Osun state Government  has ordered the  closure of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree Campus for two weeks following the return of suspended Rector, Dr. Tajudeen Odetayo. The closure of the institution was contained in a statement signed by the commissioner for education, Hon. Dipo Eluwole and made available to journalists in Osogbo, Osun State capital. The statement read, “This to inform the general public, particularly members of staff and students of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree to proceed on two (2) weeks break, with immediate effect. “The immediate break is a necessary action in order to maintain peace in the Institution consequent…

On the heels of the suspected armed-robbery attack on two female hostels of the Rivers State University (RSU),Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the institution, Prof Nlerum Okogbule has assured that such ugly incident shall not happen again, stressing that the perpetrators will be brought to book. The VC disclosed this on Friday in Port Harcourt, while briefing the press on the incident and extent the Management has gone to prevent  the reoccurrence. The VC was emphatic that no student was raped in the process, but admitted that phones, laptops and monies belonging to the affected students were…

The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has suspended Prof. Cyril Ndifon, Dean, Faculty of Law, for alleged violation of the institution’s extant laws and policies. The suspension follows a series of protest by students of the faculty of law of UNICAL on alleged ”high-handedness and improper behaviour toward female students”. The suspension was conveyed in a letter signed by the university’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe. Egbe stated Ndifon’s latest suspension came as a follow up to the his response to a query issued to him by the management, which the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, was reportedly not satisfied with. The letter stated…

The Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr Olukayode Osinuga as the institution’s Acting Bursar. The announcement of Osinuga’s appointment is contained in a letter signed by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Kehinde. According to the letter, Osinuga’s appointment is on the heels of the expiration of the tenure of the immediate-past Bursar, Mr Chukwuwinke Ezekpeazu. “Osinuga joined the service of the university in June 1998 as Accountant 1 and rose to the rank of Director, now Deputy Bursar, in 2012. “Until his appointment as Acting Bursar, Osinuga was Deputy Bursar I in FUNAAB, and…

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Andrew Adejoh has lauded the efforts of students of Federal Government Girls’ Colleges (FGGC) Sagamu,  for the development of a robot named Okikiola Sagamu aka ‘Kiki Saggy’. Adejoh gave the commendation in his speech at an event to present and demonstrate how Kiki Saggy operates in the area of Artificial Intelligence on Tuesday in Abuja. The Permanent Secretary congratulated the school’s leadership and the Robotics Team of the school. He added that he was thrilled by their human minds and effort in the development of Kiki Saggy. “I have seen same technology…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 262,803 candidates who wrote the 2023 school candidate West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Patrick Areghan, the council’s Head of National Office (HNO), said this at a news conference to announce the release of the results. He said that the results were withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice. According to him, the figure represents 16.29 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat for the examination. He said that this was 6.54 per cent lower than the 22.83 per cent recorded…

The Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has scheduled Screening Exercise into the 42 Flagship Public Secondary Schools for 2023/2024 Academic Session to hold on Saturday, August 5, 2023. A release signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, instructed Principals of the Flagship Schools where the examination will take place to make adequate preparation for the successful conduct of the examination . The release further stated that necessary machineries has been put in place to ensure hitch-free conduct of the exercise, adding that only candidates who registered online would…

Gov. Hyacinth Alia has approved the implementation of the new retirement age and length of service for all categories of teachers in the state. This is contained in a press statement on Friday, signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. According to the statement, the governor has approved the implementation of the new retirement age and length of service for all categories of teachers in the State as recognized by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). The statement further indicated that the circular was…

The Chairman, House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Ejikeme Mmesoma saga, Soli Sada, has commended the Registrar, of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, for the technological innovations deployed by the exam body in the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Sada, who gave the commendation when the ad-hoc committee visited JAMB’s headquarters in Abuja, on Thursday, applauded the exam body for fortifying its operations against criminal infiltrations. He also congratulated the board for generating enough revenue for the federation account, stating that JAMB remains one of the public institutions with quality governance. “This…

A group has asked the Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to reinstate five leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) reportedly sacked by the Lagos State University (LASU) in 2017. The group, under the aegis of the Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR), described the sack of the union leaders as unjust. The media learnt that the governor had set up a panel to look into the issue between the lecturers and the former management of the institution. The panel, it was said, recommended the reinstatement of the lecturers in a report submitted to the Sanwo-Olu…