A security guard at the Permanent Site of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Ebube Igboke, was beaten to death by his colleagues over an alleged theft. Igboke, who was from Ezzama in Ezza South Local Government Area, was part of the Middle Pillar Security outfit hired by the university. He was reportedly assaulted by fellow security…
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Rofiat Lawal, who was kidnapped on the Benin-Ore Expressway on Tuesday, February 25, has been released after her family reportedly paid a ransom of N1.1 million. Lawal was abducted while traveling from Benin, Edo State, to Ibadan, Oyo State, to resume at her place of primary assignment (PPA).…
The Delta State High Court 2, sitting in Warri, has ruled that the 16-year minimum age requirement for university admissions set by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is unconstitutional. Presiding over the case, Hon. Justice Anthony O. Akpovi delivered the judgment on Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Suit No: W/311/FHR/2024, siding with the…
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) into a university. Alausa made this revelation during a working visit to the college on February 14. He stated that YABATECH is fully prepared to become a university, describing the institution as a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has initiated significant leadership changes across several federal universities, including renaming the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University. These changes are effective immediately. At the newly renamed Yakubu Gowon University, President Tinubu dissolved the entire governing council and dismissed Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as Vice-Chancellor. In her place, Professor…
The High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to three years in prison for electoral fraud committed during the 2019 general elections. Uduk, a Professor of Human Kinetics, served as a Collation/Returning Officer for the Essien Udim State Constituency in March 2019. He had been…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed a bill into law, establishing the Federal University of Environmental Technology in Ogoni, Rivers State. The announcement was made on Monday by Bwala Daniel, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication. “I am pleased to inform Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the bill establishing…
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) in Lagos State has arrested four National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and eight students from Gateway Polytechnic in Sapaade, Ogun State, for alleged involvement in internet fraud. Two additional individuals were also apprehended by PSFU operatives on January 15, 2025, in the Sapaade area of Ogun State. Eyitayo…
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Chief Wole Olanipekun, has stated that the institution is yet to fully recover from the impact of mass migration, popularly known as “Japa.” Chief Olanipekun made the remarks during the presentation of first degrees to graduating students from the Faculty of…
Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has assured corps members that they will soon begin receiving a minimum monthly allowance of N77,000. He made the announcement during the commissioning of a staff bus in Abuja. The DG explained that arrangements have been finalized for the disbursement of…
