Education General

Activist Challenges Rivers Assembly to Extend Probe to Rivers State University

A Port Harcourt-based human rights activist, Charles Jaja, has challenged members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to extend their ongoing probe of PAMO University to Rivers State University (RSU). Jaja, reacting to the lawmakers’ investigation into PAMO University, called on the House to probe the alleged expenditure of N16 billion allocated to Rivers

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Rivers Assembly Probes PAMO Scholarship Funds

The Rivers State House of Assembly has commenced an investigation into the disbursement and utilisation of scholarship funds allocated to PAMO University of Medical Sciences. The Adhoc Committee investigating the funds presented its preliminary report during the House’s 44th Legislative Sitting on Monday. Committee Chairman, Dumle Maol, said invitation letters had been sent to the

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Rivers UBEB Condemns Child Hawking During School Hours

The Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board, UBEB, has criticised parents and guardians who send their children to hawk during school hours, stressing that every child should be in the classroom. The Chairman of the Board, Sam Ogeh, stated this during the commissioning of the reconstructed and fully furnished Township School Two on Moscow Road

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ASUU Sule Lamido University Announces Two-Week Warning Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, SLUK branch, has announced a two-week warning strike over unresolved issues with the Jigawa State Government. The strike is scheduled to commence at midnight on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. The decision was contained in a resolution issued after the union’s 54th Regular Congress

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NELFUND: DEMAND FOR STUDENT LOANS ‘OVERWHELMING’

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, says demand for student loans under the scheme has been overwhelming. Sawyerr stated this during an interview, noting that the student loan scheme has provided a lifeline for students who would otherwise struggle to finance their education. He said

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NOUN BURSAR, NASIRU MARAFA, SHOT DEAD IN ZAMFARA

The Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, Nasiru Marafa, has been shot dead while returning from Gusau, Zamfara State. The university confirmed his death in a statement signed by its Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladipo Ajayi. According to the statement, Marafa was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau. The university, however,

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FG Warns Against Examination Malpractice

The Federal Government has warned parents, teachers, school proprietors, principals, invigilators and students against engaging in examination malpractice. The warning was contained in a statement by Ikharo Attah, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa. Attah said the Federal Government had introduced measures to strengthen examination integrity as part

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Pamo University Demands Retraction, Apology From Rivers Assembly Speaker

The legal representatives of Pamo University of Medical Sciences have issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, demanding the retraction of alleged defamatory statements and a public apology. In a formal letter signed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ayodeji Adedipe, counsel to the university, the institution

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JAMB, WAEC Introduce N4,000 One-Off O’Level Verification Fee

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, have introduced a unified one-off fee of N4,000 for candidates verifying O’Level results for tertiary institution admissions. The new system allows candidates to verify their results once through a dedicated JAMB platform, with the verified records made available to their chosen

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Protesters Block AGIP Junction in Port Harcourt, Demand Justice for UNIPORT Student

Motorists and commuters have been stranded along Ada George Road in Port Harcourt after protesters blocked the AGIP Junction, demanding justice over the alleged killing of a University of Port Harcourt undergraduate, Anthony Obodo. The protest follows the death of the 100-level student on Thursday, August 27, in an incident involving police officers. The protesters

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