The Ogun State chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students has threatened showdown with the state government over kidnapping and armed robbery attacks on students. NANS State Chairman, Kehinde Simeon, issued the threat following attacks and kidnapping of students of Gateway Polytechnics, Sapaade and Igbesa. Kehinde said NANS has given the state government seven days to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has made the use of the National Identity Number as a compulsory registration requirement for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry.
JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, FABIAN BENJAMIN, made the announcement as registration for the 2021 UTME begins.
The University of Ibadan has been ranked number one in Nigeria, followed by the Lagos State University, and the University of Lagos. All three universities in the Southwest of Nigeria are also ranked among the top eight hundred universities in the world. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, ranked fifth; while Obafemi Awolowo University is at the sixth…
Former colleagues and friends at the University of Lagos, UNILAG have held a day of tributes for the late the former Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe who passed on last month. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, in his tribute described the deceased as a born scientist who made outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge in the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has presided over the meeting of the Federal Executive Council on his return from Daura, Katsina State, where he spent four days. Members of the Federal Executive Council observed a moment of silence for two former cabinet members – late Alfa Wali and late Tony Momoh, who died recently. Meanwhile; the Council considered several…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, are insisting on going on strike from Friday this week. Leaders of both SSANU and NASU made the declaration after failing to reach an agreement with the Federal Government on their demands. SSANU and NASU leaders, who represent non-teaching staff of universities, met…