The Management of the Umaru Waziri Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, has set up a committee to investigate circumstances leading to the death of a 24-year-old student. Khalid Kabir-Argungu a Higher National Diploma…
Category: Education
73 Zamfara students’ abduction: Police Call For Prayers
The Police in Zamfara State have confirmed the abduction of 73 students of Government Day Secondary School in Kaya, Maradun Local Government Area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer,…
Bandits attack school in hometown of Zamfara governor, Abduct scores of Students
Bandits have abducted a yet-to-be ascertained number of students following an attack on Kaya Day Secondary School in Zamfara State. The incident occurred at about 11am on Wednesday in Maradun Local Government…
Hold govt responsible for our next strike action – ASUU
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members have asked Nigerians to hold the Federal Government responsible for their next action on government’s failure to honour an agreement it signed with them. ASUU…
Just In: JAMB Cancels National Cut Off Marks, Reveals New Method
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cancelled the national cut-off mark. The body said it would now be left for Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to determine its…
Jos killings: NANS condemns act, demands compensation for families of slain students
THE National Association of Nigerian Students has condemned in strong terms the crisis that erupted in Jos, Plateau State, leading to the gruesome killings, especially of some innocent students of the University…
Schools get fresh resumption date in Kano
Kano State Ministry of Education, on Monday, extended the resumption dates for all public and private primary and secondary schools in the state by one week. The State Commissioner of Education, Muhammad…
Jos Crisis: Oyetola receives students evacuated from Plateau
Students of Osun State origin who were stranded in Jos, the Plateau capital due to the ongoing violent clashes in some local governments, have been rescued and evacuated to Osun by the…
Again, ASUU threatens strike, set ultimatum for FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial strike action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement…
TB Joshua contributed to rescue of Niger pupils – Headmaster
Abubakar Alhassan, headmaster of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya school, Tegina in Rafi LGA of Niger state, says the late TB Joshua, founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN, contributed to the…