Tag: Students
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MAPOLY students lock down school over delay in release of results
Students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, stormed the institution Monday morning and shut the main gate leading to the school, denying academic and non-academic staff access into the compound. It was gathered that the final year students at the Higher National Diploma level formed the bulk of those responsible for the locking of…
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Bayelsa suspends seven secondary school students for practicing cultism
The Bayelsa Government has announced the indefinite suspension of seven senior secondary school students for engaging in cult related activities. The Bayelsa Commissioner for Education, Jonathan Obuebite made the disclosure in a statement issued in Yenogoa on Saturday. According to Obuebite, the students were reported to have attacked and injured a fellow student at the…
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MCA launches innovative e-learning platform for secondary school students
Mobile Class Academy (MCA), Nigeria’s leading Video e-Learning platform for students in Senior Secondary School (Sciences, Commercial and Art classes) is thrilled to announce a revolutionary service to Senior Secondary School Students in Nigeria. The service is aimed at bringing qualitative education to the door step of every Secondary School Student in Nigeria. From today,…
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US school shooting: How 19-yr-old killed 17 students in Florida
No fewer than 17 persons were killed at a Florida high school in the United States of America on Wednesday, after a gunman opened fire, leaving terrified students huddled in their classrooms, texting friends and family for help. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in…
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University of Benin recalls 5 rusticated students
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) says it has recalled five students recently rusticated for their roles in the Nov. 23, 2017 students’ protest. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Faraday Orumwunse, made this known on Tuesday in Benin at a news briefing. Orumwunse said the recall of the students followed the appeal in writing…
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80 students escape death in Sokoto
Eighty students of Government Girls Secondary School, Mabera, in Sokoto metropolis escaped death on Sunday night when fire completely razed down their hostel. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the inferno destroyed the four-room A’isha hostel and valuables but no student was hurt. It took the combined efforts of officials of State Fire Service…
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Kidnappers release 1 of 6 varsity students abducted in Kwara
A gang of kidnappers struck at Kwara State University Malete in Moro Local Government Area of the state Thursday afternoon and kidnapped six students. Kidnap-syndicate One of the victims, a 200 Level student of the department of Mass Communication at the Kwara State University, (KWASU) Malete, Dorcas Oluwatimilehin Olanrewaju was however lucky as she was…
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Shun cultism, kidnapping, other negative vices, Jonathan advises students
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has counseled Nigerian students to shun kidnapping, robbery and other social vices that portray the academic community and the country at large in bad light. The former president gave the advice while presenting his remarks as the Special Guest of Honour at the 4th convocation of Baze University in Abuja. He…
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Nigerian students on scholarship abroad living in ‘pitiable’ condition – Senate
The Senate has described as ‘pitiable’ the condition of several Nigerian students on scholarship programme abroad. The Senate, therefore, vowed to unravel the cause of such degrading condition that the students are currently enmeshed in. Moving the motion under order 42 and 52, Senate Chief Whip, Olusola Adeyeye, Osun-APC, bemoaned the ‘pitiable’ condition of Nigerian…
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1,272 students fail final exam in Nigerian Law School
The Nigerian Law School on Saturday released summary of the final examination results conducted in August. This was revealed in a statement by the Head of Information and Protocol of the Nigerian Law School, Mr. Chinedu Ukekwe on Saturday He said that a total of 5, 891 students participated in the examinations, while 4, 285…