OAU Graduates Face Delays Over Withheld Certificates
Hundreds of 2024 graduates of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have raised concerns over the institution’s failure to issue their original certificates months after their convocation, a development they say is affecting their career progression. The delay has particularly affected graduates of professional courses, including medicine, who require their certificates to complete mandatory registration with […]
Kwara Launches School Renovation Drive Under World Bank Project
The Kwara State Government has begun mobilising School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) to oversee the renovation of public secondary schools, aiming to upgrade at least 898 institutions under the World Bank-supported Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project. The announcement was made at a high-level sensitisation meeting in Ilorin on Tuesday, where stakeholders were […]
Emir of Ilorin rejoices with newly promoted KWASU Professors
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has expressed his heartfelt congratulations to the academics staff of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, who have recently been elevated to the rank of Professor. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari commended them for their dedication to scholarship, research excellence, […]
Ogun Closes Ijebu-Ode Schools After Gas Leak
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state has ordered the immediate closure of Our Lady of Apostle Primary and Secondary Schools in Ijebu-Ode after a suspected gas leak left 30 students and two teachers hospitalised. The governor also directed security agencies to launch a full investigation into the incident, which occurred shortly after the school’s morning assembly […]
NUC Issues Stricter Rules on Honorary Degrees
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has introduced new guidelines regulating the award of honorary degrees by Nigerian universities, in a move aimed at curbing what it described as indiscriminate conferment and protecting the integrity of academic honours. Under the revised rules, only universities that have graduated their first set of PhD students will be eligible […]
UNIJOS Postpones Exams After Deadly Attack in Jos
The University of Jos (UNIJOS) has postponed all examinations scheduled for Monday and Tuesday following heightened security concerns in Jos, Plateau State, after a deadly attack in Anguwan Rukuba community, Jos North Local Government Area. In a statement on Sunday, Emmanuel Madugu, Deputy Registrar of Information and Public Relations, said the decision was made to […]
Otti Offers Jobs, Scholarships to ABSU First-Class Graduates
Alex Otti has directed that all first-class graduates from the 30th, 31st and 32nd combined convocation ceremonies of Abia State University be employed as Graduate Assistants after completing their National Youth Service. Speaking during the convocation ceremony on Friday in Uturu, the governor said graduates from any department who attained a cumulative grade point average […]
Kogi Poly Lecturer Who Recently Completed Ph.D Programme Dies Inside Lecture Hall
Mr Anslem Ojodomo, a lecturer in the Department of Public Administration, Kogi State Polytechnic, died in class while teaching. The Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof. Salihu Avidime, confirmed the incident in a statement signed by Mr John Onimisi, Ag. Co-ordinator, Directorate of Public Relations in the institution, on Friday. The tragic incident is coming just […]
BUK Expels 171 Students Over Fake Credentials
The Senate of Bayero University Kano (BUK) has approved the expulsion of 171 students for presenting falsified entry qualifications during admission into the institution. The decision was taken at the university’s 433rd Senate meeting held on March 4, 2026, according to a bulletin issued by the Public Affairs Directorate on behalf of the Registrar. The […]
Windstorm Devastates Otukpo School Ahead of Exams
Students of Jesus College returned to classrooms on Monday to find their school severely damaged by a windstorm that struck Friday night. The storm destroyed multiple structures, including classrooms, laboratories, staff quarters, and the exam hall. The school’s principal, Simon Omala, said students were not on campus when the storm hit but were met with […]
