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Akwa Ibom School Seeks Corporate Support For Future Olympians As MTN Donates Sports Equipment

adminOctober 16, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo Eagle International High School, Akwa Ibom State, has called on banks and other corporate organisations to invest in school sports as MTN Nigeria provided equipment worth ₦500,000 to support the development of young athletes. The school’s Vice Principal Academics, Ahenda Terhemen, made the appeal during the handover of sporting materials to the...

Senate Passes FUTIA Establishment Bill, Awaits Tinubu’s Assent

adminOctober 16, 2026

The Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi (FUTIA), Akwa Ibom State, has moved closer to securing full statutory recognition following the passage of its establishment bill by the Nigerian Senate. The Senate passed the FUTIA Establishment Bill 2024 on Thursday, October 15, 2026, completing the National Assembly’s legislative process and paving the way for the...

FUTIA Expands Academic Offerings With 12 Newly Approved Degrees

adminOctober 15, 2026

The Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi (FUTIA), Akwa Ibom State, has secured approval to introduce 12 additional degree programmes for the 2026/2027 academic session, expanding its range of courses available to prospective students. Channels Television reported that the National Universities Commission (NUC) conveyed the approval in a letter dated September 11, 2026, after a...

FG Eyes September Admissions With Proposed 2027 Examination Timetable

adminOctober 15, 2026

Prospective university and other tertiary institution applicants may begin their admission processes in September 2027 if the Federal Government’s proposed schedule for major national examinations is implemented. The plan places the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), administered by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), between March 15 and 25, with results expected before the...

OAU Wins 122 Medals To Emerge West African University Games Champion

adminOctober 15, 2026

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has emerged overall champion of the 15th West African University Games after winning 122 medals to finish ahead of 22 other universities. The institution secured 33 gold, 50 silver and 39 bronze medals to claim the top position at the competition. Director-General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade...

Former AKSU SUG President Dies At NYSC Camp Amid Questions Over Medical Care

adminOctober 12, 2026

The death of former Students’ Union Government (SUG) President of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), Comrade Etimbuk Daniel, at a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Enugu State has raised questions about access to prompt medical attention at orientation camps, following allegations that the medication administered to him may have been fake. Daniel...

Benue Seals Two Schools Over Textbook Policy Breach Allegations

adminOctober 9, 2026

The Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board (BEQAEB) has sealed two private schools in Makurdi over allegations that pupils faced punitive treatment for failing to buy exercise and test books directly from the institutions. The affected schools, Orenda and Opal, were shut following a court order after complaints from parents reportedly persisted despite...

₦15 BILLION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS: HOW GOVERNOR UMO ENO’S SUBEB FUNDING IS CHANGING THE FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION

adminOctober 9, 2026

(Series 213 — Phase 3) By Emmanuel Ndon For a child entering a primary school each morning, the condition of the classroom is not an abstract infrastructure question. It determines where the child sits, whether the roof protects against rain, whether there is adequate space to learn, whether there are functioning toilets and whether the...

SSANU Strike Threat Eases as FG Pays Outstanding Tertiary Allowance

adminOctober 8, 2026

The Federal Government has paid eight months of outstanding allowance owed to non-academic employees of federal tertiary institutions, averting a fresh industrial crisis in the university system. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), which had threatened to shut down operations over the unpaid entitlement, confirmed the payment covering January to August 2026. The...

Ibru University Suspends Pro-Chancellor, Opens Probe Into Professorial Credentials

adminOctober 7, 2026

The Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Agbarha-Otor, Delta State, has moved to contain a growing controversy over the academic credentials of its Pro-Chancellor, Anthony Kila, suspending him from office pending an investigation into claims surrounding his professorial title. The university’s action followed a report by PREMIUM TIMES which questioned the basis of Kila’s use of...

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Akwa Ibom School Seeks Corporate Support For Future Olympians As MTN Donates Sports Equipment

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FUTIA Expands Academic Offerings With 12 Newly Approved Degrees

FG Eyes September Admissions With Proposed 2027 Examination Timetable

OAU Wins 122 Medals To Emerge West African University Games Champion

Former AKSU SUG President Dies At NYSC Camp Amid Questions Over Medical Care

Benue Seals Two Schools Over Textbook Policy Breach Allegations

₦15 BILLION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS: HOW GOVERNOR UMO ENO’S SUBEB FUNDING IS CHANGING THE FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION

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