The Ogun State Government has suspended indefinitely the principals of Ilugun High School, Elega, Mrs Olukoga Adeyemi Alaba (Junior) and Mrs Ladipo Olabisi Temitope (Senior), following the death of a suspected student. Reacting to a viral video showing students vandalising school property on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, stated…
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board has opened its official application portal for teaching positions across the state. In a statement signed on Monday by the Executive Chairman of LASUBEB, the board said the recruitment exercise, approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, targets qualified candidates willing to contribute to the delivery of quality education in…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government 14 days to meet its demands or face another round of crippling strikes. The decision followed the union’s National Executive Council meeting held on Sunday at the University of Abuja. In a statement signed by its national president, Prof. Chris Piwuna, ASUU accused…
Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, says more than 500,000 students are currently benefitting from the National Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Idris spoke on Monday at a press conference in Abuja to mark Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary. He said the initiative, launched under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, covers tuition and upkeep fees…
An undergraduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Damilola Balogun, has died from drowning following a backflip stunt at Eleko Beach in Lagos. The tragic incident was said to have occurred on Friday, September 19, 2025, at the Lagos beach, after Damilola and his friends were said to have gone to Eleko Beach to have…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Oyo state axis has called on securities to urgently probe a viral petition by Comrade Ojo Olabisi Yusuff (Astute Valuer), a self acclaimed Chief Press Secretary of the association. In a petition sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Comrade Ojo called on the management of The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki (TOPS) to…
Today, I stand humbled and deeply grateful. With every ballot cast, every word of encouragement, and every act of support, you, the students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), have entrusted me with the sacred responsibility of serving as your Student Union President. This victory is not mine alone it is ours. It belongs to every…
The Lagos State Government has commenced an investigation into a viral video allegedly showing students of Excel College, Ejigbo, smoking and drinking alcohol in a dormitory. According to the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, working through the Office of Education Quality Assurance, efforts are underway to verify the video’s authenticity, identify the students involved…
The Federal Government has announced the reintroduction of Nigerian History as a compulsory subject from primary to senior secondary school, 16 years after it was removed from the curriculum in 2009, under the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua administration. The Federal Ministry of Education announced this in a statement posted on its X handle on Wednesday. It…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal. NECO revealed that 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26%, out of 1,358,339 who sat for the June/July exams passed with five credits including English and Mathematics. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Minna by…