Category: Education

Fidelity Bank Supports Quality Education Delivery in Makoko

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Tier-one lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to community development and educational empowerment with the donation of essential learning materials to schoolchildren in Makoko Community, Yaba, Lagos under its Fidelity Helping Hands Program (FHHP). The outreach, which was facilitated by the bank’s Legal Services Division, saw the presentation of school bags, notebooks, mathematical sets, writing materials, and other learning materials to pupils of Makoko Anglican Nursery and Primary School; Aiyetoro Nursery and Primary School, and Adekunle Anglican Nursery and Primary School in Lagos. Speaking during the presentation, Divisional…

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REMO DAY 2025: A Celebration of Royal Leadership, Heritage and Sustainable Development

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By Dr. R. Y. Akinbo The Pioneer Rector of the Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences, Ilese-Ijebu, Dr. R. Y. Akinbo, has extended warm greetings and heartfelt felicitations to the Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland, His Royal Majesty, Alayeluwa Oba (Dr.) Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, CFR (Torungbuwa II), on the occasion of Remo Day 2025. In a goodwill message released to commemorate the annual cultural celebration, Dr. Akinbo, on behalf of the Governing Council, management, staff and students of the institution, paid glowing tribute to the monarch’s exemplary…

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Polaris Bank, Evolve Charity Trust empower 1,000 students with school essentials

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Polaris Bank, in partnership with Evolve Charity Trust, has successfully concluded its 2025 nationwide distribution of school essentials to 1,000 students across ten public secondary schools in five states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The initiative is part of the Bank’s sustained Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts to keep more children, especially the girl child, in school. This year’s exercise adds to a growing intervention that has supported more than 24,000 students in public schools across 49 locations since 2021. This year’s beneficiaries received a complete learning kit consisting…

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Gunmen Abduct 5 Rivers State University Students, Kidnap 14 Passengers in Imo

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No fewer than 19 people were abducted on Monday in separate attacks across Rivers and Imo states, as insecurity worsened despite renewed federal efforts to curb violent crime nationwide. In Rivers State, five students of the Rivers State University (RSU) Emohua Satellite Campus were kidnapped in the early hours of Tuesday when gunmen suspected to be cultists stormed their off-campus residence in Emuoha, Emohua Local Government Area. The assailants reportedly shot and killed a security dog before whisking the students away at gunpoint. One student, who narrowly escaped, said he…

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Ondo University students arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting a 20-year-old student

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Two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), have been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command in connection with the alleged conspiracy and rape of a 20-year-old female student. The arrest was confirmed on by the state police spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, who described the case as part of the command’s efforts to strengthen its response to serious crimes. According to preliminary investigations, the victim was invited to the home of her longtime friend, Queen Sodo, a 19-year-old undergraduate, where she was offered a drink later found to have…

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50 Students Escape From Bandits in Niger, Authorities Step Up Rescue Efforts

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Panic spread through parts of Niger State on Tuesday after a group of 50 students fled into nearby bushland to escape an attack by suspected bandits, prompting an urgent response from security agencies, local officials said. According to community sources, the students were on their way to school in the early hours when gunmen reportedly attempted to intercept them along a rural route in the Munya area of the state. Startled by the sight of armed men approaching, the students scattered and ran into surrounding fields and wooded areas to…

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How Bandits Killed Vice Principal After Abducting 25 Schoolgirls in Kebbi

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Heavily armed bandits on Sunday night invaded the Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, abducting at least 25 schoolgirls and killing the school’s vice principal. According to an eyewitness, the attackers stormed the school in large numbers and opened fire indiscriminately before gaining access to the premises. He said several unidentified bodies were also sighted within the school compound during the aftermath of the assault. “They came in mass numbers at night and began shooting sporadically before gaining entry into the school,” the source…

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Davido Commissions Abia University Hostel Named After Late Mother

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Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has honoured the memory of his late mother, Dr. Veronica Adeleke, with the unveiling of a female hostel named after her at Clifford University in Abia State. The building, called the Veronica Imade Adeleke Female Hostel, was officially commissioned on Sunday during the university’s 6th Convocation Ceremony, where Davido also delivered the commencement speech to the graduating class. In a post shared on his X handle @davido, the award-winning artist encouraged graduates to pursue purpose-driven lives, emphasizing that true greatness lies in…

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UniCal Evicts Staff from Quarters Over Alleged Misuse Amid Growing Outcry

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The management of the University of Calabar (UniCal) has begun evicting some staff members from the institution’s residential quarters, citing the need to provide housing for junior staff and to curb unethical practices involving the misuse of the facilities. Speaking to journalists in Calabar on Tuesday, the university’s spokesperson, Mr. Eyo Effiong, explained that the Governing Council ordered the eviction after discovering that several senior staff members had illegally rented out the Boys’ Quarters (BQs) to students and outsiders. According to Effiong, affected staff members were issued letters informing them…

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Mathematics No Longer Compulsory for Arts Students — FG Approves New Admission Guidelines

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The Federal Government has approved sweeping reforms to Nigeria’s tertiary education admission process, introducing a more flexible and inclusive framework aimed at widening access to higher learning institutions. The new policy, approved under the National Guidelines for Entry Requirements into Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, was announced in a statement by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education. According to the statement, the reform — championed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa — aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, seeking to…

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