The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Gyogon Augustine Grimah, has officially confirmed the tragic death of three medical students who were reported missing after their boat overturned during a leisurely cruise in Calabar on Saturday, June 24. These medical students, members of the Nigeria Medical Students Association (NIMSA), had gathered from various universities across…
In his address at a ‘welcome home’ reception held by the alumni of Akoko Anglican Grammar School in Arigidi Akoko, Ondo State, Rauf Aregbesola, the former Governor of Osun State, highlighted the negative impact caused by his successor, Gboyega Oyetola, when he reversed the education policy that Aregbesola had implemented. Aregbesola emphasized that the educational…
The Vice-Chancellor of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, has expressed readiness to welcome the pioneer students of the newly approved programmes. The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval for BSc Nursing Science and Applied Geology programs at the university. The approval was conveyed to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Temi…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the cut-off mark for admissions into universities for the 2022/23 academic session will be set at 140 and above nationwide. This information was shared by Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar of the board, during the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions and awards…
Aminat Yusuf, a student at LASU, has accomplished an extraordinary feat by attaining a perfect CGPA in Law, making her the first undergraduate in 40 years to achieve this milestone. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State recognized her remarkable achievement and announced a reward of ₦10 million for her outstanding performance. During the convocation ceremony…
The Nigerian office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said the council will no longer use manual confirmation or stamping of certificates of candidates who sat the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from 1999 till date. This followed the launch of the examination body’s Digital Certificate Platform for a seamless and…
The 2023 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) earlier scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 2023, has been shifted to Thursday, March 30, 2023. The shift in date was partly owing to the change in the date for the gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 11, 2023 but…
Chrisland School Ikeja is to stay shut pending further probe of safety risks affecting its students. NAN reports that Folashade Adefisayo, Lagos commissioner for education, revealed this in a statement on Sunday. Whitney Adeniran, a pupil of Chrisland High School in Ikeja, died on February 9 during sports in Agege Stadium. Blessing Adeniran, Whitney’s mother,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sacked two of its staff over alleged “gross misconduct”. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s head of public affairs and protocol, revealed the identities of the dismissed staff in a statement on Wednesday. JAMB said Bilyaminu Ishaku and Andrew Anebi Candidus were dismissed from the board’s office in Makurdi, Benue…
Shan George has backed her younger colleague, Angela Okorie’s claim that many actresses lie about buying houses from fees they made from acting. Angela who has also been in the game for a while said, all those talk of ‘i bought my house from acting’ is BS. Backing Angela’s claim, Shan George also responded, saying;…
