Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has approved an increment in the monthly state allowance for corps members serving in the state from N5,000 to N20,000. Eno made the announcement on Friday during the State Delivery Meeting, held at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has appealed to Corps employers to provide accommodation and stipends to Corps members serving in Niger state to complement their federal allowance. The Acting Director, NYSC North Central Area Office 1, Mrs Ikupolati Esther Tosin, made the appeal during the 2025 NYSC corps employers workshop held in Minna with…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State are currently staging a protest over the renaming of the institution to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic. The protest has left hundreds of commuters plying Sango-Eleyele Road in Ibadan stranded. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the State Governor, Seyi Makinde, had renamed the institution in honour…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared a nationwide protest on Wednesday, July 2 over the continued closure of public primary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement, signed by its president, Olushola Oladoja, on Monday, NANS expressed serious displeasure at the closures that have lasted over two months, affecting…
– Dynamic Leader with Proven Track Record Aims to Elevate Student Welfare and Unity Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) is abuzz with excitement as Afolabi Temitope, widely known as BIG AFO, officially declared his candidacy for the Student Union Government (SUG) presidency. The former SUG Social Director, celebrated for his vibrant leadership and student-focused initiatives, is…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has raised an alarm over the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by fraudsters to perpetrate examination malpractice during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking in Abuja, Oloyede revealed that some candidates and accomplices have deployed advanced AI technology to blend…
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has explained why the agency suspended its foreign scholarship programme for lecturers in public tertiary institutions. Echono said the scholarship programme for lecturers was discontinued because it had become financially unsustainable, citing high foreign exchange rates and the growing number of beneficiaries who…
The National President of National Female Students Association of Nigeria, NFSAN, Comrade Enebeli Choice Uchenna has passed away. In a press release sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, the National Executive Council of NFSAN announced the death of the beloved comrade on 28th of June. The association described Comrade Choice Uchena as a remarkable leader, a passionate…
A 20-year-old final-year Computer Science student of Babcock University has died after he was suspended for one academic session by the school. The student, identified as Joshua Lawson, faced a disciplinary panel for alleged examination malpractice before his death. Babcock University’s Director of Communication and Marketing, Joshua Suleiman, told The Guardian that the disciplinary committee…
Angry students of Gyutiev Model College, Saghev Ward in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, have reportedly set the home of their school principal, Mr. Isaac Yina, on fire. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, June 27, is said to have been triggered by claims that the principal failed to…