Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, affirms that the Students’ Loan Application system currently in development will not involve intermediaries. During his lecture titled “Empowering Nigerian Youths in the Present Day Economy” at the 35th convocation ceremony of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Gbajabiamila disclosed that efforts are underway to launch the scheme…
Toyin Bamidele, a female Higher National Diploma student in Food Technology at the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, was brutally murdered by unidentified individuals at her rented apartment outside the campus on Thursday, November 16. Confirming the tragic incident, Mrs. Folake Oyinloye, the acting head of the institution’s Public Relations Unit, issued a statement condemning…
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, has exonerated Oladokun Ayomide, a final-year student of the institution, from the accusation of poisoning his girlfriend and another lady. According to a statement from the Assistant Director of the Media Directorate of Public Relations at FUNAAB, Olasunkanmi Olajide, the cakes purchased by Ayomide contained a high level of…
Obafemi Awolowo University, located in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has issued an official apology in response to a widely circulated video showing a male student being assaulted by one of its lecturers. It has been reported that the incident involved a 200-level student named Gift, who mistakenly entered a lecture room where a lecturer, identified as…
An educator at a secondary school in Ogun state has been arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting two young women. According to a post shared on X by Ojo Emmanuel, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Ogun state governor, a young lady reported last Saturday that she had been a victim of…
An individual suspected of being a recurrent thief was reportedly apprehended at the Jubril Aminu Hall of Residence, located within Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto. The incident occurred while students were away for Jumu’ah prayer on Friday, October 20, 2023. The suspect, known as ‘Daniel,’ was found in possession of a bag filled with stolen food…
Afe Babalola, a renowned educationist, asserted that in Nigeria, politics has evolved into the sole profitable enterprise. He made these remarks during the 11th convocation ceremony of Afe Babalola University on October 21. During his speech, he recounted a story where he had offered a scholarship to a top-performing student for their master’s degree. However,…
Grace Chalya Silas, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), met a tragic end at the hands of unidentified assailants suspected to be armed robbers in Kaduna State. While the precise details of the incident remain unclear as of the time of this report, it was learned that the University of Jos graduate…
Former Minister of Education and ex-Minister of Mineral Resources, Oby Ezekwesili, emphatically stated that she did not authorize the purchase of new cars during her tenures in both ministries. She conveyed this message via her social media account in response to criticism from some Nigerians who took issue with her strong words directed at members…
Ahmed Audi, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has issued a directive for the immediate deployment of undercover security personnel to schools and their surrounding communities in the North-West zone and various other regions of the country. This initiative aims to safeguard educational institutions from potential attacks by bandits.…
