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ABU set to host 2028 Nigerian University Games in Zaria
By Kunle Sanni – Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has been granted provisional hosting rights for the 29th edition of the Nigerian University Games, scheduled for 2028, signalling the return of the biennial multi-sport event to the institution after more than 20 years. The approval was conveyed by the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) in a letter addressed to the…
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FG moves to cut education costs, promote sustainability with reusable textbook policy
By Kunle Sanni – The federal government has introduced a new policy aimed at reducing the cost of education for parents while improving learning outcomes and promoting environmental sustainability through the use of reusable, high-quality textbooks in schools. The policy, unveiled by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, alongside the Minister of State for Education, Prof Suwaba Sai’d, is part…
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Former NANS president calls for urgent completion of Ondo university hostel
By Boye Oyeyemi – A former President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, has called on the Ondo State Government, OSOPADEC, and the Niger Delta Development Commission to complete the abandoned hostel project at Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology. Afeez, an alumnus of the institution, made the appeal in a statement, describing…
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Ondo SUBEB Chair inspects schools, warns against absenteeism at resumption
The Chairman of the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Rt. Hon. Victor Olabimtan, has led members of the board’s management team on a monitoring exercise of public primary and junior secondary schools to assess compliance with school resumption guidelines at the start of the academic term. The exercise was aimed at evaluating teachers’ punctuality and attendance, students’ turnout,…
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Babcock University bans dreadlocks, beards, hair passes ahead of exams
Babcock University has introduced a new and stricter dress and grooming code for its students ahead of forthcoming examinations, banning dreadlocks, beards and other unapproved hairstyles. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Olanivi Arije, Vice President for Student Development, the university announced the immediate cancellation of all hair-pass tags. These passes, previously used by some students as…
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LASG announces January 12 resumption for second term
The Lagos State Government has announced that all public and private schools, as well as government technical colleges in the state, will resume for the second term of the 2025/2026 academic session on Monday, January 12, 2026. The announcement is in line with the approved Lagos State School Calendar, with schools expected to commence academic and administrative activities immediately upon…
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OAU mourns death of 18-year-old medical student
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced the death of an 18-year-old Part Three student of the College of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine and Surgery, who reportedly died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday, January 6, 2026. In a statement issued by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, the deceased…
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NYSC: 2026 batch ‘A’ orientation course begins Jan 21
The 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course has been scheduled to commence on Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 in all the 37 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps across Nigeria. NYSC disclosed this on Tuesday in a post on its X handle, saying camp registration for all Corps Members will take place from Wednesday, 21st to midnight of Friday…
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Education investment key to Nigeria’s stable future, says Shettima
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that investment in education is never a gamble but a deliberate commitment to securing a better and more stable future for Nigeria. Shettima made the remark on Saturday at the combined convocation ceremonies of Kashim Ibrahim University (KIU), Maiduguri, Borno State, where 2,294 students graduated across the 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and…
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Schools to resume on Monday in Ekiti — Education commissioner
By Boye Oyeyemi – Public and private primary and secondary schools in Ekiti State will resume for the second term on Monday, January 5, the state Commissioner for Education, Dr Olabimpe Aderiye, has announced. Aderiye disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, ahead of the reopening of schools across the state. She said the resumption followed the…
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