The Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has launched a manhunt for attackers who invaded a rented male hostel belonging to students of Bilyaminu Usman Polytechnic (BUPoly) in Hadejia, located along the Hadejia-Malam-Madori road. Recall that on Thursday, a rented off-campus male hostel, isolated not far from BUPoly, housing students
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has dismissed claims by the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) about the creation of an “NBTE–NAPS Accreditation and Verification Taskforce Committee.” In a statement, NBTE clarified that it has never approved or authorised such a committee, stressing that accreditation and verification remain its sole statutory responsibility. The
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has met with the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) to address pressing issues affecting polytechnic education. At the Abuja meeting, NAPS, led by its President, Comrade Eshiofune Paul Oghayan, presented a 10-point demand to the federal government. Key among them are full inclusion of polytechnic students in
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has requested that President Bola Tinubu introduce an insurance scheme to protect students in polytechnics. In a statement by its President, Eshiofune Oghayan, the group also called for better mental health awareness and stronger security in schools. NAPS wants polytechnics to be allowed to give Bachelor of Technology
A total of 500 students from polytechnics across South-West Nigeria have commenced a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion training programme in Lagos. The initiative, organised by the Mojisola Olayinka Fatungase Oedema (MOFE) Foundation in collaboration with the South-West Zone of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), is themed “The Future of CNG in Nigeria:
