Education

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed stealing of an Automated Teller Machine belonging to a bank within the premises of the Rivers State University. The armed robbers were said to have been dressed in police uniforms when they gained access to the university premises. Newsextra24 gathered that the robbers …

  The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth has honoured Fareedah Oyolola, a secondary school student at Greensprings School, Lagos, as one of the brightest students in the world. This recognition is a result of her exceptional performance in the advanced School and College Ability Test (SCAT), which every student …

  A 200-level student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State has allegedly committed suicide inside one of the hostel rooms on Friday, August 20. The Nation reports that the deceased student who hailed from Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, was said to be studying Industrial Physics. It …

There is no doubt that since his appointment as the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) five years ago, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede has remained one of the most visible poster boys of President Muhammadu Buhari’s war against corruption. The reason is simple: The Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence …

The Abuja Original Youths Empowerment Organisation (AOIYEO), in collaboration with National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), have evacuated over 279 students, who are natives and residents of Abuja from Jos. The President of AOIYEO, Mr Isaac David, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. David said that …

Following the rising spate of insecurity in Jos and its environs, the Management of the University of Jos has suspended all academic activities in the institution till further notice. Mr Monday Danjem, the Registrar of the university, unveiled this development in a statement on Friday in Jos. According to Danjem, …

The Oyo State Government has refuted claims that it has not accessed N715Million counterpart funds for Universal Basic Education Commission/SUBEB Year 2020 Intervention Projects. Reacting in Ibadan to allegations that the state government has failed to pay its counterpart fund to access the projects, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal …

A Polytechnic graduate in Kaduna, Ali Dahiru, who resigned his job in Zenith Bank and took to selling bread, says his decision has turned out to be a blessing. Dahiru, a Higher National Diploma holder, who graduated from Kaduna Polytechnic in the field of Cooperative Economic and Management, told the …

OYO State-born pioneer President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sunday Oladele, who secured victory after 41 years battled with Yaba College of Technology in Lagos, was planning big for his convocation before he died, his son, Olalekan said on Tuesday. According to him, the 72-year-old activist was celebrating …

There was a mild drama at the Delta State Polytechnic Ozoro, on Tuesday, as students celebrated the exit of the Rector following the upgrade of the institution to the University of Science and Technology. Videos and photos posted online shows the jubilant students sweeping the Main Gate to express their …