Education

  In a move that can only be described as shocking and deeply insensitive to the plight of the average Nigerian, the Federal Ministry of Education has issued a directive to increase the registration fee for the National Examinations Council (NECO) to a staggering Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000.00) per candidate. According to a circular dated…

  The Senate of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has given a standing ovation to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman, for his outstanding work ethics and commitment which have restored peace and serenity on campus. The commendation came at the Senate emergency meeting held on Tuesday, 7 July 2026, at the University Auditorium,…

NTA/ODODO VANGUARD QUIZ COMPETITION ENDS IN GRAND STYLE AS UBE/JSS RCM COMPOUND , MAGONGO CLINCHES TOP PRIZE. Saturday, 4 July, 2026 News Credit: Moses ADEDEJI Editor -In-Chief/ Managing Director, Ogori Magongo TRUMPET The grand finale of the NTA/Ododo Vanguard Inter-Secondary Schools Quiz Competition for secondary schools within the Okene/Ogori-Magongo Federal Constituency was successfully held on…

UNILORIN will admit MBBS students for 2026/2027 session: Mgt Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has dismissed reports circulating on social media that it will not admit candidates into its Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme for the 2026/2027 academic session, describing the claims as false and misleading. The institution,…

UNILORIN VC Hails Ogunade on re-election as Kwara NIPR Chairman Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole (SAN), has congratulated Mr Gabriel Ogunade on his re-election as the Chairman of the Kwara State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). Prof. Egbewole, in a…

  Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has recorded another remarkable academic milestone as one of its Law graduates, Miss John Progress Chubiyojo, earned a First Class in the recently concluded Bar Final Examinations of the Nigerian Law School. Miss Chubiyojo, graduated as the 3rd Best Graduating Student of the Faculty of Law in the…

  Following the adoption of the Report of the Committee on the June 11, 2026 Security Breach on Campus by the Management at its 403rd Regular Meeting held on Monday, 29 June 2026, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman, has approved the appointment of retired Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Israel Sanni Ayegba as the…

  Bishop Delisle College, Lokoja, has emerged winner of the Kogi State Chapter of the 2026 Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria, APWEN, Inter-School Science Quiz Competition for Girls, after polling 14 points in the grand finale held at the GYB Model Science Secondary School, Adankolo, Lokoja. The Final Scores at the quiz Competition…

The President of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) Dr Terfa Kene, has warned that emerging health challenges including climate change, burnout from long working hours, and lifestyle-related illnesses now pose serious threats to healthcare delivery in Nigeria. Dr Kene gave the warning on Tuesday in Makurdi as guest speaker at the…

    The Vice-Chancellor of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Professor Salisu Ogbo, has unveiled fresh measures to combat cultism and other criminal activities on campus with the donation of two operational vehicles to security agencies. The initiative follows the recent killing of Mr. David Ocholi Solomon, a 300-level Biochemistry student of the institution,…