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The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, has banned students from driving private cars on campus. The polytechnic, in a circular dated 9th March, 2021, and endorsed by the Register, Dr. G. E. Ihiokhan, said it took the measure based on “intelligence reports”. “Following intelligence reports received by ... Read more

Thirteen of Nigeria’s current 44 ministers graduated from the , an extensive review of their official resumes have shown. A PREMIUM TIMES’ review of the details further shows that all the 13 obtained only their first degrees from the 58-year-old institution formerly named the University of Northern Nigeria. The only exemption is ... Read more

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State Chapter, has threatened that it would shut down all tertiary institutions of learning should the government fail to rescue two female university students kidnapped on Sunday night. DAILY POST reported on Monday that two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro ... Read more

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has urged the federal government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector following the latest abduction of students and teachers in Kaduna State. Reacting to the attack on Universial Basic Education Primary School at Rama in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State where bandits ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has stated that it has concluded all arrangements to commence the sale of 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration forms. The board disclosed this in its Vol. 2, No. 15 Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar and made it ... Read more

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) by unknown gunmen. The spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the victims, identified as Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola, were of Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, and Department of Agricultural Economics, respectively He said they ... Read more

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics of the Yaba College of Technology, has complained about the illegal manner at which teaching staff of the polytechnic are taking over some positions meant for non-teaching staff. Yabatech-SSANIP in a communiqué, threatened to go on strike if the situation was not rectified by ... Read more

Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has reappointed Dr Folorunso Alakija, as the chancellor, Osun State University, Osogbo for another five-year tenure. The public relations officer of the university, Ademola Adesoji, in a statement on Monday, said Alakija was reappointed based on her track record. The statement described Alakija as a ... Read more

There was a clash between Muslim and Christian faithful on Wednesday in Ilorin after the Kwara State Government reopened 10 schools shut over hijab (Islamic headscarf) controversy. It was learnt that students wearing hijab were disallowed from entering Baptist School, Surulere by some protesting Christians. An eyewitness told our correspondent ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Monday, paraded two of its staff members for allegedly extorting money from Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates with the promise to help them secure university admission. The affected employees are Andy Okoro, a level 12 officer in Delta State’s JAMB office, who confessed ... Read more