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General Politics, Education, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, May 19th, 2025
FULL LIST of Nigeria’s universities that accept 140, 150, 160 JAMB scores By Enioluwa Adeniyi The low results recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has seen several candidates stranded on their next steps. Following the low scores recorded, candidates are forced to explore […]
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Education, Headlines, National Politics, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu on Monday signed into law a bill establishing the Federal University of Environmental Technology, Ogoni, in Rivers State. The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Mr Daniel Bwala, who disclosed this in a tweet on his verified X handle, @DanielBwala, described the move as a testament […]
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Education, Headlines, Women Politics
Sunday, August 18th, 2024
By Adesina Wahab Due to the current economic crunch in the country, payments by Nigerian students for the new academic session starting in September, this year in universities in the United Kingdom have dropped by 65% compared to last year, a report by the Financial Times of London has said. The report also indicated that […]
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Education, Headlines
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
By Enioluwa Adeniyi The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the management of the American University of Nigeria. Naija News understands that the institution was founded 19 years ago by the former Vice President. Atiku regretted that the institution had yet to be […]
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Education, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, July 8th, 2023
By Ifeoluwa Akinola Mr Romanus Ejikeme, the father of Mmesoma Ejikeme, the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate who falsified her result, has publicly expressed his apology to Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) and Nigerians. According to a video interview with Nigerian Television Authority, he claims his daughter lied to him; now that he […]
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Education, Headlines, Lagos, State News
Monday, January 23rd, 2023
By Racheal Ayodele The Lagos State University, LASU, has released fifteen new dress codes considered indecent for its students on campus. The management also ordered lecturers to ensure that no students are allowed into the classrooms when indecently dressed. In a statement issued by the interim Head of the Centre for Information, Olaniyi Jeariogbe, the […]
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Education, Headlines
Wednesday, December 21st, 2022
The Federal Government has directed polytechnics, monotechnics and other allied institutions to stop awarding degrees. This order was conveyed in a circular, marked TEB/PRO/E/12/Vol.11/132 dated December 1, 2022, by the National Board for Technical Education, directed to heads of the affected institutions. A copy of the document signed by the board’s Director, Polytechnic Programmes Department, […]
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Education, Headlines
Sunday, October 23rd, 2022
From LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin The University of Ilorin has fixed Monday, October 24, 2022, for resumption of academic activities on campus. This followed the ratification of its amended academic calendar by the university’s Senate at its 291st meeting on Friday. A statement by the university’s director, corporate affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, indicated that final year […]
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Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | October 16, 2022 – The strike by the Academic Staff of University Union (ASUU) is taking a crushing toll on Nigeria. Basically, ASUU has legitimate grievance. It is insisting that the federal government must uphold its earlier agreements with ASUU before ASUU members can return to work. The earlier […]
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Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | October 16, 2022 – Now, let’s face it: there can only be one reason why the industrial action embarked upon by the teachers of Nigeria’s public universities since February 14 has been allowed to waste a whole seven months of the academic pursuit of many youths, and, indeed, their […]
