JAMB Sets Cut-Off Mark For Universities-140, Polytechnics And Colleges Of Education-100
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set a minimum score of 140 points for students seeking admission to Nigerian universities. At the same time, the board has decided that the minimum cut-off mark for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education would be 100 points. These decisions were made at the National Judicial Institute in […]
NANS Protests AAU Fee Hike By 300% In Edo
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) organized a peaceful protest on Friday, asking that the over 300 percent increase in school fees at the Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, be reversed. Recall that the state government increased AAU fees to between 741,000 and N638,00 as against 185,000 and N216,000 being paid previously. […]
ASUU: We’re Giving President Tunibu Time
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it will give President Bola Ahmed Tinubu time to implement its agreement with the federal government. National president of the union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this while fielding questions from journalists during a colloquium organised by the Nasarawa State University Keffi branch of ASUU in Keffi, […]
Nottingham: Students Among Three Killed In Knife And Van Attacks
The city of Nottingham has been shaken by a series of attacks which left two teenage students and another man dead. Barnaby Webber, 19, Grace Kumar, 19, and a man in his 50s were fatally stabbed. Three people were hit by a van police believe was stolen from the older stabbing victim. A suspect was […]
President Tinubu Signs Student Loan Bill Into Law
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Student Loan Bill into law to improve the education sector across the country. The legislation aims to provide interest-free loans to financially disadvantaged Nigerian students, opening doors of opportunity for higher education. The newly made law paves the way for the establishment of the Nigerian Education Bank. This […]
Utah Primary Schools Ban Bible For ‘vulgarity and violence’
A school district in the US state of Utah has removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools for containing “vulgarity and violence”. The move follows a complaint from a parent that the King James Bible has material unsuitable for children. Utah’s Republican government passed a law in 2022 banning “pornographic or indecent” books from […]
Bandits Free Three College Girls In Kebbi
Three of the remaining seven female students from the Federal Government College in Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State who were kidnapped by bandit terrorists have been freed. Elizabeth Ogechi Nwafor, Esther Sunday, and Aliya Abubakar are among those who have been released. Malam Salim Kaoje, the leader of the forum for the parents of kidnap victims, […]
Nigeria Receives fourth Batch Of 410 Evacuated Nigerians From Sudan On Sunday
The Federal Government officials on Sunday welcomed the fourth batch of four hundred and ten Nigerian returnees who arrived from Sudan to Abuja. The evacuees arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the airport at exactly 10:45 a.m., on board a Max Airline from Egypt. Dr Sani Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, said […]
Nigeria Receives First Batch Of 376 Evacuated Nigerians From Sudan
The Federal Government of Nigeria received the first batch of 376 evacuees from Sudan on Wednesday night. The first batch of evacuees, who were scheduled to be airlifted to Aswan, Egypt, arrived at the Argeen border last Wednesday. The evacuees encountered some delays due to various formalities provided by the Egyptian authorities, the platform had […]
At least Nine Dead In Serbia School Shooting
At least eight students and a security guard are dead after a shooting at a school in Serbia’s capital Belgrade. Another six pupils and a teacher were injured in the attack and have been taken to hospital, the interior ministry said in a statement. Police arrested a 14-year-old student at the Vladislav Ribnikar school in […]
