The Katsina Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public schools across the state due to rising security concerns. The directive was issued on Friday by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, prompting thousands of boarding students to return home shortly after the announcement. The ministry urged parents, caregivers, teachers, and the public…
The Nigerian government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 47 Federal Unity Colleges across the country following a string of security incidents, including two mass abductions of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states this week. The directive is contained in a circular dated 21 November and signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Binta…
The management of the Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (PSUBEB) has ordered the immediate closure of all junior and senior schools in the state. The PSUBEB described the decision as a preventive measure to protect students from any unforeseen “security threats”. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the development comes amidst attacks on schools in Kebbi…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced measures to curb the growing misuse of honorary doctorate degrees in the country, including a decisive ban on the award of such degrees to serving public officials. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, stated this in Abuja on Friday while receiving report from a committee…
The National Association of Nigerian Students has called for proactive measures to secure schools nationwide after kidnapping of students in Kebbi and Niger states. In a press release by NANS Public Relations Officer, Comrade Adeyemi Samson Ajasa, he disclosed that the association is saddened by high level of insecurity in the nation. He furthered the…
President Bola Tinubu has rewarded outstanding students from secondary schools in Nigeria in celebration of international students’ day. According to the welcome address by Hon. Asefon Sunday Dayo, the Senior Special Assistant to President on students engagement at the international students’ day celebration, the cash award is to motivate the students to continue striving for…
The Kwara State Government, on Wednesday, ordered the closure of schools across four local government areas amid escalating insecurity in some communities. The government’s decision was disclosed by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kwara State wing, on Wednesday. In a circular issued on Wednesday and obtained by Channels Television, the NUT Chairman, Yusuf Agboola,…
The Ogun State leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State Axis, the apex student body in Ogun State alongside the Student Union Presidents of various institutions who are the custodian of their campus has commended the Governor of Ogun State for his dedication to improving the welfare of the people. This…
Cyril Ndifon, suspended law faculty dean at University of Calabar (UNICAL), has been sentenced to five years imprisonment without an option of fine. James Omotosho, the presiding judge in the case, handed down the sentence at the federal high court in Abuja on Monday. In 2023, Ndifon was removed as a UNICAL dean over alleged…
The Federal Government has opened the application portal for the Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG). The programme aims to fund student-led ventures with up to ₦50 million in equity-free grants. This was disclosed in a statement by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education. “The President has challenged…