No data found on suspended UNICAL dean’s phone, says forensic analyst

  A forensic analyst, Babagana Musa Mingali, from the Office of the National Security Adviser, testified on Thursday before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, stating…

BREAKING: UNIZIK Asks Female Student To Go Home For Assaulting Lecturer

  Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka has expelled a female student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, following her assault on a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. The decision…

FG bans registration of new polytechnics, monotechnics for one year

  The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has approved a one-year moratorium on new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics. He, however, exempted health institutions due to low enrollment challenges.…

UNIZIK lecturer assaulted by female student speaks

  A lecturer in Theatre Arts and Film Studies at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Dr Chukwudi Okoye, has explained the circumstances that led to him being physically assaulted by a…

UNIZIK reacts to video of female student who fighting lecturer

  The authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, said an investigation has commenced into the incident that led to biting and fighting between a lecturer and a…

UNIZIK authorities silent as student bites, fights lecturer for interrupting her video recording

  UNIZIK student bites, fights lecturer for interrupting her video recording [Video] UNIZIK student bites, fights lecturer for interrupting her video recording [Video] A female student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University…

No scrapping of JSS, SSS — FG

  The Ministry of Education on Friday clarified that the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, merely proposed the introduction of a 12-year basic education system. The ministry stated that reports…

NUT Declares Strike In Seven Ebonyi LGAs Over Non-Payment Of Salaries

  The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Ebonyi State has declared an indefinite strike in seven local government areas due to the non-payment of four months’ salaries to some…

Tinubu sacks UniAbuja, UNN VCs

  President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, dissolved the entire governing council of the Yakubu Gowon University (formerly UniAbuja), and relieved Professor Aisha Maikudi of her duties as its Vice-Chancellor with…

Nigerian Undergraduate Commits Suicide Over ‘Hardship’

  A 200-level male student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, has reportedly committed suicide over economic hardship. The deceased, whose identity was yet-to-be confirmed, was from the…

UNIZIK workers protest over alleged misappropriation of N1bn for salaries by varsity management

  Over 1,000 staff members of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, employed between 2019 and 2020, staged a protest over the non-payment of their salaries, alleging that N1 billion allocated…

Corps members to receive N77,000 monthly from February – NYSC DG

  The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that corps members will begin receiving a new monthly allowance of N77,000 starting February 2025.…

Over 66% of Nigerian girls drop out of school before JSS — Report

  Taimur Samad, the World Bank deputy country director, says more than two-thirds of girls in Nigeria drop out before making it to junior secondary school. Samad spoke on Tuesday…

242 million children missed school in 2024- UNICEF

Extreme weather caused significant disruptions to education worldwide in 2024, with around 242 million students in 85 countries missing lessons due to heatwaves, storms, floods, and droughts, the United Nations…

FG approves establishment of Bola Tinubu Polytechnic in Abuja

The federal government has approved the establishment of a federal polytechnic in Abuja to be named after President Bola Tinubu. Tunji Alausa, the minister of education, confirmed this in a…