Nigerian Students

Frustrated by lecturer, Ebonyi varsity final year female student commits suicide

Devastated by the frustrations she suffered in the hands of her lecturer, a final-year female student of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has taken...

Several hours after varsity students were abducted on campus, Kogi Govt. vows to rescue them alive

Several hours after gunmen struck at Kogi State-owned Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) and abducted some students, the state government has...

Tragedy as London-bound Nigerian student dies on board Egypt Air

The journey of a Nigerian student from Lagos to London onboard Egypt Air was fatally cut short as she reportedly took ill and...

Unspeakable horror: Police van runs over handcuffed man severally

Youths on Friday went on rampage in Ekpoma, Edo State, over attempted murder by some policemen of a young man who was handcuffed,...

Just in: Missing three medical students in Calabar boat mishap brought out dead

Three of the 13 medical students, who were declared missing following a boat cruise in Calabar, Cross River State on Saturday are now...

Bus conveying Nigerian evacuees from Sudan catches fire

One of the hired buses conveying stranded Nigerians from Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to Port Sudan en route to Saudi Arabia has caught...

Student’s death: Chrisland School defies LASG order on temporary closure

In spite of the Lagos State Government’s closure order, Chrisland School in Opebi area of Ikeja, is still conducting normal academic activities. The...

Seven-month strike: FG ambushes ASUU, hauls it before Industrial Arbitration Court

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may have boxed itself to a corner over the current intractable labour crisis as the Federal...

Russia-Ukraine war: Nigeria’s ties with both countries still intact, open Russia’s offer to absorb Nigerian students

As the Russia-Ukraine war continues unabated and  Nigeria’s abstaining from voting to suspend Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Nigerian...

FG, UNICEF launch digital learning platform for 12m students

The Federal Government, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), and other partners on Thursday launched the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP), a mobile learning platform...

SSS 2 student slits 11-year-old junior student’s throat with a razor blade

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   A Senior Secondary School 2 (SSS 2) student of Elkanemi College of Islamic Theology in Maiduguri,...

With indomitable courage, SERAP asks ICC to hold Buhari, governors, security agencies accountable for schoolchildren abductions

  …says such abductions amount to crimes against humanity within the jurisdiction of ICC “Depriving children their right to education has severe consequences...

Just In: JAMB dumps general cut-off marks, grants institutions leeway to set minimum benchmark for admissions

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has abolished the general cut-off marks hitherto approved...

New study shows how Nigerian students use alcohol to boost brainpower in exams

  Its no secret that Nigerians love alcohol.  The Nigerian Breweries (NB) in its published Q2 2017 results announced that sales grew by 12%...