The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 2,577 candidates from the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates (Second Series), due to allegations of examination malpractice. The results were released on Sunday, February 16, with WAEC announcing that the examination had been conducted in two modes for the first time: paper-and-pen and a computer-based hybrid mode. In a statement issued by Moyosola Adesina,…

They say the best type of love story is the one that comes quietly and hits you in the guts. The type that feels like a warm blanket and hot chocolate on a stormy night. The type that settled in your bones and felt just right. This was how I felt when I first met Kambili*. It felt like I had known him for a long time, like I had…

By Alade Adisa “We will impose some other penalty on them, that it will have been better for them to have stayed for their time, because they are going to waste their money.” – Prof. Ishaq The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has announced that there will be strict penalties for underage candidates participating in the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)…

“If love is about holding on, then I have done more than enough. And if love is about letting go… then maybe, just maybe, it’s time I finally learn how.” – Toheeb Babalola I am not sure I can open the door of my heart widely for another occupant like Àbíkẹ́ again. She left me, I lost myself and wounded with unfaded love. Before enrolling in a higher education institution…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the upgrade of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to a university. The announcement was made on Friday by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, during a working visit to the college in Yaba, Lagos. After inspecting and commissioning several projects at the institution, Dr. Alausa shared the long-awaited news in an interactive session with the management, staff, and students. “The Rector mentioned earlier that…

“Love wasn’t something we planned; it was something that happened, naturally, effortlessly, beautifully.” – Ismaeel ALEEM. Inioluwa and I met during our undergrad days at the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), two fresh-faced newbies stepping out of our parents’ shadows, eager to embrace campus life. Looking back, I’d say fate played its cards that night. We were both stuck on campus, braving the cold while waiting for our medical registration…

“By 400 level, still single, I gave up. No one else had ever loved me like Adewale did.” – The pain of waiting for a love that never returned. It was late 2018, and the year was wrapping up when I received the best news of my life—I had finally gained admission into my dream university! Excited beyond words, I packed my bags and left Lagos for Ondo, eager to…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Government to take over Nok University in Kachia, Kaduna State, and transform it into the newly renamed Federal University of Applied Sciences. This follows a ruling from the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered the final forfeiture of the privately owned institution to the government. Vice President Kashim Shettima made the announcement during the handover of the institution’s property and assets by…

The Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Usman Ogbo, has revealed that his administration successfully prevented 107 security threats during the first four years of his tenure. Ogbo made this statement during a press conference on Tuesday, marking the conclusion of his first term and the commencement of his second four-year term as the head of the institution. At the press briefing, Ogbo outlined several key achievements from his first…

After much pressure, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that candidates under the age of 16 can be considered for admission into tertiary institutions if they demonstrate exceptional academic brilliance by scoring 80 percent and above in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Following the public outcry that trailed the recent reversal of the mandatory 18-year admission age benchmark introduced by the immediate past Minister of Education,…

I bring to you, a list of Valentine’s Day movie recommendations-not the regular cliche list. With the buzz concerning Valentine’s Day, it would be incomplete without putting out movie recommendations to watch on that day. In this list, we have a range of romantic movies from the 20th century- some are romantic comedies, some tragic, and others melodramatic. So if you are single on your couch or you want something…

The Federal Government is scheduled to meet with the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPPS) this Wednesday to discuss a proposal put forward by the Minister of Education, Mr. Tunji Alausa, aimed at extending basic education to 12 years. The proposal seeks to merge junior and senior secondary education into a single, continuous programme, which has sparked mixed reactions among…