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A police constable, identified as Etim Israel, has been arrested for impersonation in the last 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, explained during a briefing Friday, that the law enforcement officer was nabbed for engaging another person to sit for him in the 2020 ... Read more

Students of the Imo State University said to be involved in the sex-for-marks viral video against one of their lecturers Professor Victor Njoku of the chemistry department, would now face the Inspector General of Police, Mohammad Adamu, for failure to submit prove against Njoku’s involvement in sex-for-marks allegations. This was the ... Read more

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has approved the reopening of tertiary institutions in the state Ishaku gave the approval in a statement on Friday by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Danjuma Adamu on Friday in Jalingo Taraba State capital. Adama said “with the advent of COVID 19, Governor Darius Ishaku had ... Read more

The Polytechnic, Ibadan on Friday, announced the resumption of academic activities. DAILY POST recalls that the institution was shut down due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. The institution has, however, announced that it will resume next Monday. The institution said that it will formally re-open for the conclusion of the first semester ... Read more

As academic activities resume in Kwara State, Principals and private schools owners have been warned not to collect third term fees from parents and guardians. The 2020/2021 academic session begins on Monday, October 5th, 2020. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Fatima Bisola Ahmed, ... Read more

The Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, Dr. Momodu Sanusi Jimah is dead. The Public Relations Officer of Auchi Polytechnic, Mr. Mustapha Oshiobugie, who confirmed the sad incident to newsmen on Saturday said he passed on Friday night at exactly 7.00 pm, NAN reports. “The institution is mourning following the demise of her rector ... Read more

The management of Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, has announced October 14th for the matriculation of her newly admitted students, for the 2019/2020 academic session. This was contained in a statement confirmed by the school’s Centre for information, Press and Public relations, ... Read more

Tragedy struck staff, colleagues of College of Education, Ekiadolor in Edo state as a principal lecturer of the school identified as Friday Osadolor has committed suicide in his Obakhavbuaye, off Ekenwan Road residence. His lifeless body hanging in a rope around his neck with a protruding tongue and the rope tied to the rail of one of the ... Read more

Joint Action Committee of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union will commence a 14-day warning strike from October 5 to October 19. A statement jointly signed by the National President, SSANU, Samson Ugwoke, and General Secretary, NASU, Peter Adeyemi, said the strike was premised on the ... Read more

The Enugu State Government on Saturday says all tertiary institutions in the state will reopen on October 12, 2020. This is coming six months since the lockdown imposed by the Federal Government to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for ... Read more