Nigerian University Students

Mysterious Death: Fresh Babcock University Graduate Found Dead in Hostel

Tragedy struck as Akawa Boluwatife Samuel, a 20-year-old fresh graduate of Ogun State’s Babcock University’s Information Technology programme, was found “unresponsive” in his...

NELFUND resumes upkeep disbursements to students

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) announced on Friday that it has commenced upkeep disbursements to student beneficiaries. The disbursements, it said, are...

Breaking: FG Sets 16 as Minimum Age for Tertiary Institution Admission

The Federal Government has officially set the minimum entry age for admission into the nation’s tertiary institutions at 16 years old. Additionally, the...

Varsities’ Autonomy Must Come with Accountability – Education Minister

Dr. Olatunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, has advised the newly appointed governing councils of federal tertiary institutions that university autonomy must be...

University’s ‘No Bra, No Exam’ Rule Sparks Outrage, It’s Sexual Assault, Students Say

Female students at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, have reportedly been subjected to sexual assault during physical checks for bras before...

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...