The federal government has suspended 13 students of Federal Government College, Enugu, following a recent bullying incident that sparked outrage on social media. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the incident, which occurred on November 7, 2024, involved a gang assault of an SS1 day student by a group of fellow students. A disturbing video of … Read more
Parents of boarding students at Eva Adelaja Girls Grammar School in Bariga, Lagos, staged a protest on Sunday against the Lagos State government’s decision to increase boarding fees from N35,000 to N100,000. The demonstrators, who assembled in large numbers, chanted slogans and called for an immediate reversal of the fee hike. They made it clear … Read more
A lawyer, Chief Adekunle Funmilayo, has threatened legal action against the University of Lagos (UNILAG) if it proceeds with its plan to send students to Russia for a year-long program. He also called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the matter. Funmilayo criticized the university’s insistence on sending 17 second-year Russian language students … Read more
President Tinubu directs TETFund to increase modern hostel facilities in tertiary institutions from 36 to 72 by 2025. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to double the number of modern hostels in tertiary institutions from 36 to 72 by 2025. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Benue State University, Makurdi has slammed a one-month suspension on medical students from 200 Level to 600 Level following an October 25 protest by the students over alleged poor accommodation and infrastructure. The students of the institution’s College of Health Sciences had during the protest marched to the state … Read more