Education

Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu has assumed duty as the 23rd Director General of the NYSC. He takes over from Brigadier General YD Ahmed. Until his appointment, Nafiu, a regular combatant and an artillery officer, was Chief of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff Lt. General OO Oluyede, a position he equally held under…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescind decision on the 2025 UTME registration deadline. The Registration which was earlier Extended till March 10, 2025 has now been drawn back to March 8, 2025. However, the E-Pin Vending has closed, Candidates who have already procured the E-pin and yet to register can now make…

Please remember that the Rain Semester lectures commenced on the 3rd March, 2025. Therefore, all make-up tests and examination must be taken on or before 24th March, 2025 according to the regulation of the University. Failure to comply by the end of the third week of the semester will revert a grade of incomplete(I) to…

The management of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) is pleased to announce the release of the Merit Admission List for candidates offered provisional admission into the National Diploma (ND) Full-Time programmes for the 2024/2025 academic session. All successfully admitted candidates are hereby advised to proceed with the payment of their acceptance fee within two (2)…

A bill to abolish the dichotomy and discrimination between Bachelor’s Degree holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. According to the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, the bill sought to replace HND with Bachelor of Tech so that graduates of polytechnic would be able to compete favourably with…

FINAL EXTENSION OF REGISTRATION AND UPLOAD OF ENTRY PERIOD I bring you compliments of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Please be informed that the period for registration and upload of entry for the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2025 has been further extended to Sunday, March 16, 2025. Kindly note that this is the final…

The National Youth Service Corps has attributed the delay in paying corps members the new N77,000 minimum wage to a lack of “cash backing.” The cash backing is still being awaited,” she stated in a brief response. Her comment comes amid mounting pressure from the National Association of Nigerian Students, which on Monday expressed frustration…

Lagos State Government has reiterated its prohibition of corporal punishment in public schools, emphasising counselling as a more effective disciplinary measure. The state’s Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, reaffirmed the stance during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. He stressed that flogging students for indiscipline and other…

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, has said that 2,973 students of the institution have benefited from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. According to the university’s bulletin released on Monday, Egbewole confirmed that Unilorin received two tranches of the loan, with ₦52,879,000 disbursed to 802 students in the first phase and…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted provisional licenses for Lens University Ilemona and ten other new private universities in Nigeria. The approvals were given at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Monday, 3rd March, 2025. Below is the full list of the universities granted provisional licenses and their locations.