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A magistrate court has struck out the case against five students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, accused of assaulting officials of the university. The university management handed over the students to the police on March 21 for physically obstructing the eviction of students from …...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has alleged the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to connive with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig July 14 election, using students of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) as adhoc staff for the election, rather...

The Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday arrested the proprietor and principal of Meteorite Standard School, Ayetoro, for allegedly tying up two pupils of the school to ‘crosses’ and flogging them with a horsewhip. The proprietor, Afolayan Joseph, and the yet-to-be-identified … Read more...

Students of Taraba State origin under the auspices of Southern Taraba Students’ Peace Initiative yesterday applauded the successes of Exercise Ayem Akpatuma in Taraba state and environs, lauding the Nigerian Army Leadership for its intervention in the protection of lives and properties across...

Heavy rain downpour in Lagos on Thursday led to the death of two school boys in Alagbado,Their bodies were found floating on the water and both boys were confirmed dead at the hospital. Eye witnesses lamented … Read more via https://ift.tt/2J6zctV – Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof Abel Idowu Olayinka has said the institution will expel 328 students due to their ‘shameful academic performance’ in the 2017/2018 session. The VC in a statement released on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, blamed … Read more via pulse.ng –...

A total of 54 students graduated with first class degree certificates in the 2016/2017 academic session of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Joseph Eberendu Ahaneku, made the disclosure, on Monday, in his office during the press...

The Ondo State Police Command has disclosed that the students of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic (RUGIPO), Owo, Ondo State, worsened yesterday’s protest by attacking the police officers who were on duty when they stormed the station. It will be recalled that two students of the institution were...

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. The expulsion notice is contained in a circular signed by Mrs Taiwo Obadimu, the...

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has explained that the charging of a fee for the production of data required by individuals or organisations is the standard practice of the body. WAEC Public Affairs Officer, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, yesterday said the council do grant waivers to...

Students of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin are currently on protest over the increment in their academic fees by the school authority. As at the times of filing this report, they have vandalized properties, made a number of bon-fires and chanted war songs while the Police are firing tear...

Students of Obafemi Awolowo University has decried over the horrible state of their hostels, saying that Prison yard is far better than the hostels. In fact, the alumni of the university often claim that OAU is the most beautiful campus in Africa. Founded in 1961 as the University of Ife by the...

A student of Government Junior Secondary School, Badarawa, Kaduna may have been killed, while several others sustained various degrees of injuries when hoodlums attacked the school yesterday, causing pandemonium and confusion. LEADERSHIP learnt that students attempted to defend themselves with...

The Lagos State University Students Union (LASUSU) has requested the institution’s Authorities to revert the increment of the newly-admitted students’ acceptance fee from N20,000 to N10,000. Mr. Adeyemi Onikoro‎, LASUSU Chairman, told NAN in Lagos that the reduction should be with immediate...

Students of the department of Mechanical Engineering of the Nnamdi Azikwe University, UNIZIK have assembled a power-bike using electrical system instead of the normal internal combustion of an engine, saying the idea of the project is to reduce the dependence on fuel for motorcycles and reduce...

Students have been rallying at South Africa's universities since Oct. 13 to oppose a planned 11.5 per cent tuition hike, with public investment in education declining across the country. Protests came to a head on Wednesday, when students in Cape Town marched on Parliament and clashed with...

In Nasarawa state, the Baptist High School, Marke, where some students were burnt to death and others left with injuries will shock every eye. The inferno that razed the over 50- bed capacity boys hostel left two students dead and three others injured. The dead students are Joseph Idris and...