Category: Education

Joshua Lawson, a 20 year-old final-year student of Computer Science department at Babcock University, has died after he was suspended for one academic session by the school. Lawson, faced a the disciplinary committee, and the panel found him guilty of examination infractions. It was gathered that, the outcome of the disciplinary panel may have been unbearable for him, and reportedly took his own life at his family home in Lagos on Wednesday, 25 June 2025, after he learnt of his suspension. The suspension was set to prevent him from graduating…

A statement from the Public Relations Officer of Kogi State Polytechnic, Mrs. Uredo Omale revealed that : “The Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja has considered and approved the First Semester results for 2024/2025 Academic Session, with 273 students who performed below expectations asked to withdraw from the institution. “This was part of the far-reaching decisions at the 120th meeting of the Board held on Thursday, 17th April, at the Board Room of the Polytechnic Main Campus, Lokoja. “The Chairman of the Board, Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman, commended members…

One of Nigeria’s private tertiary institutions, Babcock University, based at Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has dismissed a student, Oladipupo Siwajuola, over what it described as “gross violation of university rules,” including involvement in fetish practices, drug peddling, impersonation, and dishonesty. It will be recalled that Siwajuola’s disappearance became a trending topic in early May 2025, after his mother took to social media alleging that the university failed in its duty of care. In an official statement released on Wednesday, and signed by the university’s Director of Marketing and Communication, Dr. Joshua…

Operatives of Ondo State Police Command have arrested five persons in connection with the attack on the Vice Principal of Complete Child Development Centre Akure, Mr. Alexandra Rotifa, for disallowing a student to cheat during the ongoing West Africa School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in his school. The arrested suspects include the mother of the student, Mrs. Dorcas Asije, who hired the suspected thugs to assault the teacher. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olayinka Ayanlade, who confirmed the arrest in a statement in Akure, said preliminary investigation linked the…

Union Bank of Nigeria, through UnionCares, an arm of its Corporate, Sustainability and Innovation Initiative, recently sponsored the Ajofa Special Education Foundation for the Deaf Mathematics Competition held at the Wesley School for the Hearing Impaired at Surulere Lagos, Nigeria, with the theme “Impacting Deaf Students and Life with Mathematics in Nigeria.” The Mathematics Competition had in attendance representatives from Union Bank, the Lagos State Education Board, Principals of Schools, and teachers. Ten competitors, drawn from different schools within and outside the deaf community in Lagos, participated in the programme. …

Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), broke down in tears while addressing issues surrounding JAMB results at a press briefing in Abuja, admitting that the errors discovered in the examination were caused by a systemic failure. A technical review conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed that a critical oversight in server updates, coupled with human error, led to the invalidation of results for 379,997 candidates in the five states of the South East and Lagos State who sat for the 2025…

A 19-year-old female admission seeker, Timilehin Faith Opesusi committed suicide after getting a low score in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). According to report, Opesusi ingested rodent poison on Monday after scoring 190 in the recently released results. Her belief was that, her grade was low for her desired course of study which a source said, was Microbiology. In fact, it was said, that her disappointment stemmed from her result which is lower than the 2024 UTME result. Opesusi, a native…

An official newsletter of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi released on April 22, 2025 reported that a senior lecturer, Dr. Usman Aliyu has been dismissed by the Governing Council of the university over allegations of sexual harassment involving a married postgraduate student, Mrs. Kamila Aliyu. The report from the publication stated that the Governing Council approved Dr Aliyu’s dismissal based on the findings of the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee, which concluded that the lecturer was guilty of misconduct. The dismissal letter reads: “Following the report of the Senior Staff Disciplinary…