Nigerian University Students

Students’ violence: Federal College of Education (Technical), Lagos, shut

Authorities of the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Akoka, Lagos, have ordered an indefinite closure of the institution following violence that erupted...

Updated: FG backtracks, postpones minimum admission age for varsities, others until 2025

Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, backtracked on the decision to ban underage admissions on Thursday as from 2024. The minister yielded...

Stakeholders reject proposal to raise university, polytechnic admission age to 18 years

Participants at the 2024 Joint Admissions Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) policy meeting on education in Abuja have voiced a strong objection to the proposed...

Pres. Tinubu cancels 40% IGR deduction from federal varsities’ accounts

President Bola Tinubu has announced the cancellation of the automotic 40 percent deduction from the internally generated revenue (IGR) of federal universities into...