Teacher Flogs Student to Death in Zamfara

A teacher at Government Day Secondary School Sankalawa in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State has allegedly flogged a student to death.

Imo State Police Teargas Protesters, Journalists Around FUTO Axis

Protesting youths of Umuchima in Ihiagwa community, Owerri west local government area, of Imo state, Friday, scampered for safety after they were teargassed by Police officers.

JAMB Sells 1.6m 2018 UTME Forms

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says about 1.6 million registration documents for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have so far been sold with two days to end the exercise.

'YOUTHQUAKE' Named Word of he Year by Oxford Dictionaries

Oxford Dictionaries has crowned "youthquake" as its word of 2017 in a nod to the unexpected level of youth engagement in this summer's election in the United Kingdom.

In Africa, The Five Best Universities Are in South Africa — ARWU

Universities in Africa, the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent, may not be competing favourably with other institutions in the world as only five have been ranked among the top 500 academic institutions.

104,000 Candidates Apply For UNILORIN’s 11,000 Admission Slots

The Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali has said that no fewer that 104,000 admission seekers applied for admission in the university during the 2017/2018 academic session.

NYSC 2017 Batch A Orientation Course Starts 23rd May

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that the 2017 Batch A orientation course starts on Tuesday, 23rd May to Monday, 12th June, 2017 nationwide.

Best LASU Graduating Student Wrote UTME 7 Times

A pregnant woman, Mrs Elizabeth Orefuwa, the Lagos State University (LASU) best graduating students in 2015/2016, says she wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) seven times before gaining admission.

YABATECH Expels Six Final Year Students

The Academic Board of the Yaba College of Technology has expelled six final year students for presenting fake or altered National Diploma (ND) and National Certificate of Education (NCE) results for admission.

US Student Jailed For 15 Years In North Korea

An American student has been sentenced to 15 years hard labour after admitting stealing propaganda material in North Korea.

Jamb Candidates, School Owners Protest, Seek Reduction in Cut Off

Scores of recent candidates of Joint Admission Matriculatiion Board(JAMB) and members of Association of Tutorial School Owners of Nigeria protested in Ilorin Tuesday, over allegations of shoddy conduct of the examination body which consequently failed the affected candidates for no fault of theirs.

Teacher Quits As Student Steals Her Nude Photo

Students are demanding the reinstatement of a South Carolina teacher who resigned after a boy stole a nude picture of her from her phone.

JAMB: Answers Not in The Options, Lament Candidates

Some candidates of the on-going Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, said aside the lateness in starting the examination, a bigger challenge was with the English Language paper as answers to some of the questions were not made available.

Nearly 100 Indian Pupils in Hospital After Eating School Meal: Police

Nearly 100 Indian schoolchildren were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning Thursday after eating a free midday meal at a government-run school near Mumbai, police said, adding that some were in a critical condition.

UNILAG Student Graduates With CGPA of 5.00

Mr Ayodele Daniel Dada, from the Department of Psychology, University of Lagos has emerged the best graduating student in the 2014/2015 sessions with a cumulative GPA of 5.00.

JAMB Gives 48hrs Ultimatum For Candidates to Complete Registration

As a result of ceaseless protests by prospective candidates who have not been able to complete their registration for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the reopening of the portal for a period of 48 hours.

Kaduna Govt Sacks Headmaster, Suspends 2 Others for Diverting Pupils’ Biscuits, Oranges

The Kaduna State Government has sacked two senior education officials and suspended two others for diverting food meant for the feeding of primary school pupils.

YABATECH Students Protest Death of Colleague

Students of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos are protesting the death of one of their colleagues.
The students are unhappy with the attention given to a female student, who fell ill some days ago and died this morning, according to reports reaching The PUNCH.
Details later…

FUTA Student Wins Boeing Internship

The Boeing Company International has selected a student of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, Oladunni Ogunnubi, to participate in its 2016 Internship programme in the United States of America.

Pupils Still Sit, Lie on Floor in Akwa-Ibom Communities’ Schools

PUPILS reluctantly recline and sit on the floor in ramshackle classrooms to learn at public primary schools in Oyoku Asang and Okisu communities, Okobo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State because of the state government’s inability to provide them adequate chairs, benches and other basic education requirements.