●As Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria inducts 89 graduate nurses Binghan University, Karu, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday, graduated 89 nurses (the 3rd set) who were inducted and presented to the Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Dr Alhassan Ndagu, for the obligatory administration of Oath on the graduands/inductees. One of…
Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, a final-year student at Kwara State College of Education, vanished while attending a naming ceremony in Ilorin. A report said said after receiving a call from a friend she met on Facebook, she abruptly left the event. Her worried family and friends launched a search when her whereabouts became subject of worry,…
Expelled UNIZIK student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka has expelled a female student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, for allegedly assaulting a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. The expulsion follows a recommendation by the Student Disciplinary Committee, which found Precious’ actions to be a gross violation of the institution’s…
The Federal Ministry of Education has launched a thorough investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against a teacher, Mr Jatto, at the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Benin City. In a statement, the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Folasade Boriowo, confirmed that the school’s Principal has been summoned to the Ministry’s Headquarters…
Scene of the Scuffle The lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK), who was assaulted by a female student of the institution, Tuesday, has opened up on what caused the altercation. The incident, which was caught on camera, quickly went viral, drawing intense debates over who was at fault. Dr. Chukwudi Michael, the lecturer…
Book: Owo: Historical Perspectives and Culture Author: Elder Olufemi Olugbode Year Published: 2024 Reviewer: Felix Omoh-Asun As the title of the book suggests, Owo: Historical Perspectives and Culture takes a panoramic view of the historical town of Owo in today Ondo State. The book, authored by Elder Olufemi Olugbide, a retired military officer, provides a…
There was chaos at the Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, after a yet-to-be-identified female student attacked and bit a lecturer during a heated altercation. The incident, which occurred on campus, stemmed from an argument after the lecturer, identified as Dr. Chukwudi Michael, interrupted the student while she was recording a dance video in…
A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, identified as Safwan Fade, has been beaten to death by hoodlums in the Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State. Fadec, serving with the Federal University of Education in Pankshin, was reportedly attacked and beaten to death by a group of hoodlums who stormed a local…
JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has condemned the deliberate attempts by the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) chapters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to malign the reputation of Yisa Usman, a whistleblower at JAMB, who…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has suspended the approval of licences for private universities for next one year. The Commission also increased the processing fee for the establishment of varsities from N5million to N25million. The one-year moratorium imposed on the approval of new private universities by the Commission is effective from Monday, February 10, 2025….
