Category: Education
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UK varsity offers flight assistance to expelled Nigerian students
Teesside University in the United Kingdom has announced a new initiative to support Nigerian students facing severe financial difficulties by funding their flights home, as reported by BBC on Tuesday. This move came after several students were removed from their courses and ordered to leave the UK due to their inability to pay tuition…
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UNILAG bars admissions into Biochemistry, Petroleum Engineering
The University of Lagos has disclosed that it won’t be accepting new students into its Biochemistry and Petroleum & Gas Engineering departments for the upcoming academic session of 2024-2025. This announcement was made through a statement signed by the registrar, Mrs. Olakunle Makinde, as reported by Vanguard. Prospective UTME and Direct Entry candidates aiming…
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‘We demand autopsy for slain Ajayi Crowther varsity student’- Niger Delta Youths
‘We demand autopsy for slain Ajayi Crowther varsity student’- Niger Delta Youths The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students and some youth leaders of the Niger Delta Front have demanded an autopsy to unravel the cause of death of a Mechanical Engineering student of Ajayi Crowther University, Alex Timileyin. Starnews NG reports that…
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LASU’s Best Graduating Student gets N10m
The overall best-graduating student of Lagos State University, Olaniyi Olawale, has been rewarded with N10m. The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gave the reward on Thursday at the university’s 27th convocation grand finale in Lagos. According to a tweet by Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Olawale, who graduated…
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BREAKING: ASUU Joins Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage Dispute
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has joined the ongoing strike led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). This action comes in response to the Federal Government’s failure to meet the unions’ demands for a minimum wage increase. In a statement issued on Monday, ASUU President Emmanuel…
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BREAKING: JAMB extends deadline for DE, releases 3,921 additional results
In response to the growing number of applicants, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has decided to extend the registration deadline for the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) until Monday, June 17, 2024. To cater to the increased demand, JAMB has expanded registration centers beyond the Professional Registration Centers (PRCs) in states with high…
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Will Monday nationwide strike affect ongoing WAEC exam
The Branch Controller of the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) in Ekiti, Mrs. T.A.Y. Lawson, has assured that the nationwide strike set to begin on Monday will not affect examinations in Ekiti State or across the country. In a letter addressed to principals and school heads in Ekiti State, titled “Notice of Commencement of…
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Ajayi Crowther varsity to conduct drug tests for students, staff
Ajayi Crowther University has decided to subject students, porters, and security personnel to mandatory drug tests, according to a report from the institution’s alumni executive. This is coming in the wake of the death of a student who was said to have been beaten to death by some of his colleagues. Recall a 200-level…
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Kogi varsity announces three-day mourning over murdered students
Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Kogi has initiated a three-day mourning period following the tragic loss of two students to kidnappers. Registrar Olufunke Hudson conveyed this somber announcement in a statement released on Sunday. The victims, identified as James Michael-Anajuwe and Musa Hussein, were both first-year students studying Information Technology and…
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UK University orders Nigerian students to leave school
Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom have been told to quit the school and return to Nigeria over unpaid fees. The students were blocked from their studies and reported to the Home Office after the value of the Naira went down wiping out their savings. According to BBC on Wednesday, May…