Education

On Friday, September 13, 2024, the staff of Abia State Polytechnic in Aba, could not contain their enthusiasm following the payment of their salary arrears.   Remember that the Abia State government announced plans in June of this year to pay back the N16.5 billion in wage arrears that the previous administration owed to the […]

A storey building collapsed on Saturday morning, September 14, during heavy rainfall in Benin City, Edo State, trapping several students from the University of Benin (UNIBEN).  It was gathered that the incident occurred on Ekhator Street, Ekosodin, an area known for housing students.  While some of the individuals who were trapped were rescued, several remain

After confessing to having sex with a 16-year-old pupil while other students acted as her ‘lookouts’, a math teacher in Missouri is probably going to jail, while the boy’s father is still being charged with a felony for allegedly encouraging the inappropriate relationship. After a student informed a school resource officer about their extramarital relationship,

A Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) freshman has demonstrated how thieves entered a dorm to commit theft.   He posted a picture of how the burglary-proof fences were pushed apart using a scissor jack intended for cars, giving the robbers enough room to break into the residence.   The tool was abandoned at the scene by

According to reports, at Gumburawa village in the Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State, bandits killed one person and kidnapped four more. Early on Monday, September 9, 2024, Gumburawa, which is outside of Sokoto city and close to Usmanu Danfodio University, was assaulted. According to reports, at Gumburawa village in the Wamakko Local Government

Videos of University of Port Harcourt students having fun with their lecturers’ newest dance moves have gone viral.   The Department of Animal Environmental Biology (AEB) lecturers can be seen dancing in the videos, one after the other, as students stand about and applaud. Several instructors shocked the students by doing dancing moves that demonstrated

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola’s daughter, Florence Otedola aka DJ Cuppy has bagged a degree from the London School of Economics.  She disclosed this on her Instagram page today September 6. She said; ‘’Another qualification in the bag @LondonSchoolOfEconomics …But this time I was SILENT about going back to school for the summer Safe to say,

Based in Johannesburg, the Ichikowitz Family Foundation commissioned a survey of 5,604 individuals between the ages of 18 and 24. They stated that they view corruption as the “single greatest hurdle” standing in their way of realising their own potential and leading better lives.   The 2024 African Youth Survey was carried out through in-person

A UK boarding school instructor who recorded himself having sex with a teenage student has been permanently barred from the classroom. Luke Roberts, the 44-year-old instructor, worked at Wexham, Bucks’ independent International School of Creative Arts.   After admitting to two counts of having intercourse with a girl student between the ages of 13 and

A Nigerian woman is celebrating her mother’s recent BSc graduation on social media.   She posted a video of her mother on the day she signed out, in which numerous students and faculty members could be seen signing her shirt. Posts Lists Education News Lady celebrates her mom for bagging a BSc at 58. August