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Latest: UNICAL Postgraduate Admission List Released, 2018/2019 Session University of Calabar Postgraduate Admission List is out for the 2018/2019 session. See how to check your admission status below. This is to inform all concerned candidates that the management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has released the list of candidates offered admission into various Postgraduate programmes …

Latest: Kwara State University Shut Down Over Appointment of New VC Prior to our previous posts on Kwara State University, where the Vice-Chancellor was sacked with immediate effect, the National Association of Nigerian students Students (NANS) and the students of the University on Wednesday issued a 24 hour ultimatum to the state government on appointment of …

JAMB Statistics report on Arrests made during 2019 UTME is out. See details below. Documentation by the Special Technical Task Team of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) reveals that more than a third of the arrests made over examination malpractice in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was recorded in Bauchi State, …

Latest: NYSC Confirms Adoption of Corps Member in Borno The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday confirmed the abduction of a male corps member, Abraham Amuta, by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Borno State Coordinator, Mr. Rabiu Aminu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Maiduguri. Aminu disclosed …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved three new universities, barely three weeks after approving the new University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in Imo State. The newly approved institutions are University of Creative Technology, Omuma, University of Medical Sciences, Ogboko and University of Science and Technology, Onuimo, which brings the number of state universities …

A lecturer at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) allegedly punished her students for not sweeping the classroom by asking them to kneel down and raise up their hands. An observer present where the incident occurred reported;   “This happened earlier today in 3rd year class, department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria Nsukka. “No matter …

Akwa Ibom Poly 6th Convocation Ceremony has been announced. See details below. The Academic Board of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, wishes to inform the general public, especially, National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates of the institution that the 6th convocation ceremony for the award of fellowships, Diplomas, Certificates and prizes …

Students and staff of Ibarahim Badamosi Babangida University Lapai (IBBUL), Niger State were in a muddle after a foetus was reportedly discovered in a refuse bin inside the female hostel around 6am, by a 100-Level student of History and International Relations walking on the veranda. The discovery was greeted with harsh reactions from staff and …

The main gate leading into the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) was reportedly shut down today by protesting members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of the institution. UNILORIN NASU protestors who arrived at the gate by 7am this morning locked up the gate to prevent students and academic staff entry into the campus. The members …

Latest: UNIZIK Exam Commencement Date for 1st Semester and Notice to Students, 2018/2019 Session This is to announce to all the REGULAR students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) and the university community that the first-semester examination for the 2018/2019 academic session commences on Monday 20th May, 2019. In keeping with the General Academic Regulation (GAR) of …

The Management of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) in a bid to boost the morale and commitments of its students in academic pursuit, is set to reward its best graduating students with automatic employment in the University. Henceforth, any graduating student with the best grade will be automatically employed in the University, the Vice Chancellor, …

FUTA Students Protest death of a fellow student that was knocked to death by a ‘hit and run’ driver. See details below A 100 level student of the department of mathematics in the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) was knocked down to death by a ‘hit and run’ driver on Wednesday. He was knocked …