Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos State, produced 28 first class students in the 2023/2024 academic session, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Clement Kolawole, has said. Kolawole said at a news conference in Lagos on Monday that the 28 students were among the 122 students to be awarded Bachelor’s Degree at the university’s Third Convocation Ceremonies, which would start…
Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has reopened for commencement of academic activities after three weeks shutdown over students’ protest. Dr Rebecca Okojie, the Registrar and Secretary of Council of the University, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lokoja. Okojie said that the university would reopen on Tuesday, March 11, while lectures would commence…
The management of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM) has confirmed the abduction of three students by unknown armed men on Tuesday night. The university made the disclosure in a circular signed by the Registrar, Dr John David and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. David said that…
The Management of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State has announced a one-week Mid-Semester break starting from Feb. 24. The closure of the school followed a protest embarked on by the students on Sunday after they alleged that the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) had shot to death one of their colleagues. The…
Protesting students of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) on Wednesday threatened to block the Abuja-Lagos Highway if the Federal Government failed to stop the incessant killing of their colleagues by trucks. Benjamin Timothy, FUL President, Student Union Government (SUG), who made the threat during the procession at the Falele Campus, Lokoja, said the students were tired…
The Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Tuesday, matriculated 12,590 students for its 2024/2025 academic session, and warned them to shun indiscipline and cultism. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, at the 2024/2025 matriculation ceremony, said over 62,000 applicants applied to the university. Olatunji-Bello urged the students to be of good behaviour and…
The Chairman, Olorunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Mr Samson Olatunde, has distributed 350 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms to indigent students within the council. This is contained in a statement by the Press Secretary to the chairman, Mr Abful-Wahab Adeosun, on Tuesday. Olatunde said the initiative was aimed at…
The Bauchi state government has approved N793.6 million for payment of external examination fees for 25,410 indigent students. The funds would cover payment of registration fees for the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO), Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) and the National Board for Arabic and Islamic studies…
Gov Nasir Idris of Kebbi has approved the release of N585.4 million for payment of tuition fees for 100 students studying in different Indian universities. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference on Monday in Birnin Kebbi. He said that the payment is for Kebbi indigenes studying…
Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State has commended the exceptional performance of the indigenes of the state studying in India under its foreign scholarship programme. Yusuf commended the students’ outstanding academic performance, saying that their success demonstrated the benefits of investing in education. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin…
