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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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ASUU threatens nationwide strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had reiterated that it would declare a nationwide strike anytime soon following the federal government’s refusal to meet its demands despite consistent appeals. While…
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Only federal university students eligible for loans for now, says FG
The federal government has announced that the student loan scheme will initially be available only to applicants from federal universities, as the program will be implemented in phases. This information was…
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FG gives important update on students loan
Ahead of its kick-off on Friday, May 24,, the Federal Government has listed fresh criteria for student loan applications. Managing Director of the Nigerian Economic Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has…
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University Suspends Student for ‘Publicly’ Proposing to Female Colleague on Campus
The management of Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano State has suspended a 200 level student of the department of Computer Science identified as Abdullahi Juli Mansur. Mansur’s suspension was announced in a…
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JAMB Releases more UTME Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released an additional 36,540 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results which were earlier withheld for further investigation. Disclosing this in a statement on…
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ASUU threatens shutdown over FG failure to appoint governing council
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a nationwide strike imminent, pointing to the Federal Government’s failure to appoint Governing Councils for Federal Universities and its apparent neglect of…
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Nigerians call for dissolution of Nursing and Midwifery Council over students’ mass failure
By Miracle Ogunde Nigerians from different quarters have called for the dissolution of the Board of Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), over the mass failure of students in the Professional…
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JUST IN: Kidnapped Kogi Varsity students rescued
The Kogi State Government has announced that a portion of the students from Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, who were abducted by gunmen last Thursday, have been successfully…