa Gov’s Son, Hassan Is Dead He said, “The Medical Board is...

<strong>2023 Election: Suspend Academic Activities In All Tertiary Institutions – Reps Tells FG</strong>

27Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Elections, Legislature, News, Nigeria

2023 Election: Suspend Academic Activities In All Tertiary Institutions – Reps Tells FG

The house of representatives has asked for the suspension of academic activities ahead of the elections. The lower legislative chamber asked the regulatory bodies of tertiary institutions, the National Universities Commission, NUC, National Board for Technical Education, NABTEB, National Commission for Colleges of Education, NNCE, and the ministry of education to shutdown tertiary institutions to allow students travel to the areas where their polling units are located. The National Electoral Commission, INEC, was also asked to make special arrangements for students to collect their PVCs. It followed a motion which was sponsored by Kabir Ibrahim, a lawmaker representing Zuru/Fakai/Danko-Wasagu/Sakaba federal constituency of Kebbi. Ibrahim’s motion of urgent public importance w...

<strong>FUTA Student Commits Suicide Over Fraud Allegation</strong>

22Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

FUTA Student Commits Suicide Over Fraud Allegation

Olona Oluwapelumi, a 300-level student of the Federal University of Technology, has taken his life at his residence in the Aule Area of Akure, Ondo State. The deceased who was widely known as Black, was reported to be a student of the Department of Industrial Design at the university. He committed suicide by hanging himself in his room. At the time of filing this report, the reason behind his action was unknown. According to a source in the school, the deceased’s friends on Saturday went to his room and discovered it was locked, after several calls without response, the door was broken and he was found hanged. The development was confirmed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, noting that the incident was reported to the police. Odunlami ...

Ngige, CONUA Blast ASUU Over Highhandedness, Lack of Transparency

18Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Niger

Ngige, CONUA Blast ASUU Over Highhandedness, Lack of Transparency

Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, has blamed lack of transparency by the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, for the decision of the Federal Government to register rival trade unions in the university system. Ngige disclosed this while speaking in his office in Abuja during the presentation of certificates of registration to the Congress of University Academics, CONUA, and the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics, NAMDA. The Minister stated that the unions have been officially gazette and are therefore entitled to all labour rights as contained in the International Trade Unions’ constitution. He said, “Before 2020, CONUA had approached the ministry complaining of a lack of democracy and transparency ...