The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has directed all Year One students admitted into the Faculty of Dentistry for the 2024/2025 academic session to transfer to other departments. The decision, announced in a memo signed by Dr Bennyta B. Ikpeme, Deputy Registrar and Faculty Officer, on Monday, September 22, 2025, was issued in line with management’s
More than 200 students in the Department of Accounting at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) have reportedly recorded carryovers in a core mathematics course. Some students described the outcome as unprecedented, stressing that failure in the course poses a significant setback, as it is compulsory to progress in the course. They attributed the mass failure
Kano State has claimed the top spot as the best-performing state in the recently released 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE Internal), conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). The state led the national performance chart with 68,159 candidates, representing 5.020 per cent of the total number of candidates nationwide, who secured five credits and
The Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows Alumni Association of Nigeria (COSFAN) has warned that corruption, poor infrastructure and the mass exodus of skilled workers are undermining the country’s future. COSFAN president, Dr Ekundayo Samuel, told reporters that governance failures and the decline of education were at the heart of Nigeria’s challenges. He criticised a political culture
The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has started an internal restructuring to improve academic excellence and administrative efficiency. Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Olubunmi Shittu told the Governing Council that the redeployments across departments and faculties are to prepare for the next academic year and handle the large number of applicants. FUOYE has the third-highest admission applications for
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) it conducted in May. In a statement by Mr. Azeez Sani, NECO’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, the result was released after the award committee meeting in Minna. According to him, “Certification by the committee headed by Dr (Mrs)
