President Tinubu has removed Professor Polycarp Emeka Chigbu from his position as Acting Vice-Chancellor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), before his tenure ends on February 14. Professor Oguejiofu T. Ujam has been appointed as his successor for six months and will not be eligible to apply for the permanent position. The leadership changes…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has implemented significant leadership changes at several federal universities, including the renaming of the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University. The changes are effective immediately, marking a notable shift in the leadership structure of these institutions. This was revealed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on…
The management of the Kwara State University, Malete (KWASU), has released the final examination timetable for the harmattan semester of the 2024/2025 academic session.
The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has approved the promotion of two lecturers from its Mass Communication Department, L.K. Mustapha, and Kehinde K. Kadiri, to the rank of professor. According to a statement by the university’s Registrar, Mr. Mansur Alfanla, the communication scholars were promoted alongside 18 other lecturers of the institution…
The Governing Council of Al-Hikmah University, llorin, Nigeria, wishes to announce that the Position of Vice-Chancellor of the University will be vacant from July 13. 2025. In accordance with the provisions of Al-Hikmah University Law 2003 (as amended), the Governing Council wishes to commence the process of filling the vacancy and hereby invites interested, qualified…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially declared the suspension of the Law programme at Fountain University, Osogbo, for the upcoming 2025/26 academic session. This decision, announced on January 31, 2025, follows a recent notification from the Council of Legal Education (CLE), which flagged several institutions, including Fountain University, as ineligible to admit…
The registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will now commence on Monday, Feb. 3, instead of Friday, Jan. 31 as earlier slated. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Public Communication Advisor, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday. Benjamin said the change…
The Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said corps members will start receiving monthly allowance of N77,000 in February 2025. Ahmed, who disclosed this Thursday while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream 11 corps members in Katsina, said the allowance has been captured in the 2025 Federal Government’s budget….
The Screening/Registration Exercise for newly admitted undergraduate students (freshers) in the 2024/2025 academic session has been *extended by one (1) week from Monday, 3rd to Friday 7th February, 2025.* The exercise will hold at the Jelili Adebisi Omotola Halls A and B. All freshers who are yet to present themselves for screening are enjoined to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board would no longer conduct admissions for the Law programme in eight universities. JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin announced the development in a statement on Wednesday. According to Benjamin, the decision was taken following the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws programme by the Council of Legal Education for the 2025/2026…
