The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, on Wednesday, announced the release of N50 billion by the Federal Government to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of earned allowances, as promised by President Bola Tinubu. This development was disclosed in a statement titled “FG Releases N50bn Earned Allowances to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced April 24, 2025, as the new date for the commencement of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across Nigeria. Originally scheduled to begin on Friday, April 25, the examination was moved forward by a day due to what the Board described as “essential commitments by…
Five hundred and seventy-four schools across Nigeria have had their licences revoked by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).Nigerian political art prints The schools’ licences were revoked after they were found guilty of various forms of examination malpractices According to WAEC, the schools would no longer be allowed to conduct examination starting from the 2025…
With a lecture spanning 31 hours, 42 minutes, and 54 seconds, a 400-level University of Ilorin Mathematics Student, Kazeem Sanusi, has set a new Guinness World Book Record for the ‘Longest Mathematics Lesson’. According to a statement by Kunle Akogun, the institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, the groundbreaking event on Tuesday, which representatives of Guinness…
A student of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science, and Technology (BOUESTI) in Ikere Ekiti, Femi Bejide, has been accused of raping a fellow student, Ojufun Precious, and later threatening to expose a nude video of her. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident, occurred on April 11, 2025, at about 1205hrs when Bejide allegedly…
Abayomi Fasina, a professor of pedology and the vice chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) who was voice-recorded sexually harassing a subordinate, has been asked to proceed on leave. The leave approval was granted by the Governing Council chaired by Victor Ndoma-Egba on Monday, although insiders told FIJ it was a hurried move and…
A student at the Distant Learning Centre of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (name not provided) was reportedly electrocuted while retrieving a ball from a compound in Moro, Osun State. Sources near the scene of the incident said it happened Saturday evening in a private hostel located along the Moro/Ife route. It was gathered that…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Mock UTME, conducted on Thursday, April 10, 2025. JAMB’s Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin who disclised this in a statement on Sunday, said candidates can check their results by sending “MOCKRESULT” to either 55019 or 66019 using the phone number (SIM) registered…
Honourable Comrade Sunday Asefon, the Presidential Senior Special Assistant on Students Engagement, has articulated the profound benefits of the Nigerian Students Loan Fund, emphasizing its pivotal role in enhancing access to tertiary education across the nation. Asefon highlighted that far too many bright and promising students in Nigeria are forced to abandon their academic dreams…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has threatened legal action against institutions found to be engaging in deceptive practices within the student loan scheme. The threat is coming on the heels of recent findings that some institutions, after receiving student loan disbursements directly into their accounts, failed to notify the affected students or reflect the…