School Collapses On Students Writing Exams In Jos, As NYSC Hostel Collapse Injures Corps Members In Oyo
Many students are currently trapped in a school which collapsed in Busa Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to witnesses, the building housing Saint Academy caved in around 11 am, on Friday, leaving students who were writing exams trapped. After the news of the collapse broke, many parents trooped to the school wailing uncontrollably. Rescue operations...
Vice-Chancellors Meet, Discuss Future Of Varsities
Amid strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has met at the University of Ibadan (UI) in Oyo State to discuss the future of Nigerian universities. The meeting, which is part of the activities marking the Diamond Jubilee celebration anniversary of the committee, is tagged, “Sixty Years in Sixty Minutes: Exploring...
Previous Government Responsible For ASUU Strike – Education Minister
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has blamed a previous administration for the continuous strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Although Adamu was not specific on which administration he was referring to, he said that that government shouldn’t have entered into an agreement with ASUU to pay them N1.3trilion when it knew it couldn’t pay it. He said...
Sanusi To Be Conferred Honorary Degree From UNIZIK
Dethroned Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi will be conferred with the prestigious honourary doctorate degrees of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka during its 14th convocation ceremony this week. Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Charles Esimone who disclosed this during a press conference to kick start the convocation activities in Awka said the honourary awardees were chosen because of...
WAEC Announces Date To Release 2021 WASSCE Results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed when the results of the ongoing 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be available. The examination council’s director of public affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu, said the results will be out 45 days after the last paper is written. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Hundreds Of Detainees Escape As Gunmen Kill Soldiers, Free Inmates...
Anambra Committee Indicts Mmesoma Of Result Manipulation [Full Report]
According to the Report of the Committee, Mmesoma confessed that she went to a Cyber Cafe to print her fake 362 result after repeatedly getting 249 from JAMB. The report can be found below
Strike: Soldiers Attempt Running Over Protesters In Ibadan
Students protesting against strike action of the Academic Staff Union Universities on Friday, in Ibadan, had a face-off with a team of the Nigerian Army who, in a bid to force their way through blockage by the students, almost ran them over with thei...
Ikpeazu Lauds Buhari For Appointing Obioma as NECO Registrar
The appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as the new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has continued to attract applauds from stakeholders and lovers of education. ABN TV reports that the Abia State Governor, Okezie Okpeazu said he received the news of Obioma’s appointment “with delight” and commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the right choice of putting...
Ikpeazu Appoints New Rector, Registrar, Others For Abia Polytechnic
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the appointment of Dr. Okorie Kalu Osonwa as the substantive Rector Abia State Polytechnic, Aba. The appointment of principal officers of the Polytechnic, Aba follows the recommendation of the Governing Council. Other principal officers approved by the Governor are Oriaku Chinyere - Registrar, Omenihu Friday - Bursar, Ndulaka Chigozie - Librarian, and Nwogu...
2025 UTME: JAMB Confirms Mock Notification Ready For Printing
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has declared that candidates who registered for the optional UTME-Mock exam can now print the 2025 UTME-Mock Notification Slip. In a statement on Wednesday, JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin said: “This Notification Slip includes crucial information such as the examination date, venue (centre), time, and other essential details needed to successfully sit for the...
