AGS NEWS – Security operatives at Bayero University, Kano, have arrested two men posing as lecturers and selling books to unsuspecting new students. According to Bala Abdullahi, Publication Secretary of the Special Bulletin, the suspects, David Iluebe from Edo State … Continue reading Two fake lecturers arrested in BUK for selling books to 100-level students
AGS NEWS – The Ebonyi government has approved the release of N2 billion for scholarships to support 597 successful candidates studying in Nigerian universities. This decision was announced on Tuesday by Mr. Jude Okpor, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, following … Continue reading Ebonyi government approves N2bn in scholarships for 597 students
AGS NEWS – APM Terminals Apapa has partnered with the Ocean Ambassadors Foundation (OAF) to educate secondary school students about career opportunities in the maritime industry. This initiative was announced in a statement on Sunday to commemorate the 2024 Children’s … Continue reading Terminal operator launches school-to-sea program for students
AGS NEWS – A school principal and his wife, who is a teacher, stand accused of having a threesome with a teenage girl they allegedly abused. Authorities in Oregon, United States, claim the girl was molested by David Alan Wakefield, … Continue reading School principal and teacher wife accused of having threesome with underage female student
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a stern warning to the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) against any potential hike in fuel prices. NANS cautioned that such an action would prompt Nigerian … Continue reading Nigerian students issue serious warning to NNPCL over potential fuel price increase
Students of Tai Solarin University Of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, have staged a protest on the Benin-Ore expressway to express their discontent with the recent increase in tuition fees. The protest, which occurred on Wednesday morning, aimed to … Continue reading TASUED students stage fresh protest against tuition hike
Tragedy struck in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State as lightning fatally struck three Senior Secondary School (SS3) students. An eyewitness shared with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident occurred on Saturday, November 4, 2023, … Continue reading Tragic lightning kills three SS3 students playing football in Anambra
The House of Representatives has excluded the controversial N5 billion allocation for a presidential yacht from the 2023 supplementary budget. The budget was approved on Tuesday by the House following the endorsement of the report submitted by Abubakar Bichi, the … Continue reading Reps removes N5bn presidential yacht from budget, boosts student loans
Students at Tai Solarin University Of Education in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, took to the streets on Thursday morning in protest of the increasing insecurity plaguing their student communities. The demonstration comes in the wake of a recent incident where suspected burglars … Continue reading Ogun university students rally against ongoing rape and hostel insecurity
Gunmen believed to be bandits have abducted five female students from the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA), located in Katsina State. The abduction took place in the early hours of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, as the gunmen reportedly invaded the off-campus … Continue reading Bandits abduct 5 female students from Katsina university
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) students in Ile-Ife, Osun State, have called on the Federal Government to reverse the recent tuition fee hike. The demand was made by the President and General Secretary of the OAU Students’ Union, Abbas Ojo and … Continue reading OAU students call for reversal of fee hike
Two students from Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, are set to face disciplinary action following alleged inappropriate conduct during their graduation ceremony. The students in question, Sulyman Tawakaltu and Mohammed AbdulSalam, both enrolled in the agricultural department, came under … Continue reading Kwara college graduates face disciplinary panel for alleged ‘Immoral Display’ at sign out ceremony
The Bauchi State Police Command apprehended four individuals suspected to be part of a cult group during an initiation ceremony held near Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Gubi Campus, according to a statement released by SP Mohammed Wakil, the command’s … Continue reading Disobedient students arrested in Bauchi during cult initiation
The Ekiti State Police Command has apprehended ten individuals in connection with the murder of Atanda Modupe Deborah, a 200-level nursing student at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). Deborah was reported missing on September 5, 2023, within the campus and … Continue reading Ekiti police arrests 10 suspects in connection with FUOYE student’s murder
According to the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), over 137 students sponsored abroad by the fund have absconded. The issue was raised during a hearing before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged mismanagement … Continue reading 137+ students sponsored abroad absconded – TETFUND
Abdulkareem Ogirima, an educationist, has praised President Bola Tinubu for enacting the Student Loan Bill, expressing optimism that the law will alleviate the hardships faced by financially disadvantaged students and reduce dropout rates. Ogirima made these remarks during a briefing … Continue reading Educationist applauds loan act for alleviating students’ hardships
Tragedy struck Taraba State University as Dominic George, a final year Accountancy student, sadly passed away just a day before his anticipated graduation. According to his friends and classmates, Dominic had complained of fever following his exams on Wednesday, July … Continue reading Taraba state university mourns as final year student dies a day before graduation
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, extended his congratulations to Aminat Yusuf, the top-performing student from Lagos State University (LASU), who achieved an exceptional CGPA of 5.00, resulting in a First Class Honours degree. The governor took to Twitter to express … Continue reading Sanwo-Olu commends LASU’s best graduating student
The All-Africa Students’ Union has expressed its appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for signing the Students’ Loan Bill, stating that the initiative would bring significant relief to Nigerian members and serve as a model for others. During a press conference … Continue reading Students applaud Tinubu for signing loan bill
The authorities of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, have temporarily closed the institution in response to student protests demanding a review of late registration and other fees imposed by the university. The students, in large numbers, took to … Continue reading Ekiti State University shuts down due to student protests
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