The Academic Staff Union of Universities has informed the Federal Government of its plans to embark on a nationwide strike by placing the government on a 21-day notice. Sources within the National Executive Council of ASUU confirmed the development to PUNCH correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The notice was issued at the end of the…
The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State Command, Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola, has proposed that universities should require newly admitted students to undergo mandatory drug tests as part of their admission process. She explained that this would serve as a preventive measure while offering early intervention and counselling for those already…
President Bola Tinubu Senior Special Adviser On Students Engagement, Hon. Comrade Asefon Sunday Dayo has held capacity building and leadership development training programme for selected Students Union President across the North-central. According to a press statement by Asefon, the event started on Monday 12th through 14th August, 2024. The press release reads: CAPACITY BUILDING AND…
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of students in public secondary schools in Ondo due to debts owed to the examination body by the state government. On Tuesday, students from the state waiting to apply to tertiary institutions could not access their academic results on the WAEC website. A student in…
A Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti has struck out two count of indecent assault on male suit instituted against Olalekan Oni known as ‘Asiwaju’, a student of Federal University of Oye, FUOYE and Chief of staff to the faculty president, Social sciences. Olalekan Oni was arraigned before the court on June 20th on two counts….
The Federal Ministry of Education has released the list of candidates admitted into the nationās 115 federal unity colleges for the 2024/2025 session. To this end, the ministry has advised parents and guardians to verify their wardsā admission status by visiting the website of the ministry: [www.education.gov.ng and (http://www.education.gov.ng. The ministryās Director, Press and Public…
The 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results have revealed that a total of 503,275 candidates failed to pass English Language and Mathematics. This represents a significant portion of the 1.8 million students who sat for the examination. According to Amos Dangut, Head of WAEC’s Nigeria Office, the results show a concerning trend…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday invalidated the certificates of 101 individuals who were fraudulently mobilized for national service by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 service years. The Scheme described this action as a major crackdown on certificate fraud and a step towards ensuring the integrity of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, results. The exam body disclosed this in a Monday post on X. The post read, āThe West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024 that the…
BREAKING: WAEC Releases 2024 Examination Results (See How To Check) The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results for school candidates. In a statement posted on X, WAEC informed candidates who took the examination that their results are now officially available. The message…