JUST IN: UNIZIK Expels Female Student Over Viral TikTok Incident
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka has expelled a female student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, for assaulting a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. The…
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Schools, universities, JAMB, WAEC, NECO, ASUU and education policy in Nigeria.
Governor Idris Allocates N2.7bn for Kebbi Students Education in Egypt
Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has approved the release of N117 million for the upkeep and accommodation fees of 25 students studying at various universities…
NUC Raise Private University Licensing Fee To ₦30m
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has raised the application fee for establishing private universities in Nigeria by over 400%. In a statement on Monday, NUC Executive…
JAMB Registrar Advocates Sharia Law for Southwest Muslims
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has called for the establishment of Sharia panels in the Southwest to serve…
JSS, SSS Not Scrapped – FG Clears the Air
The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified a recent proposal which seeks to introduce a 12-year basic education system, against the current 6-3-3 structure. According to…
17 Children Dead, Scores Injured As Fire Destroys Zamfara Islamic School
A fire outbreak at an Islamic school in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State has claimed the lives of at least 17 Almajiri students, with…
Tinubu rejects bill to establish university of education in Adamawa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declined assent to a bill for the establishment of Federal University of Education, Numan, Adamawa State. He conveyed the decision in…
Policy inconsistencies, budget of N1.1b for meal: Why Tinubu must sack JAMB Registrar and scrap the agency
President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has been called to, as a matter of national importance and for his educational policies to succeed, sack the Registrar of the…
UNIZIK Lecturers Protest 5 Years of Unpaid Salaries
Approximately 1,000 lecturers at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK) have staged a protest over the non-payment of their salaries since their employment in 2019. The aggrieved…
“I will end my career as secondary school teacher” Peter Obi
Former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023, Mr Peter Obi on Friday said he will retire to Onitsha as a secondary…