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),…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has issued a stern warning to corps members against sharing camp activities on social media. During a visit to the NYSC Orientation Camp in Ede, Osun, on Friday, July 5, Ahmed emphasized that posting camp events on social media violates the…
The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the death of Prof. Ruth Haruna Wazis, former Head of the Department of Business Management, University of Maiduguri, who tragically passed away in an accident at her home. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Yusuf Lawal who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested three men behind the proliferation of fake websites for JAMB registration, falsifying fake JAMB Admission Letters, System Interference and schemes operating phishing websites to defraud unsuspecting JAMB candidates. Confirming their arrest to newsmen, the spokesperson of the Police force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the suspects identified as Effa…
Akintunde Sawyerr, Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said that a maximum of 1.2 million students across federal tertiary institutions will access the student loans in its opening phase. Addressing reporters ahead of the loan portal’s formal launch for applications on Friday, May 24, Sawyerr said only students enrolled in federal…
