Category: Campus Life
Imo varsity suspends lecturer for slapping female students
The Imo State University, Owerri has suspended one of its lecturers, Desmond Izunwanne, for allegedly slapping female students who arrived at a class session behind schedule and in non-departmental uniform. The spokesperson for the University, Ralph Njokuobi, in a statement
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JAMB releases UTME results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted last Tuesday and Monday. According to the Board, 1, 595, 779 candidates registered for the examination in 708 CBT centres
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UNICAL bans short skirts, handless gowns on campus
The Service Compact with All Nigerian Directorate of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has banned indecent dressing among students and staff of the university forthwith. The director of SERVICOM, Prof. Patrick Egaga, announced the ban in a statement issued on
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CMUL bars students from hostel, demands accomodation fees again
It has been brought to the attention of People & Politics, that College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL), on Saturday barred their students from accessing the institution’s hostel, with demands that they must pay accomodation fees again. When our
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Bauchi male students protest separation from female mates
Male Secondary School students in Bauchi State, have protested against a new policy introduced by the state government separating boys from girls. The students who came out from most of the Secondary Schools within Bauchi metropolis disrupted commercial activities as
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Anambra govt bars female students from wearing short skirts
The Anambra State Government has placed a ban on the wearing of mini-length (skirt/gowns) uniforms in schools across the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh made this known during a meeting with Education Secretaries of public and
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Ekiti varsity forbids ASUU, others
The management of Ekiti State Government-owned Bamidele Olumilua University of Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, has proscribed all the staff unions in the institution. The acting Registrar, B.S. Momoh, said the step was necessary as the unions through their actions
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Student-teacher impregnates 24 pupils, five teachers
A student-teacher who is undergoing his mandatory teaching practice has been accused of impregnating students under his watch, with five school teachers. Ghana Education Service and Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, GTEC rules on Teaching Practice, prohibit student-teachers from misconducting themselves
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Ekiti indigene scored highest 2022 UTME mark – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday revealed that an Ekiti State indigene by the name Adebayo Eyimofe scored the highest mark in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This was disclosed during the 2022 policy meeting of the
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JAMB cautions tertiary institutions against change of courses for candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB on Monday said the transfer of candidates from one programme to another in any tertiary institution can only be effected with the consent of the candidates concerned. The JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede,
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Stop converting polytechnics to varsities, NBTE warns govts
The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, Prof Idris Bugaje, on Tuesday frowned at the rate at which existing polytechnics are being converted to universities. Bugaje raised the concern at a retreat for chairmen of governing councils
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JAMB introduces self-registration for UTME/ DE applicants in Lagos, Abuja
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced self-registration outlets in Abuja and Lagos for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) examinations. The Board said the system would, in the long run, reduce the
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ASUU set to shut down public varsities, declares lecture-free day
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), may soon shut down all public universities over the inability of the Federal Government to implement agreements the two parties entered into in December 2020, which led to the suspension of a nine-month
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Tanzania to scrap ban on pregnant schoolgirls
A 19-year-old rule that banned pregnant students from attending school in Tanzania is to be scrapped, a minister says. Education Minister Prof Joyce Ndalichako said on Wednesday that primary and secondary school students who drop out of school due to
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WAEC releases 2021 SSCE results
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has released the result of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the Council who disclosed this on Monday, said a total
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Lecturer, student shot dead at Lagos College of Education
Suspected cultists have killed a lecturer and a student at the Michael Otedola College of Primary Health Education (MOCPED) Epe, Lagos State. The lecturer was identified as Ahmed Saheed and the student as Rasak Bakare. The lecturer was said to
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UI bars non first class graduands from convocation hall
The University of Ibadan (UI) has barred graduands without first class honours from attending the 2021 convocation ceremonies physically. The university also barred the graduands without first class and their parents from being physically present on campus for graduation. Instead,
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Delta Poly student stabs boyfriend over WhatsApp chats
A mass communication student of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, identified simply as Chidinma, has reportedly stabbed her boyfriend, Daniel Johnson, over WhatsApp chats with another female friend. It was gathered that the victim was stabbed by the lady on Wednesday,
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JAMB makes N400m from correcting errors in candidates’ names
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), a couple of years ago, made over N400 million from candidates who requested that their names be written in other manners apart from the ones they initially inputed while filling forms to sit
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Oyedepo plans to build ‘world-class’ university
The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Dr David Oyedepo, says he will build a world-class university to compete favourably with such other universities. Oyedepo said this on Thursday at Ota, Ogun State, at the 19th Founder’s Day celebration
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