Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed a new acting Registrar of LASU. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed Mr. Emmanuel Fanu as the acting Registrar of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. This was disclosed via a statement by the Coordinator of the Centre for Information Press and Public Relations, LASU, Mr. … Read more
Hundreds of students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), on Monday, protested the abduction of their colleague. The students took their protest to the Ogun State secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Hundreds of students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), on Monday, protested … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has given a fresh directive to candidates sitting for the 2021 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB stated that the latest development became necessary following the shift in examination date. The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has given a fresh directive to candidates sitting for the … Read more
…the association expressed its disillusionment at the decision of the State Governor to order for a fresh selection process despite this process having been duly completed twice. The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has registered its displeasure at the manner in which the State Government has handled the ongoing Vice Chancellorship … Read more
The examination, which usually holds between May and June, was postponed to October last year due to the coronavirus pandemic Due to what it described as low registration figures, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed its national common entrance examination (NCEE) earlier scheduled to hold on May 29. This was contained in a statement … Read more
The management of University of Calabar has cleared the air on recent media reports making the rounds that some students of the institution have been asked to enroll for fresh programmes in other institutions after the National Universities Commission (NUC) faulted some departments in the University for commencing new degree programmes without obtaining due clearance … Read more
Some students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State, have called out the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Zana Itiunbe Akpagu, after the final-year students in some selected departments were asked to start afresh in another university. The students explained that courses affected by the accreditation issue include Pharmacy, Engineering, Mass Communication, … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that his administration will continue to ensure children have access to quality education in the state. According to him, the state government has commissioned over 1,097 school projects in over 970 schools across Lagos State. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that his administration will … Read more
A new date for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Oloyede added that the deadline for registration has been extended by two weeks. A new date for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation … Read more
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’aq Oloyede, says the board will change the date of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Oloyede made this known via a zoom meeting on Friday. The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’aq Oloyede, says the board will decide … Read more
A student of the Abia State University identified as George Nnamdi has been arrested by the university’s security department for faking his own abduction. Also, a 300-level Mass Communication student, Faith Godson, further stated that she received a text message from Nnamdi that he had been abducted. A student of the Abia State University identified … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has given a fresh directive to the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates. JAMB disclosed that a total number of 845,517 candidates have so far registered for the 2021 UTME. The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has given a fresh directive to the 2021 Unified Tertiary … Read more
The abducted student of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, has regained freedom. Her release was disclosed by the governor of the state, Okezie Ikpeazu, via his official Twitter handle on Saturday evening. The abducted student of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, has regained freedom. The student was earlier kidnapped by unknown gunmen while journeying along … Read more
…the 50-year-old suspect who had applied to study public administration, said he was misled by his determination to go to school… Two suspects have been arrested by the police over their alleged involvement in impersonation during the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. The suspects identified as 50-year-old Sesan Obasa, and his alleged accomplice, … Read more
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has said that it will no longer grant access to heavily-tinted vehicles as the institution prepares for resumption. UNILAG stated that the decision was informed by rising security challenges in the country. The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has said that it will no longer … Read more
The 2021 edition of the top 30 universities in Nigeria. Thirty universities from Nigeria feature in the 2021-2022 list of top 5,000 universities compiled by the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR). University of Ibadan is ranked 1,258 globally, followed by Covenant University 1,374. The numbers in the bracket signify the University global ranking. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates. The examination body disclosed that 26,277 out of the 39,503 candidates who sat for the examination obtained five credits and above including in English Language and Mathematics. The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the … Read more
KADSU has about 19,000 students population, out of which closed to 17, 000 of them are indigenes. The Kaduna State University (KASU) Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the students have rejected the proposed 500 per cent increase in tuition fees by the government. They stated that if a monumental school … Read more
There are strong indications that the non-teaching staff in the Nigerian universities are set to embark on strike action following the Federal Government’s failure to meet April timeline for the implementation of Memorandum of Action (MoA) it entered with the unions. Members of the unions have begun to mount pressure on their leadership to declare … Read more
The management of the Gateway (ICT) Polytechnic, Saapade in Ogun State has shut the institution and asked the students to vacate the campus over worsening insecurity around the polytechnic, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. It was learnt that the students of the polytechnic have been battling robbery and rape cases around the institution residences in … Read more