By Alade Adisa  The management of the Delta State University, Abraka, DELSU, has shut down the school following an increase in kidnapping and other criminal activities in the university town. The decision to shut down was announced by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Samuel Asagba and it followed an emergency security meeting called by the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, scheduled to hold on Thursday at the Government House. READ…

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to advancing digital education by integrating e-learning infrastructure across all public schools in the state. The governor made this known during the commissioning of a Digital Smart School at Government College, Ado Ekiti. The facility was donated by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Equipment Hub Group, Gbolahan Olayomi. READ ALSO: Inspiring journey of Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji to becoming…

By Alade Adisa  The management of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, has banned the wearing of nose rings, tattoo, transparent dresses among others on campus. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, gave the directive in a memo to deans, Provosts and other top management staff of the institution. READ ALSO: Sanwo-Olu expands LASUCOM, converts isolation centres for medical training This is just as the management of the university has fixed…

Abeokuta, Nigeria – In a ground breaking environmental investigation led by Professor O.O. Olujimi, one of Nigeria’s foremost environmental toxicologists, researchers have exposed the widespread contamination of groundwater by hazardous chemicals leaching from dumpsites across southwestern Nigeria. The former Staff of the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta and who currently work as Cultural, Natural and Environmental Programme Manager at the United States of America…

By Alade Adisa  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said it is not asking candidates to reprint exam slips for any further resit of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The Board, in a statement on Wednesday, said people should disregard such messages making the rounds, even though they are emanating from a 66019 short code, being used by JAMB, the board described the short code as a…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed new members to the governing councils of three federal universities— the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced the appointments in a statement yesterday. READ ALSO: Children’s Day: Tinubu takes firm stand against violence targeting children The appointment came after Tinubu, in February 2025,…

By Alade Adisa  The Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, SSCE , results of students from Zamfara State withheld by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC and the National Examination Council, NECO, withheld for five years over indebtedness of the state government to the examination bodies, have been released. The release of the results followed the payment of the debts to the examination bodies by the state government. Zamfara State Governor,…

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has urged security agencies to expedite investigations into the recent breach of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website. Uzodimma, who is also chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, made this known in a statement released on Saturday through the state’s Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba. READ ALSO: Mass failure in UTME: ASUU threatens to sue JAMB He praised…

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has pledged to implement key reforms at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, following the submission of a comprehensive report by the institution’s visitation panel. Speaking in Akure on Monday while receiving members of the panel during a courtesy visit, Aiyedatiwa described their work as a crucial step towards institutional development and academic excellence. The panel, tasked with reviewing the performance and structure…

By Alade Adisa A candidate who scored 326 in the recent UTME has been unexpectedly rescheduled to retake the exam, despite previously receiving what many would consider an excellent score. The news came to light after the candidate, posting under the handle @swagpriest2 on X (formerly Twitter), shared a screenshot of an SMS notifying him of the reschedule. “WTF, I got rescheduled… I’m not even in Lagos. Gosh, this country…

Hours after the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) admitted technical glitch in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the House of Representatives has provided possible solutions in forthcoming exercise. The House urged the federal government to establish at least one computer-based testing (CBT) centre in each of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas, to enhance the administration of the UTME. The recommendation came during Thursday’s plenary session, where…

379,997 candidates in 157 centres affected  Resit exam begins Friday  By Alade Adisa Following the mass failure in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has threatened legal action against the examination body. This is just as JAMB admitted that technical error on its part accounted for 387,997 candidates in 157 centres not doing…