UNIMED new VC assumes duties

University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo’s new Vice-Chancellor, Prof Ebunoluwa Adejuyigbe, assumed duties on Wednesday, July 23. She assumed office following the release of the white paper on the report submitted to the Visitor to the University, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa by the Visitation Panel. The new Vice-Chancellor, a Professor of Paediatrics, hails from Akoko NorthEast […]

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OAU rolls out new dress code, outlaws sagging, kissing, dirty clothes, bum shorts

Violation earns suspension By John Dike, Osogbo Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, will henceforth rusticate any of its students found guilty of wearing sagging trousers, hugging or kissing in public, and wearing bum shorts or unkempt clothing, among other infractions. The University’s management announced these disciplinary measures in a revised dress code meant to check […]

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WAEC denies cancelling 2025 WASSCE results

The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has firmly dismissed a viral press statement alleging the cancellation of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, branding the information as false, misleading, and the handiwork of “mischief-makers.” The purported statement, widely circulated across social media platforms on Saturday, July 19, 2025, claimed that the Federal Ministry […]

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Elizade varsity recognised in scholarship, community service

as Registrar Adegbenro bags man of the year award  Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, in Ondo State has once again earned acclaim in recognition of its unwavering commitment to scholarship, professionalism, and community service, as its Registrar, Mr. Omololu Adegbenro, bagged the Man-of-the-Year Award. A statement by the University’s spokesman, Mr. Williams Olufunmi, said that the […]

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Implement harmonised teachers’ retirement age law, ASUSS tells Tinubu, mourns Buhari

Says enforcement will honour Buhari The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Nigeria, has expressed its condolences to the government and people of Nigeria, and the immediate family of the departed former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing his passing as a monumental loss to the country. In a statement signed by the union’s National President, […]

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VCs set admission benchmark at 150 for varsities

Nigerian Universities Heads of universities at the 2025 policy meeting organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board set the 2025 minimum admission benchmark for universities at 150 on Tuesday. This means that JAMB will permit no university in the country to admit any candidate who scores below 150 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and […]

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Oyo announces dates for BECE, entrance exams

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Government has announced scheduled dates for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), and Common Entrance examination across the state. Education, Science and Technology commissioner, Hon. Olayiwola Olusegun in a statement on Saturday, informed the general public, especially parents, guardians and students in Junior Secondary Schools throughout the […]

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Osun spends N32m daily on school feeding

Osun State  Governor Ademola Adeleke Osun State Government spends over N32M million daily on it’s free school feeding programme, the O’Meals programme. Information and Public Enlightenment commissioner, Kolapo Alimi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, while announcing a forthcoming high-level stakeholders’ conference aimed at ensuring the sustainability of the school feeding programme. Themed “Sustainability […]

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2025 NECO: Oyo warns against malpractices

monitors ongoing exam Oyo State  Government has urged all students to eschew any form of malpractices during the ongoing National Examination Council examination. New chairman of the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mrs. Oladipo Olubukola spoke while  monitoring the examination in some secondary schools across different zones in the state on Wednesday and Thursday. She said […]

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