Education

TOURISM CAN REPLACE OIL AS ECONOMIC  MAINSTAY   A don at Ekiti State University, Prof. Funso Afolabi, has  cautioned the Federal Government against overreliance on oil, which he fears may dry up some day. He urged the government to diversify and invest in tourism, which he said had the potential …

BAUCHI: TRAGIC STORY OF HOW THREE ATBU STUDENTS MET THEIR  UNTIMELY DEATH ON A COLLAPSE BRIDGE    … university blames incident on selfies by students   August 5, 2019 was a night of sorrow for students and management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi.(ATBU) when tragedy struck in the wee …

EKSU:   POLICE ARREST 18- YEAR-OLD SERIAL RAPIST       The long arm of the law has caught up with a suspected rapist, Chidi Okoye Christian, who was alleged to have raped many female students of Ekiti State University (EKSU). The 18-year-old Okoye has been on the wanted list …

ISAAC ADEWOLE PROMISES TO FURNISH OSUN NYSC CLINIC   The Minister of Health,  Prof.  Isaac Adewole, on Saturday pledged to furnish the newly built clinic of the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Ede, Osun State. Adewole, who was in company of Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, the All Progressives  Congress governorship …

  Fix LAUTECH or resign, ASUU tells Oyo, Osun govs The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Benin Zone, has called for the resignation of the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, and his Osun State counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, over their alleged failure to address the challenges facing the Ladoke Akintola University, …

LAUTECH workers set for indefinite strike … Accuse Aregbesola And Ajimobi of deliberately incapacitating school            The Joint Action Committee of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso on Friday held a press conference where it announced that it could resolve to indefinite strike after the review …

Trigger-happy cop who killed corps member a day to passing out dismissed, arraigned A policeman, Inspector Benjamin Peters, who killed a member of the National Youth Service Corps, Angela Igwetu, in Abuja on Wednesday, has been dismissed from the force and arraigned. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the …

FCT: Policeman kills NYSC member one day to passing out   A policeman has allegedly shot dead a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The deceased, Linda Angela Igwetu, was billed to pass out of the NYSC programme today after a compulsory …

Five teachers Impregnate SS3 student in Birnin Kebbi Five teachers of the Polytechnic Academic Staff Secondary School, Birnin Kebbi, have been sacked for impregnating an SS3 student of the school. The News Agency of Nigeria learnt on Wednesday that the girl was also expelled from the school. Sources confirmed that …

ALLEGED PhD CERTIFICATE FORGERY: ICPC ARRESTS IGBAJO POLYTECHNIC RECTOR; OLAOLU AKINOLA      THE Rector of Igbajo Polytechnic, Igbajo, Osun State and former Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor, Oduduwa University, Ogun State, Mr. Olaolu Akinola Olugbenga, has been arrested by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for …