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The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, mentioned that the Federal Government is considering setting 18 years as the minimum age for admission into universities and other tertiary institutions. He also stated that underage students have contributed to problems in higher institutions.

According to Channels TV on Monday evening, some students were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen along the East-West Road in Ughelli, Delta State. They were apparently in a minibus when they were kidnapped. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Edafe Bright, informed Channels that the abducted individuals “might have been students who were returning from their […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday, tasked wives of all 36 state governors to nominate one tertiary institution and 100 farmers in their states for intervention projects by the Renewed Hope Initiative. The 100 farmers would comprise 25 men and 75 women. This followed a partnership between the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and the […]

The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of three students in a collision on the Jahun/Kiyawa Road in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the accident in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday. He said the accident occurred on March 15, 2024, adding that the crash “concerned […]

A bus driver known as Lukman died when he suddenly fell forward on the steering wheel while carrying some students of the University of Ilorin to the school campus. It was learned that the event happened on Friday, shocking the passengers. A passenger who saw the incident described in a popular WhatsApp […]

The National Association Of University Students, on Wednesday, condemned the postponement of the launch of the Students Loans Scheme which was initially planned to take off on Thursday(tomorrow). The NAUS reaction is coming following an announcement by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, Dr Akintunde Sawyerr, during an Arise News interview that […]

In the nearly 25 years that I spent in school, I produced countless term papers, exams, and presentations, nearly all of which of no value to anyone else. And that goes for most of the 20 million or so college and graduate students currently pursuing higher education in the United States. They produce thousands of […]