The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Kwara Area Unit, has condemned the alleged denial of a Muslim female student entry into the Federal Staff Secondary School, Adewole, Ilorin, for wearing a hijab. In a statement signed by its Amir, Adnan Muhammad Nasir, the group described the incident as a violation of the student’s constitutional
A senior dental surgeon with the Ekiti State Hospitals’ Management Board, Dr Clement Owoeye, has appealed to Governor Biodun Oyebanji and the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Olubunmi Shittu, to intervene after his son was denied admission to study Medicine and Surgery. Speaking to journalists in Ado-Ekiti, Dr Owoeye said his
The Plateau State House of Assembly has barred schools from forcing parents to buy new textbooks each academic year and condemned elaborate graduation ceremonies in nursery and primary schools. The resolution followed a motion by Joseph Bukar, representing Shendam Constituency, and seconded by Mathew Kwarpo Sylvanus of Mangu South. Bukar told the Assembly that parents
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have condemned the institution’s governing council’s newly approved dress code, describing it as a violation of their constitutional rights. The council has signed that students with dreadlocks, crop tops, off-shoulder clothing, coloured hairstyles, and sagging trousers will be rusticated. In the statement released by the school’s student
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged the federal government to intervene in resolving a crisis affecting dental students at the University of Calabar, warning that leadership failures should not derail the futures of young Nigerians. In a social media post on Saturday, Obi responded to reports that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
Two students at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, held a peaceful protest during a lecture by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The event took place on June 5, 2025, while Wike was speaking on the topic “Nigeria of Our Dreams.” The students, Kelechi Ejike and Joshua Temitope Oladepo, held signs that said, “Compensate Victims of
