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The Kaduna State government, on Tuesday, condemned the recent killing of some students of Greenfield University abducted by bandits in the State. In a statement by Muyiwa Adekeye, the governor’s media adviser, he said the ruthless resort of the kidnappers to murdering young persons was part of their effort to blackmail the government of ... Read more

The National Association of Polytechnic Students is working in partnership with a private firm, Domak Shelter, a real estate and investment company to deliver about 10 million affordable housing units to polytechnic students in the next few years. President of NAPS, Comrade Mr Olalere Adetunji, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the ... Read more

Three policemen who reportedly extorted N153,000 from one Sheriff Adedigba, a student of Lagos State University (LASU), have been dismissed from service. Inspector Sunday John, Sgt Jimoh Asimiya and Sgt Solomon Adedapo allegedly extorted Adedigba while he was travelling from Abeokuta to Lagos. Ogun State Commissioner of Police Edward Ajogun ordered their immediate arrest and ... Read more

University of Ilorin has advised candidates to check their admission status to the institution from the Central Admission Processing Systems (CAPS) on Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website. Its Deputy Chairman, Admission Committee, Dr Tayo Arinde, gave this advice while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday. Arinde said ... Read more

The FCT Police Command has debunked the viral message in some sections of social media purporting that the ‘University of Abuja has been attacked by bandits.’ “The Command wishes to state categorically that there is no record of such incident as at 2200hrs of Tuesday ... Read more

The Management of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, has directed all students to vacate their residences and go home over rising cases of insecurity, saying any student who stays behind does so at his own risk. DAILY POST gathered that students of the polytechnic in Saapade and Isara have in recent times become victims of robbery, rape ... Read more

Some students of Osogbo Grammar School on Wednesday allegedly disrupted learning activities at another school in Osogbo and left some mates injured. It was gathered that around 1 pm on Wednesday, some students of Osogbo grammar school stormed the Government Technical College Osogbo and unleashed mayhem. Operatives of the Department of Security ... Read more

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed for second reading, a bill seeking to make Vocational Studies a compulsory subject in secondary schools. The legislation, sponsored by the lawmaker representing Adavi/Okehi Federal Constituency of Kogi State, Joseph Bello, is titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Compulsory ... Read more

The attention of the University of Calabar has been drawn to some online publication titled, “Anger, Frustration as University of Calabar Vice-Chancellor asks Final year Students to Return to 200Level” published on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, alleging that the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Florence Banku Obi, Fnaec, mnae, JP, unilaterally ... Read more

The Benue Police Command said the three abducted students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM), regained freedom on Tuesday night unhurt. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in ... Read more