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Harvard urges judge to bar Trump from closing doors for international students
Lawyers for Harvard University urged a federal judge on June 16 to extend an order blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University. Mr Ian Gershengorn, a lawyer for Harvard, told US District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston that an injunction was necessary to ensure Mr Trump’s administration could…
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OYOSUBEB organises sports competition for pupils, harps on talent discovery
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB) on Friday organised a one-day competition in four major sports. The event, tagged the Governor Seyi Makinde Basic Education School Sports Competition, was held at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan. The second edition of the competition featured no fewer than 120 pupils from public primary schools across Oyo…
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LASG harmonised year 2025/2026 academic calendar ready in two weeks – Commissioner
Following the adoption of a harmonised academic calendar by key stakeholders in the education sector in Lagos State on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun , has expressed optimism that an approved academic calendar will be ready in two weeks. He made this known while speaking at the final stakeholders’ meeting on the Y2025/2026…
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Uni Ibadan Alumnus Dr Babalola wins $300,000 Dan David Prize
Olaolu Bilau Dr Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, a research archaeologist at the British Museum in the United Kingdom and an alumnus of the University of Ibadan, has won the 2025 Dan David Prize. The Dan David Prize founded in 2001 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Dan David, rewards and supports outstanding interdisciplinary research in historical disciplines and is the world’s largest financial…
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Wike delivers OAU Distinguished Personality Lecture
By Kunle Sanni The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, will deliver the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Distinguished Personality Lecture today. The Minister will speak on “Nigeria of Our Dreams” at the lecture, which will be held at the Oduduwa Hall on the OAU campus. The Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications…
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Makinde receives Oyo students, restates commitment to education
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to listening to the needs of students. Makinde made this statement on Monday while receiving members of the Federation of Oyo State Students Union (FOSSU) at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. The enthusiastic students, who marched to the Governor’s Office in a solidarity walk, were on a…
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LASG appoints Ogunmuyiwa as Provost of Lagos State College of Nursing
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Government has appointed Dr. (Mrs.) Ayodeji Ogunmuyiwa as the Provost of the Lagos State College of Nursing, Midwifery, and Public Health Nursing (LASCON). Her appointment was formally conveyed through a letter signed by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro. Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Mr. Tolani Sule, presented the letter on behalf…
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FG targets full computer-based WAEC exams by 2026
…moves to eliminate exam fraud By Kunle Sanni Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has announced that Nigeria is on track to fully transition all major public examinations — including those conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) — to a computer-based testing (CBT) format by 2026, as part of sweeping efforts to curb examination malpractice. Dr.…
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NANS to Tinubu: WAEC delay threatens students’ future
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene in the crisis surrounding the conduct of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) English Language II paper. Reports from multiple examination centres, particularly in Osun State, revealed that students waited for over six…
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FG inaugurates feeding programme for 20m out-of-school children
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Federal Government has launched the Alternate Education and Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Project to reach 20 million out-of-school and informal children by 2026. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, unveiled the initiative on Tuesday in Abuja. Yilwatda said the programme, implemented through the Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding…
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