A new initiative to strengthen student-led responses to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has been launched at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. The eight-week Next Gen Nexus Virtual Institute on Sexual Violence Response, Leadership, and Advocacy is organised by BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights in collaboration with OAU’s Clinic for Human Rights, with support from
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has partnered with the Lagos State Task Force to address illegal trading, traffic congestion, and safety concerns surrounding its main campus. Recently, the university’s Security Unit, led by Coordinator Mr D. M. Omotoso, met Taskforce Chairman CSP Adetayo Akerele in Oshodi to strengthen collaboration. The engagement follows rising concerns about
Nigeria’s decision to adopt a future-ready school curriculum has drawn praise from international education experts, who describe it as a landmark step in aligning learning with the demands of a rapidly changing world. The new curriculum covers basic and senior secondary education, reshaping subject offerings and introducing skills in artificial intelligence, coding, robotics, media literacy,
Despite a strict sexual harassment policy at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), cases of abuse persist, with female students unwilling to speak publicly for fear of victimisation and rustication. Findings from an investigation revealed that harassment remains rife, casting doubts on the effectiveness of the institution’s policy framework. One of the students who gained admission into
Police in Bayelsa State have paraded three students of the Federal University Otuoke accused of assaulting fellow student Nancy Wilfred in an attack that sparked nationwide outrage after footage went viral. The suspects, identified as 20-year-old Kadi Daniel, Miracle, and Becky, were presented at police headquarters in Yenagoa on Thursday. A fourth suspect, Favour, is
Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, on Tuesday, was shut down by the school management over insecurity that led to student protests. The students were robbed around 2:00 am on Tuesday at the male hostel, with some of them reportedly stabbed during the robbery. Angered by the situation, the students trooped out to march against insecurity on the
The Students’ Union Government (SUG) President of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Abdullahi Usman Baba, has called on Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to take urgent action against rising attacks on students. His open letter follows the killing of Umar Abdullahi Hafizi, a penultimate-year student stabbed to death in Dorayi Karshen Waya by suspected thugs.
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, is gripped with fear over the sudden disappearance of a female student, Dorcas Oseghale, who has been missing for four days. Dorcas, a Chemistry student with Matriculation Number CHM/2021/165, was last seen on Thursday evening after informing a friend she was going to buy food at the Students’ Village along
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has debunked reports circulating on social media that a “big snake” was killed in one of its classrooms and worshipped as a deity. The university, in a statement issued by its Head of Information, Publications and Public Relations, Dr Sammy Kpenu, dismissed the claims as “completely false, unfounded and
The management of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, has limited movement and religious activities for its students and Polytechnic community, especially at the back gate area of the campus, for security reasons. This was contained in a memo signed by the Deputy Registrar, Mrs. Mary N. Unegbu, on behalf of the Registrar. She said that the
