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….
Turji Alausa, Minister of Education The federal government has announced the scrapping of all Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools in the country and introduced a compulsory 12-year uninterrupted basic education model after which a Nigerian child can aspire to higher education. With this development, the Nigerian government is seeking the abolition of…
Prof. Aisha Maikudi President Bola Tinubu has sacked newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja), Prof. Aisha Maikudi. The President also dissolved the entire governing council of the university. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday. To…
A Mass Communication student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, has been rescued from committing suicide. According to the Guardian, the incident happened on campus on Monday evening, February 3. Passers-by reportedly saw a rope around his neck in a nearby bush and quickly raised the alarm, leading to his rescue. The student…
Salama Shaibu, one of the students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, who was rescued after they were abducted by bandits in 2021 has shared details of her ordeal in captivity In a recent interview with Brekete Family, a human rights radio programme, Abuja, Shaibu said the bandits stormed their school in the middle of…
A 200-level male student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara state has reportedly committed suicide over economic hardship facing his family. Tribune Online gathered that the deceased, whose identity was yet to be confirmed, was from the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences (CIS). It was also gathered that the student was on the…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, Tuesday, charged members of the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma to restore the lost glory of the institution. Senator Okpebholo, who gave this charge during the inauguration of the council, said education is the bed rock of development and AAU has a greater role to play…
Tragedy struck early on Sunday morning at Dugja Bayan Tasha Junior Secondary School in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, as the School’s Vice Principal, Mallam Aliyu Mohammed, his wife, and three children, lost their lives in a fire outbreak that razed their residence. Though the school authorities are yet to issue an official…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the suspension of admission into the law programme of eight universities over violation of regulatory procedures. JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, announced the suspension in a statement on Wednesday. Benjamin said the Board will not be conducting admissions for the Law programme in some…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has criticised the present administration, saying there are more “Yahoo people” in government than outside. Obi said this in his keynote address as guest speaker at the 4th graduation ceremony of Nexford University. At the event themed: “Lead the change; ignite your future”,…
