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Varsities peg 2025 admission cut-off at 150, UI and UNILAG Opt for 200

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Vice Chancellors and other heads of Nigerian universities have agreed on a minimum admission benchmark of 150 for the 2025 academic year. The decision was reached on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja. The new benchmark means that no university in Nigeria […]

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FUTA intensifies efforts to safeguard female students from abuse, exploitation

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The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has intensified its efforts to protect female students from rising cases of abuse, exploitation, and ritualistic crimes. This commitment was reinforced at a recent seminar organized by the Guidance and Counseling Unit of the Students Affairs Division, which brought together key university officials, security personnel, and health experts

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Facts About Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) – Gusau, Zamfara State

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In the heart of Zamfara State lies one of Nigeria’s rising academic institutions, Federal University Gusau (FUGUS). Established to bridge the widening educational gap in Northern Nigeria, this university has swiftly become a symbol of hope for thousands of students across the region and beyond. While many are familiar with the name, few truly understand

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The Invisible Child: What Happens When Learners with Disabilities Are Left Behind

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In the vast classrooms scattered across Nigeria and much of the developing world, a quiet injustice continues to thrive unnoticed. While governments and educational institutions debate policy reforms, budget allocations, and teacher training, there is a group that remains largely absent from these conversations, children with disabilities. These learners are frequently relegated to the fringes

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FG pegs official university admission age at 16 after policy reversal

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The Federal Government has formally fixed the minimum age for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions at 16 years, ending months of debate and policy confusion. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made the announcement on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, while declaring open the annual Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in

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FORPS donates boreholes to two Bwari communities in Abuja

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The Friends of Regent Primary School (FORPS), Maitama, Abuja, has donated two manual boreholes to Kogo II and Barangoni communities in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony held on Friday, July 4, 2025, Chairperson of FORPS, Mrs. Salma

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AAU management refutes report of students’ protest

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The management of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has refuted recent online reports alleging a protest by students of the institution over examination delays and unpaid salaries of lecturers by the school authority, describing them as false and misleading.

 Addressing journalists in Benin, Otunba Mike Aladenika, Principal Assistant Registrar /Head of Information &

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Rotary E-Club empowers students with skills in Ibadan

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THE Rotary E-Club of One Nigeria has empowered students of Methodist Secondary Grammar School, Elekuro with different skills. The scheme which was tagged: ‘Rotary youth skils training empowering scheme’ was held in collaboration with Methodist Secondary Grammar School Old Students Association. The students were trained on graphic design, smart eco using permaculture designs, principles and

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LAUTECH reacts as ‘varsity student’ murdered in Ogbomoso

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A suspected 300-level student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, one Mr. Ridwan Oladipupo, has been gruesomely murdered in Ogbomoso. Oladipupo was said to be a student of Agricultural Engineering in the university. The deceased reportedly left his off-campus hostel at Lawyer Ahmed Street, Ogbomoso, for the main campus of the institution on

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ASUU branches suspend lectures over delayed June salaries

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More branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have announced the suspension of services following the delay in payment of salaries. Recall that the national president of ASUU, Prof Chris Piwuna, in an earlier interview with The PUNCH, said the union would invoke the no-pay-no-work policy on the Federal Government should there be any

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Implement ASUU MoU, group tells Bauchi varsity

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A transparency group – The Concerned Bauchi Citizens has tasked the management of the Bauchi State-owned university, Sa’adu Zungur University to implement the letters of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. According to the convener of the group, a Bauchi-based public commentator, Shehu Kilbori, he reminded that following the

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915,000 teachers struggle to serve 31.7 million Nigerian pupils

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Only 915,913 teachers are available for no fewer than 31,771,916 learners in public and private primary schools nationwide, according to data obtained from the Universal Basic Education. This is as teachers in states and the Federal Capital Territory battle with non-payment of minimum wage, and poor working conditions, among others. Recently, teachers in the Federal

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