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The U.S. Embassy has encouraged Nigerian students to seize opportunities for higher education in the United States, highlighting innovation and leadership as central to this year’s EducationUSA College Fair held at Shehu Musa Yar’adua Center, Abuja. Speaking at the event, Brian Neubert, the Public Diplomacy Officer at the US Embassy,…
The Ebonyi State Government has ordered the immediate evacuation of more than 700 students following the partial collapse of a private hostel, Pentagon Lodge, near Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI). The directive came after one wing of the six-block structure showed serious structural failure, sparking fears of imminent…
Kano State authorities have arrested 11 students of Government Boarding Secondary School, Bichi, in connection with the gruesome murder of two fellow students in a shocking incident that has rocked the local community. The deceased students, identified as Hamza Idris Tofawa and Umar Yusuf Dungurawa, were reportedly attacked by their…
The Kano State Government has launched a full-scale investigation into the tragic deaths of two students at the Government Boarding Secondary School, Bichi, following a suspected act of mob justice by fellow students. The victims, identified as Hamza Tofawa and Umar Dungurawa, were reportedly assaulted with makeshift metal weapons known…
The member representing Bungudu/Maru Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulmalik Zubairu Bungudu, has disbursed N35.1 million in scholarships to 1,100 students across five tertiary institutions in Zamfara State. This was disclosed in a statement issued by his Chief Spokesperson, Aminu Lawal Bungudu, who noted that the initiative…
**As part of activities marking International Mathematics Day, education stakeholders have called on students to dispel myths about mathematics and embrace its creative aspects for better learning outcomes**. In **Kaduna**, students, teachers, and parents shared insights on how to foster a positive attitude toward the subject. They emphasized that a…
The Kebbi State Government, has constituted a panel of enquiry of nine members on the recent protest by the students of College of Health Sciences and Technology Jega. The panel to be headed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Hussaini Abdullahi Zuru, is to identify the courses of…
The House of Representatives has called for mandatory drug test for secondary school students to curb drug abuse among youths and the The rate of drug abuse among youths and teenagers in Nigeria is a concerns that requires collective efforts to tackle Worried by this incident, the House resolved to…
The DG explained that the continuous decline of quality graduates from unaccredited institutions, manipulation of data to allow part-time graduates enrol for service and other unwholesome practices by some Corps Producing Institutions within and outside the country.
“It is indeed a heart-touching incident, we had to stop by to pay a solidarity visit, to also sympathise with the institution on this incident.
