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The Federal Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday that Nigerian senior secondary school students in the arts and humanities will no longer be required to obtain a credit in Mathematics in their Senior School Certificate Examination, conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), as a prerequisite for admission…
The institutions affected include Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), and Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU). The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced that three additional universities have joined the ongoing two-week warning strike. The institutions now participating in the strike are Tai Solarin University of Education…
Cheif Sonny Kuku, the Regent of Ijebu Ode, lauds ex-President’s initiative. Barely a year after promoting a youth centre in Abeokuta, former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has floated another youth centre in Ijebu-Ode, aimed at getting youths off the streets. Read also: Ogun State Transfers 130 Hectares to Federal Government for Ijebu-Ode Inland Dry Port…
The Federal Government’s plan to improve trade facilities and reduce congestion at seaports has moved forward as the Ogun State Government officially gave 130 hectares of land to the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy for the construction of the Ijebu-Ode Inland Dry Port. This handover is an important step in the government’s goal…
Examinations going on in many Nigerian universities were stopped on Monday after the two-week warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) began. Some of the universities affected include the Federal University Dutse in Jigawa State, the University of Jos in Plateau State, and the University of Benin in Edo State. Others, such…
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Begins Two-Week Warning Strike Over Unresolved Demands The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a two-week warning strike starting Monday, October 13, 2025, to push the Federal Government to meet its long-standing demands. ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, made this known on Sunday during a press conference…
The House of Representatives has decided to review the current policy on the minimum age for university admission. They also promised to keep supporting the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and other exam bodies so they can carry out their duti The House of Representatives has decided to review the current policy on the…
University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has been ranked Nigeria’s best university in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026. The ranking, published on THE’s website on Thursday, placed the Ibadan-based federal university between 801 and 1,000 globally and ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, a spot it last held in 2023. THE surveyed 2,191…
A gang of armed men stormed the residence of former Ijebu-Ode Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Emilola Gazal, on Thursday morning, taking away valuables, cash, and his vehicle. Gazal, publisher of The Roots Magazine, acknowledged the incident in a telephone interview with our correspondent. “The three armed men broke into my residence at Ijebu-Ode GRA at…
Justice Segun Bello has ordered all parties involved to keep things as they are with admission processes until the court hears and decides on the case. The Federal High Court in Enugu told Obafemi Awolowo University (AOU) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to stop all admissions based on their recent Post UTME exams. Justice…
