ABSU Law Faculty To Relocate To Uturu Main Campus By June 2025
The Abia State University (ABSU) Law Faculty will officially relocate from Umuahia back to its main campus in Uturu by June 2025, following the conclusion of the first semester, ABN TV reports. This decision was finalized during this week’s Executive Council meeting, presided over by Governor Alex Otti. The move is part of the administration’s broader efforts to enhance higher...
NANS Fumes Over Ramadan School Closure, Threatens Protest
The governors of the states of Bauchi, Katsina, Kano, and Kebbi have been given 72 hours to change their decision to close schools for five weeks in observance of the Ramadan fast, or face nationwide protests, according to the National Association of Nigerian Students. NANS, in a statement on Monday by its National Public Relations Officer, Samson Adeyemi, described the...
Parents Express Concerns As Bauchi Shuts Schools For A Month During Ramadan
The Ministry of Education has ordered schools to close for a month in order to keep children at home during Ramadan, which has left parents in Bauchi perplexed. Vanguard investigations reveal that all pupils will be tasked with writing their exams immediately after returning from the break. Several parents who spoke with Vanguard said that they are worried for their children’s...
Baby Dr. OlaPre Visits FMC Umuahia On Career Day, Meets CMD Prof. Azubuike (Photos, Video)
It was a heartwarming and symbolic moment today at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Umuahia as Dr. Miss Precious Ola Chizramekpere Ifeanyi, fondly called OlaPre, returned to the very hospital where she was born for a special visit as part of her school's Career Day celebration. Despite being just one year and nine months old, little OlaPre has already begun...
JAMB Sets Firm Deadline As 1.5 Million Sign Up For UTME
The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration period will end on March 8, 2025, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The registration period started on February 3. JAMB ruled out an extension of the registration period, saying, “This deadline has been communicated in all advertisements and the official calendar for the 2025 UTME exercise.” This...
ASUU Suspends Strike At Kaduna Varsity
The strike that was initiated on February 18 by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) chapter at Kaduna State University (KASU) has been suspended. This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Peter Adamu, the Chairman of ASUU, KASU chapter, on Monday. Adamu said that the decision to suspend the action was taken on Saturday. ”The government demonstrated goodwill in...
Abia Government Launches abiaFIRST Education Transformation Programme
The Abia State Government, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, is set to launch a groundbreaking education initiative, the abiaFIRST Education Transformation Programme, aimed at reimagining education in the state and unlocking the potential of Abia youth. The launch event is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 26, at the International Conference Center, Umuahia, starting at 9:00...
ASUU Launch Indefinite Strike At Kaduna University
The Kaduna State University branch of the Academic Staff Union has announced an indefinite strike that will start on February 18 in response to unresolved welfare issues. The union announced the decision in a statement signed by its chairman, Dr. Peter Adamu, and secretary, Dr. Peter Waziri. It was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on...
94-Year-Old Man Registers For 2025 UTME
Adedapo Idowu, who is 94 years old, has signed up for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Idowu’s story was featured in the latest bulletin of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, where he expressed excitement about finally pursuing tertiary education. “I can now attain my dream at an advanced age,” he said. He described the UTME registration process as smooth and...
Kano Pledges to Complete State University’s Unfinished Projects
Kano State's governor, Abba Yusuf, has pledged to finish all unfinished projects at the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology Wudil. The governor, who made the promise when he paid an unscheduled visit to the university Sunday, directed the commissioners for works, land, and higher education to immediately commence the process of construction of the Senate building and the...
