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EducationUSA Opportunity Funds send 33 Nigerian students to study abroad

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EducationUSA Opportunity Funds under The United States Consulate General in Lagos recently held a pre-departure orientation for 33 Nigerian students embarking on a journey to study in the United States. Facilitated by Education USA, a global network supported by the U.S. Department of State, this initiative aims to guide and support international students through the […]

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UTME 2024: JAMB announces three top scorers

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Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has announced multiple top scorers for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The top scorers, Olowu Joseph from Ondo State, Alayande David from Oyo State, and Orukpe Joel from Edo State scored 367 during the examination respectively. According to the examination body the three candidates scored 367 during the 2024

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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): A Persistent Challenge in Nigeria

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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) continues to haunt millions of girls and women globally, defined by the World Health Organisation as the partial or total removal of external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Despite international recognition as a human rights violation and efforts to eradicate it, FGM remains prevalent, particularly in Nigeria. The World Health Organisation

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Breaking: No more admission for candidates under 18- Education Minister

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The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has declared that candidates below the age of eighteen would no longer be granted admission to tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The Minister stated this while speaking on Thursday at the 2024 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting in Abuja. According to the Minister, this decision is

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Niger-Delta University final-year student brutally murdered by community youths over N150

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Tragedy has struck the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa State, as a final-year student, Francis Paleowei, was mercilessly attacked and killed by a group of community youths. According to a report, the heart-wrenching incident occurred at the popular Amassoma sand dump, where students often gather to unwind and socialise. Francis Paleowei, an exceptional first-class student

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Education rights group supports UI students in protest against power supply rationing

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The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has thrown its support behind the students of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, as they embark on a peaceful protest against the university management’s rationing of electricity supply on campus. The group also stands with the students in their demand for an immediate reversal of the current fee hike

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NECO conducts exam for 1.3m candidates in Nigeria, foreign countries

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The National Examinations Council (NECO) is currently conducting the 2024 NECO Senior Secondary Certificate Examination nationwide, with a staggering 1,376,391 candidates participating. This year’s examination includes 706,490 male candidates and 669,901 female candidates, marking an increase in enrollment compared to the previous year. In addition to the candidates in Nigeria, NECO is also administering the

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Benue varsity hospital plans VIP section

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The Chief Medical Director of Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, Dr Steven Hwande, on Wednesday, said the hospital would soon establish a special section that will cater to the health needs of  Very Important Personalities in the country. Hwande stated this at a press briefing to herald this year’s summit, tagged “International Investigation Summit.”

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20 schools grace EStars unveiling in Nigeria

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EStars, an educational Esports platform, is thrilled to announce its unveiling in Nigeria as it welcomed over 20 Nigerian schools to its opening, signaling a significant step towards revolutionising education through Esports in the country. The formal event, which was held at the Residence of the British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, was graced by

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SSANU, NASU set for nationwide protest today

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Barring last-minute intervention, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions will organise a mass protest in Abuja today (Thursday). The protest, which is expected to kick off from the Unity Fountain, Abuja, by 8 am, will see the union members marching to the office of

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Jigawa Islamic schoolteacher nabbed for sodomising 12 children

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A 23-year-old Islamic school teacher, Yusuf Yunusa, has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command for allegedly sodomising 12 of his students in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police A.T. Abdullahi, disclosed this while parading the suspect and others at the command’s headquarters in Dutse on Wednesday. According

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UI students protest 10-hour electricity rationing, tuition hike

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Students of the University of Ibadan, on Wednesday, staged a protest to express their grievances following the schedule of a 10-hour electricity supply on campus and a hike in tuition by the university management. Edugist gathered that the students were provoked by the announced 10-hour power supply, incessant tuition, and introduction of what they termed

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