Vision Africa Media Institute Opens 12th Training, Urges Media Professionals To Inspire Positive Change (Photos+ Video)
The 12th edition of the Vision Africa Media Institute Training kicked off in grand style on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Umuahia, Abia State, bringing together media professionals, students, and communication experts from across Nigeria and beyond. With the theme “Image Makers: Shaping Culture, Inspiring Change through Media,” the two-day event aims to harness the transformative power of media...
UI Leads 113 Other Varsities As Best In NUC’s Ranking
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ranked the University of Ibadan (UI) the best in its latest 2021 ranking released on Monday in Abuja. The ranking, which had 12 indicators, involved 113 universities across the country. The institutions were ranked on the basis of the total number of full-time students, number of international students, students and workers ratio, efficiency, google scholar...
Kogi Poly Expels 10 Students Over Exam Malpractices
The authorities of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, have expelled 10 students for examination malpractices. Also, the institution has restated its decision to seize results of school fees defaulters after the expiration of the given grace. The academic board of the institution dropped this hint shortly after their meeting on Friday at the campus in Lokoja. The academic board, therefore, reminded all...
25 Universities Fully Accredited By NUC [SEE FULL LIST]
Only 25 varsities have their courses fully accredited, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has affirmed in its 2021 universities ranking. None of the best-ranked varsities was listed among the 25 institutions that have their courses 100 per cent accredited. Here is the full list of 25 varsities fully accredited in Nigeria 1. Adeleke University, Osun State 2. Al-Qalam University, Katsina State 3. Caleb University,...
Former President Jonathan Storms Uturu For Gregory University Convocation (Photos)
Former Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan is about now participating in the special convocation of Gregory University Uturu, Abia state, ABN TV reports. The University had earlier informed that Dr. Jonathan will observe the rededication of the school's main auditorium which is named after him. He is expected to be conferred with Honorary Doctorate Degree during the event. READ ALSO: Prof. Ibe Urges...
Truck Rams Into Schoolchildren In Lagos, Crushes Many
Several schoolchildren are feared dead after a truck rammed into some students in the Ojodu area of Lagos State. The incident occurred at Grammar School Bus-Stop along the Ogunusi Road on Tuesday afternoon when schoolchildren were returning to their respective homes. Channels Television gathered that the driver of the vehicle lost control before hitting the unspecified number of students. The Commissioner of...
JAMB Withdraws 14 Results, Withholds 93, Releases 14,620
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has cleared and released the UTME results of 14,620 candidates that were hitherto under investigation, while withholding the results of 93 others. The board’s Head, Media and Publicity, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said that the results were released following the consideration and approval of the...
FG To Get Nigeria’s 20m Out-Of-School Children To School
The Ministry of Education, says it plans to focus on getting back Nigeria’s 20 million out-of-school children to school in the next four years. Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, said this on Monday at the 2024 budget defense before the joint committee of the National Assembly on Education in Abuja. He said that there were millions of out of school...
ASUU Strike: Admission Seekers In Confusion, Varsities To Lose Sessions
Seven months after the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, embarked on strike, the end is not in sight. The industrial action, which the union usually reviewed on a monthly basis, is now indefinite, with both parties not ready to shift ground. ABN TV reports that the development has brought confusion into the education system with a set of students, whose...
ASUU Strike: Concerned Parents Plead For Quick Dispute Resolution
As the current face-off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government takes a new dimension, parents in Osun State have called on the Federal Government to do all within its power to bring a quick end to the imbroglio. Speaking with reporters on Monday in Osogbo, some parents laid the blame on the Federal Government. Timothy...
