Drugs Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 84-year-old and 75-year-old grandfathers for allegedly selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia. This is contained in a statement by Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. BabafemiContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar Secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory have called for greater accountability and intentional leadership in Nigeria through poetry and spoken word performances. The students made the call at the Leadership Poetry Slam held in Abuja on Tuesday. The event brought together students from different secondaryContinue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom The students of King’s College Lagos have called for decent Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and a nation devoid of insecurity, as the institution commemorated the 2026 Day of the African Child (DAC). The event, which took place on Tuesday at the King’s College Pavilion in LagosContinue Reading
An open lesson for foreigners studying the Russian language was held at the BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Centre in Moscow. The event brought together students from BRICS countries and members of the Inostranka Russian Club. Its a project of the M. I. Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign LiteratureContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has urged Nigerian students to adopt healthy lifestyles, proper hygiene, good nutrition and immunisation to protect their future and develop responsible leadership qualities. Alausa made the call on Wednesday in Abuja during the maiden edition of the Kid’s Dialogue Series,Continue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University), has awarded automatic employment to its overall best graduating students to further their academic career in the university. The Vice-Chancellor, UniAbuja, Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi, made this known during the combined 29th and 30th convocation ceremony of the university onContinue Reading
Students By Polycarp Auta The Vice Chancellor, University of Jos, Prof. Tanko Shaya, says the university lost two of its students to the recent unrest that engulfed parts of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau. The Vice Chancellor disclosed this during a news conference on Thursday in Jos. TheContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan In December 2025, the reported death of Nigerian Law School student Ayomiposi Ojajuni reignited concerns about the fragile state of students’ mental health in Nigeria. He was allegedly barred from writing the Bar Final examinations at the Yola campus in Adamawa. The incident, though still under investigation,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says the approved monthly upkeep allowance for beneficiary students under its scheme remains N20,000. The Fund made the clarification in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by its Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. Oluwatuyi said the clarification becameContinue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye Dr John Suberu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has awarded scholarships to 40 students and distributed food items to about 1,500 people in Adavi/Okehi Federal Constituency of Kogi. Suberu made the distribution during his official declaration to contest for the House of Representatives seatContinue Reading
