As primary and secondary schools in Nigeria open their doors for the first academic term after a lengthy (third term) break, parents and guardians across the country are groaning, with the weight of a harsh economy and increase in fees. The resumption of schools came at a time Nigerians are battling with the harsh realities […]
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No fewer than 3792 students were on Tuesday, September 12, matriculated into various faculties of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan for the 2022/2023 academic session. Speaking at the matriculation ceremony held at the International Conference Centre (ICC), the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale charged the newly admitted students to manage their newfound freedom responsibly and be […]
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What does a woman do with her love for and frustration at a beloved country living below its potential of being a global force? Resort to armed insurrection as did revolutionaries like Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, John Jerry Rawlings and Thomas Sankara to force a change? Or join compatriots with radical views, fiery pens and […]
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Modupe • Management condoles with parents, shuts school The police in Ekiti State have arrested 10 suspects over the death of Modupe Deborah Atanda, a 200- level Nursing student of Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). Atanda was earlier reported missing but later found dead. Her lifeless body was discovered in a shallow grave a few metres […]
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Incident has consequences on mental health of students, parents A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned the killing of a female student of Federal University Oye Ekiti, Modupe Deborah Atanda, and the burying of her body in a shallow grave on the campus by some persons. The coalition, which called for justice in the […]
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The students of Federal University Oye Ekiti have demanded justice in the killing of one of their colleagues, Modupe Atanda, who was until her death, a student in the Nursing Department. The students, under the aegis of the Students’ Union Government, called on the security agencies to get to the root of the matter and […]
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The University of Lagos (UNILAG) will commence the online registration for Direct Entry (DE) admission into all courses/programmes for the 2023/2024 Academic Year on Monday, September 11, 2023. This was disclosed on Friday in a statement signed by UNILAG’s Ag. Registrar and Secretary to Council, Olakunle E. Makinde, also said that the online registration will […]
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The rising costs of living and operations are limiting access to education and beyond the reach of many parents. While many are already considering the option of enrolling their wards in public schools, others will be adding to the out-of-school group, Iyabo Lawal writes. As private school operators increase fees for primary and secondary students […]
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Imo State Government has commenced the building of new primary schools in each of the 305 electoral wards in the state, as well as the construction of Laboratories and Libraries in all the secondary schools in the state. Governor Hope Uzodimma, who disclosed this at the Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of […]
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Nigerian students and other international students will have to devise a new way to make their studies cheaper in Australia The loophole exploited by students to remain in the country through cheaper studies is now closed. Also the government is also set to increase the savings international students need to obtain a student visa. Elom […]
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