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The management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has suspended two students over allegations of cyberbullying the institution’s suspended Students’ Union Government (SUG) president, James Iyanuoluwa Adio. The university said the suspension takes immediate effect as investigations into the allegations continue. In a statement published on the institution’s…
The Students’ Union Government president of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), James Iyanuoluwa Adio, has become the subject of intense online discussion after private videos allegedly involving him surfaced on social media. The recordings began circulating on X shortly after reports emerged that the student leader had been suspended over…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Original Result Slip will be available for printing from Wednesday, June 17, 2026. In a notice issued to candidates and stakeholders, JAMB stated that the Original Result Slip contains important information, including the…
The Director-General of the National Gallery of Art, Ahmed Bashir Sodangi, and the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Abdulkarim Ozi Ibrahim, have reaffirmed the importance of cultural diplomacy in strengthening relations between Nigeria and China. They made the remarks at the 2026…
The Federal Government has released funds for the payment of five months of accumulated Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) owed to lecturers in federal universities and has directed vice-chancellors to immediately clear all outstanding payments. In a directive issued by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, vice-chancellors were…
The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) has called for the expansion of Mandarin language education in Nigerian tertiary institutions, describing it as essential to strengthening the growing diplomatic, educational and cultural ties between Nigeria and China. The Director General of FRCN, Dr. Mohammed Bulama made the call at the…
The Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Said Ahmad, has said the Federal Government is working towards a complete transition from paper-based examinations to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and other public examinations. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday after monitoring…
Authorities at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, have expelled 365 students after discovering they secured admission into the institution using forged academic credentials. The affected students, who were enrolled in various Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes, were found to have submitted fake National Diploma (ND) results and falsified academic transcripts…
Public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State have commenced an indefinite strike over the continued abduction of teachers and pupils in the state, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has announced. The union directed all public school teachers to withdraw their services saying the industrial action would…
he Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has dismissed reports claiming that the Federal Government suspended upkeep allowance payments under the student loan scheme, describing the publications as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Friday by its Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the agency said the reports…
