Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Education

May 25, 2025

47 Nigerian medical students evacuated from Sudan in limbo over MDCN’s requirement

Ms Ilyasu advised the affected students to formally write to the minister of education

Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)
May 25, 2025

Adventist group urges division to reject Babcock VC’s altering of guidelines to impose successor

The group accused the vice chancellor of unilaterally changing the guidelines of the election without consulting the institution’s Senate

Babcock VC, Ademola Tayo
May 24, 2025

Gov. Zulum offers scholarships to female indigenes with over 250 UTME score

The governor said the initiative aimed to promote girl-child education and encourage female students.

Babagana Umara Zulum
May 24, 2025

ASUU threatens fresh nationwide strike over unresolved 2009 agreement with FG  

Mr Piwuna stated that nine critical issues remain unresolved, including the stalled renegotiation process since 2017.

ASUU
May 23, 2025

Harvard sues Trump for blocking enrollment of international students

Harvard accused the administration of a “campaign of retribution” given that the school had rebuffed Mr Trump’s demand to cancel Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY
May 23, 2025

Tinubu promises adequate funding for universities

Mr Tinubu said the government would address emerging problems in the upgraded colleges of education to university status.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu [Photo: officialABAT]
May 23, 2025

University of Ibadan student wins Amnesty International’s 2025 intervarsity debate

The first and second runners-up are Odebala Odemena of Baze University, Abuja, and Alexander Boroh of the University of Benin.

Amnesty International Nigeria’s 2025 intervarsity debate competition
May 23, 2025

Students applaud Bayelsa govt for tackling school water crisis

The principal of school, Edwin Moses, pledged that the facility would be properly used and maintained.

Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri
May 23, 2025

NNPCL empowers 531 NYSC members with grants, starter packs

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited has given N531,000 each to 531 NYSC members to make them self-reliant.

NYSC Corp members used to illustrate the story.
May 23, 2025

Lagos music teacher bags life sentence for defiling nine-year-old pupil

Mr Okeh was handed the sentence on Wednesday. Before his arrest, arraignment, conviction and sentencing, he was a music teacher and counsellor at Lachez O International School in Agege.

Kirikiri prison