The University of Jos (UniJos) has denied rumours of a bomb threat targeting the institution and parts of Jos, the Plateau State capital. In a statement issued by the Senior Deputy Registrar (Information and Publications), Abdullahi Abdullahi, the University described the reports circulating on social media as false and urged the public to remain calm.
The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, says it will work with the Nigeria Police to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of one of its students. The student, identified as Ridwan Oladipupo, was a 300-level undergraduate in the Department of Agricultural Engineering. He was reported dead under unclear circumstances on June
Hanat Alli, a 22-year-old Muslimah, has been recognised as the second-best graduating student from the Department of Nursing Science at Lead City University, Ibadan, for the 2024/2025 academic session. The recognition was presented at the induction and oath-taking ceremony held on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Adeline Hall, Lead City University, marking a significant milestone
The 10th Annual Health Week Symposium, organised by the University of Lagos Nursing Students’ Association (NUNSA) at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), has triggered renewed calls for national unity, leadership accountability, and structural reforms in Nigeria’s healthcare sector. Themed “Mentes fortes, Ductus fortes: Strong Minds, Strong Leaders – Passing the Torch to a New
Two distinguished Nigerian scholars have expressed support for the Federal Government’s decision to rename the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. They described the move as a deserving recognition of his contributions to public service, national discipline, and development. President Bola Tinubu had announced the renaming, now Muhammadu Buhari University,
The National Industrial Court in Lagos has ordered the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to reinstate Bamisaye Olawale Olutola, an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Public Law, whose appointment was terminated in July 2021. Justice Ikechi Gerald Nweneka, in a judgment delivered on July 17, 2025, ruled that Olutola’s employment remains valid and that the
Students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, have threatened a mass protest and demanded accountability from the Police following the death of Femi Oladele, the prime suspect in the murder of two undergraduates, who died while in custody. Oladele, who was the landlord of the victims, was arrested by detectives of the Ondo State Police Command
Grieving students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, yesterday demanded the corpse of the prime suspect, Femi Oladele, who allegedly carried out the murder of their two missing colleagues. Their demand followed confirmation by the state’s police command of the reported death of Oladele in a hospital after falling sick on
The whereabouts of two lecturers of the University of Cross River, UNICROSS, Engr. Emmanuel Odu and Engr. Ndifon Vincent and others remain unknown, almost two months after they were declared missing by the management of the school. The lecturers, both of whom are in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, were last heard from on Friday,
The Rivers State Police Command has begun an investigation into the death of Julius Okpor, a 300-level student of Ignatius Ajuru University, allegedly killed in a cult-related incident in Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt. According to reports, Okpor was shot by members of a rival cult group on Saturday, July 20, 2025, around Cecilia Road, Rumuolumeni. A
