The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola, has revealed that the “japa” trend—where Nigerians seek better opportunities abroad—has led to a sharp increase in requests for academic transcripts, particularly from alumni who graduated decades ago. Speaking at the 2024 International Week and the 17th Annual Research Conference held…
Joy filled the Ibadan Southwest Local Government as Honorable Yusuf Oladeni Adebisi, representing Constituency 1, visited the Seventh Day Adventist School in Isale Asaka. This visit was part of the ongoing project to upgrade the school, which is set to become the first secondary school in the constituency, as confirmed by His Excellency, Engr.…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that candidates will now be required to pay N50,000 for the reprinting of certificates. This was disclosed by NECO Registrar Dantani Wushishi in a statement released in Minna, Niger State. “The N50,000 fee for certificate reprints is subject to periodic review,” Wushishi emphasized in the statement.…
We are writing to bring to your attention a grave and disturbing incident that occurred at the NYSC camp in Niger State, where the State Coordinator, (Mrs Olayinka Abdulwahab), deployed soldiers to brutalize innocent Polytechnic and University students at the camp entrance. The students were initially informed that they would be posted to a different…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, have called on President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his promise of providing buses for student unions in the country. The Zonal Coordinators of the group, Comrades Bilal Lawal Kurfi, Northwest, Daniel Friday Egga, Zone C, Alao John, Zone D, Bappa Hassan Adam, Zone E and Chidi Nzekwe,…
The proposed meeting between the Federal Government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) scheduled to be held today, August 26, has been postponed. President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, confirmed that the planned meeting which was to prevent another ASUU strike, will no longer be held as announced by the Minister…
The eight members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who were kidnapped by unknown assailants while travelling from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State to Sokoto State have been released. The Director-General of the NYSC, YD Ahmed, confirmed their release during a press briefing on Friday, August 23. Ahmed expressed relief at the safe…
A lecturer at the Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State and public commentator, Ismail Sahabi, has regained freedom from kidnappers’ den after 31 days in captivity. It was reported that bandits kidnapped Ismail, his brother, Sidi Aliyu Sahabi, two others and killed one victim at Kasuwar Magani in Chikun Local Government Area of the…
Connie Chiume, the veteran South African actor who appeared in Black Panther and its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, has died at the age of 72. Asides her appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she was also known for her role in Beyoncé’s 2020 musical film Black is King. Chiume was a fixture of South African television. …
A fake lecturer has been nabbed in the Federal College of Education in Bichi, Kano state after he attempted to steal the phones of freshmen in the institution. An X-user who shared the story said; ‘’Some people get mind shaa This man went to FCE Bichi, entered a class of freshers (NCE 1),…
