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The six staff of the University of Abuja, abducted by gunmen on Tuesday, have been rescued and reunited with their families. The spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command DSP Josephine Adeh confirmed the development. She said: “The FCT Police Command wishes to inform members of the public that all abducted victims of the university of Abuja were rescued and reunited ... Read more

The Lagos State Government has said edutainment will improve teaching and learning in the state if properly utilised. Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, said this at the 2021 Lagos State Festival of Instructional Materials held Alausa, Ikeja. She said the theme of the event, ‘Edutainment in the 21st Century ... Read more

Students of the Ondo State-owned University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, will begin to pay school tuition as high as N2 million in the next academic calendar, according to a document obtained by SaharaReporters on Wednesday. UniMed was established in 2015 as a specialised medical university. SaharaReporters gathered that the school fees ... Read more

A total of 32 contestants have made the final shortlist for this year’s ANSA World Cup, an annual competition for young aspiring writers organised by the Association of Nigerian Student Authors (ANSA). The tournament will last about two months. The group stage of the round-ribbon literary tournament will commence on Friday, November 5, ... Read more

Students of Gana Mixed Secondary School, located at Ton Sapele in the Sapele Local Government Area of oil-rich Delta State are required to provide roofing sheets among other things as a prerequisite for admission. As part of the school's admission requirements, students are required to provide two corrugated roofing sheets, nails and two thousand naira (N2,000), SaharaReporters has ... Read more

JOS – Provosts of Federal Colleges of Education in Nigeria has commended the Federal Government on the pronouncement of incentives per semester for students undergoing NCE and degree programmes in colleges of education in the country. Chairman of the Committee and Provost FCE Pankshin Dr. Amos Bulus Cirfat gave the commendation after the ... Read more

A graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ogunbamowo Damilola, is set to sue the institution after discovering that her matriculation number was used to mobilise another student of the institution for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. In a petition obtained by SaharaReporters, the student, a graduate of the department of Mathematics Education from the institution's ... Read more

Castleview Primary in Edinburgh has asked boys as well as girls as young as three to start wearing skirts to ‘promote equality. An email to parents from Castleview said it wanted children to be ‘comfortable’ taking part and that trousers and leggings could be worn under the skirts if needed. The school even offered ... Read more

This is to inform all prospective candidates into Bauchi State University Gadau that the online screening exercise for 2022/2023 admissions has commenced. All prospective candidates into the various programmes of the University who have scored 140 points and above in their 2021 JAMB/UTME should visit the University’s website at www.basug.edu.ng for the screening procedure. All ... Read more

This is to inform the general public that the school of Pre-Degree Studies, Federal University, Gusau (FUGUS) has commenced the online sales of application forms for its one-year pre-degree programme (2021/2022) Academic Session. The pre-degree programme is for Science, Social Science and Art students and is designed to prepare them for admission into undergraduate courses being offered in the ... Read more