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The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has expressed its readiness to start the Occupational Therapy and Speech/Audiology programmes in the 2026/2027 academic session. The Vice Chancellor of UNIBEN, Prof. Edoba Omoregie (SAN), said this on Friday in Benin, following an advocacy visit to his office by Dr Victoria Amu, Director of Occupational Therapy ...
By Obasola Olatunde The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned admission seekers not to be coerced by tertiary institutions into changing their chosen programmes, describing the act as unauthorised and unethical manipulation of the admission process. The warning, issued in a statement by JAMB’s Spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja, cautioned that some ...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, to urgently resolve the ongoing industrial dispute with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), insisting that no further strike should disrupt academic activities in Nigerian universities. Speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with the President at the Aso Rock Villa ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday received Professor Ademola Adenle, a Nigerian scholar and sustainability expert who recently won the inaugural World Academy of Sciences–M.S. Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace. During the visit, President Tinubu congratulated Adenle for winning the award and for bringing glory to Nigeria. The President also commended Adenle for his work ...
By Obasola Olatunde Youth leaders, Students, and staff members have called for the immediate suspension of the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina. The call for the suspension of the VC was made on Monday during a protest spearheaded by the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ekiti State Chapter, ...
...as Agency disburses over N116bn By Obasola Olatunde For many young Nigerians, the dream of higher education no longer ends at the door of financial struggle. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that over one million students have now applied for its loan scheme with more than N116 billion already disbursed to learners ...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for the completion of 2025 admissions into public universities from Friday, Oct. 31 to Monday, Nov.17, 2025. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by the Board’s Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said the decision followed emergent ...
By Obasola Olatunde The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for the completion of admissions into public universities for the 2025 academic session from October 31 to November 17, 2025. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the Board’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. According to ...
The Kogi Polytechnic is investigating a syndicate of nine suspects, for alleged certificate racketeering and document falsification. Prof Salisu Ogbo, Rector of the Kogi Polytechnic made this known while addressing a news conference on Friday in Lokoja. The rector said five of the institution’s staffer members had already been placed on suspension while four acclaimed students ...
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has addressed widespread reports suggesting a rise in student fees for the 2025/2026 academic session, clarifying that there has been no increase. In an official statement on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the Head of the Communication Unit, Mrs Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, explained that the university had consolidated previously separate fees from ...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has denied reports claiming it instructed schools to limit Senior Secondary students’ choices of subjects for the 2026 WASSCE, describing the reports as misleading. Mrs Moyosola Adeshina, Acting Head of WAEC’s Public Affairs Department in Lagos, in a statement on Tuesday, advised the public to ignore any information not ...
By Obasola Olatunde The Kano State Ministry of Education has debunked reports circulating on social media claiming that the state government is set to recruit 3,917 teachers under a so called “Kano State Government Basic Education Teachers Mapping and Recruitment Plan (2025–2028)”. In a statement issued on Monday, the ministry described the viral information as ...
By Obasola Olatunde The Managing Director of the Ogun Osun River Basin Development Authority (O-ORBDA), Engr. Dr. Adedeji Ashiru, has charged Nigerian students to embrace innovation, citizenship, and collective responsibility as tools to drive sustainable national development and economic transformation. Speaking at the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Mentorship Summit, Dr. Ashiru said Nigeria’s ...
By Obasola Olatunde Weeks after public uproar over its new age policy, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has granted exceptional admission approval to 85 underage candidates who met its special criteria for tertiary education entry. The decision follows a rigorous screening process set up by JAMB to consider candidates younger than 16 years ...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of 85 underage candidates (less than 16 by September, 2025) who successfully completed the comprehensive screening process established by the board for exceptional admission. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by the spokesperson of JAMB, Dr ...
....says State is embarking on digital initiatives to nurture future generation The Governor of Lagos, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has restated his administration's unwavering commitment to educational improvement, investing in minds and transforming learning outcomes for students at the state-owned tertiary institutions. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the commitment at the official commissioning of the newly constructed Babajide ...
...as NELFUND blames applicants inconsistent records for delays By Obasola Olatunde The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has marked a significant achievement in its mandate to finance tertiary education, reporting a total disbursement of N107.7 billion in interest-free student loans to 581,878 undergraduates as of October 4, 2025. This figure, released in the latest official ...
by Obasola Olatunde The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike issuing the Federal Government a one-month ultimatum to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement and resolve other lingering issues affecting Nigeria’s public universities. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, announced the decision on Wednesday in Abuja after the ...
By Obasola Olatunde Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has declared the state’s readiness to host the 63rd Nigeria National Committee Meeting of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) scheduled to hold in Umuahia from November 17 to 21, 2025. Otti gave the assurance on Tuesday when he received a delegation from WAEC, led by the ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the two-week warning strike it announced last week across all public universities in Nigeria. The union made the announcement on Wednesday during a press conference at its Abuja headquarters. President of ASUU, Chris Piwuna, stated that the decision followed interventions from the Senate and other well-meaning ...
By Obasola Olatunde The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the official opening of its student loan application portal for the 2025/2026 academic session. Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Sawyerr, ...
By Obasola Olatunde The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has declared a two week warning strike at Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi Uku, over alleged certificate racketeering that has brought the institution into public disrepute. The union said the decision followed the state government’s failure to decisively address the lingering crisis between the Governing Council ...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday inaugurated the Lagos State University Library Complex at the institution’s main campus in Ojo. Sanwo-Olu, in his address at the inauguration, described the library named after him as a symbol of the state’s unwavering commitment to education, knowledge, and innovation. Newsmen reports that the newly-inaugurated complex is ...
