President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, signed into law the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2024. The Act is of historic proportions as it seeks to guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skill development for all Nigerian students and youths. WHY THE PREVIOUS ACT WAS AMENDED The repealed…
On Tuesday, April 2, the Federal Government announced the successful removal of 2 million Almajiri children from the streets, facilitating their enrollment in schools for both basic education and vocational training. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this disclosure during the inaugural quarterly Citizens and Stakeholders Engagement on Nigerian Education Sector Ministerial deliverables. He…
On Thursday, March 28, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) certified the statement of result and certificate belonging to Governor Hope Uzodimma at the governorship election petition tribunal in Abuja. This development followed a subpoena issued by the tribunal to WAEC, requiring the examination body to produce and present the documents on behalf of Governor…
A tragic fire outbreak occurred at the female hostel of the Federal University, Gashua, situated in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, resulting in the loss of life of a third-year student from the Department of Geography. Mohammed Goje, the Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the incident. According to…
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has announced plans to initiate a three-day warning strike starting on Wednesday, March 20, to protest the non-payment of four months’ withheld salaries. Following a directive by Bola Tinubu in October 2023, university workers who participated in a prolonged strike in 2022 were to be compensated for the…
Rewrite The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old SS2 student who raped his 11-year-old female colleague at a school in the Rumukwurusi area on the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to Punch, the suspect raped the minor in front of his friends on Friday, March 15, 2024. Shortly after…
Nine of the abducted female students from the Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara State, have regained their freedom, bringing some relief to their families and loved ones. The abduction occurred on September 22, 2023, when suspected terrorists raided off-campus hostels near the Federal University in Sabon Gidan Community, kidnapping a total of twenty-four female students.…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have instructed their members across university and inter-university center campuses nationwide to initiate a service withdrawal starting from Monday, March 18. This directive comes after the associations recently conducted a seven-day warning strike over the unpaid…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the Abuja zone revealed that it has mourned the loss of 46 members due to the prevailing economic challenges in the country, coupled with inadequate remuneration for academics and universities within the zone. Speaking during a press briefing on Monday, February 19, 2024, in Abuja, the Abuja…
The star witness of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recounted her ordeal, detailing how she was allegedly pressured by the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, to exchange her virginity for admission. Identified simply as TKJ (a pseudonym), she testified…
