Category: Education

500‑Level Covenant University Student Dies During Football Training, University Confirms

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The management of Covenant University has officially confirmed the death of a 500‑level student, Toluwase Jesutunmise, who died following a medical emergency during a football training session on campus. According to a statement issued by the university’s Vice‑Chancellor, Professor Timothy Anake, the incident occurred on Monday, when the student complained of leg pain and fatigue while participating in a routine football training drill. Moments later, he was observed gasping for breath by teammates. Jesutunmise was immediately taken to the university’s medical centre, located close to the training field, where medical…

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NYSC Official Arrested in Ogun as Corps Member Dies from Alleged Abortion Complications in Abeokuta

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An official of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ogun State, Abass Olalekan, has been taken into police custody following the death of a female corps member, Victoria Ariyo, in Abeokuta. Ariyo, who was serving in Abeokuta South Local Government Area, reportedly died on Tuesday after developing complications linked to a terminated pregnancy. She has since been buried at Kobape Cemetery along the Kobape-Sagamu Road. Sources alleged that Ariyo’s pregnancy was terminated under circumstances that later led to her death. The NYSC official, who serves as the Local Government…

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UNILAG Lecturers Begin Indefinite Strike Over ‘Amputated’ Salaries

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Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos chapter, have commenced an indefinite strike over what they described as “amputated” salaries paid to lecturers for January and February 2026. The union announced the industrial action in a communiqué issued after an emergency congress, signed by its Chairperson, Idou Kehinde, and Secretary, Adesina Arikawe. ASUU said the strike, which takes effect from Wednesday, March 11, will continue until the university management pays the affected salaries in full. According to the union, lecturers on the Akoka campus did…

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FG Imposes Six-Year Ban on New Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges

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The Federal Government has approved a six-year moratorium on the establishment of new tertiary institutions across the country, in a move aimed at improving the quality and sustainability of higher education. Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, disclosed the decision on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. He said the directive, approved by FEC, extends beyond last year’s suspension on new private universities to now cover all tertiary institutions, including universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. According to the minister, Nigeria’s priority has shifted…

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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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