Education

Officials of the Kano State Hisbah Board have warned students of Bayero University, Kano staying in off-campus hostels against immoral acts. The Islamic police also said any male and female students found together in a room will be fined N20,000 each, THE WHISPERER has learned. “They told us any guy and girl found together in a room will henceforth be fined N20, 000 each. Warning us to stay away from all immoral acts,” a student said. According to Sahara Reporters, operatives of the Islamic police invaded some off-campus hostels of the university, arresting students of the opposite sex found in…

After two failed attempts, Bayelsa undergraduate commits suicide after allegedly being tagged a failure by his family members A 200-level student of the department of History and Diplomacy at the Federal University Otuoke (FUO) Bayelsa State, Arikekpar Lucky, has committed suicide to reportedly escape being tagged as a failure in academics by members of his family. The 27-years-old student and one-time aspirant of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Student Representative, Central Zone, hung himself with a rope tied to a ceiling fan after locking the door and windows, behind him, on Monday morning, March 22, Nigerian Tribune reports. Sources in…

The scheduled date for the exercise is expected to end on Saturday, May 15 for all applicants. The Governing Board of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced April 8 for the 2021 UTME/DE nationwide registration exercise. The scheduled date for the exercise is expected to end on Saturday, May 15 for all applicants. This was made known in a statement issued on Wednesday by the board spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja. The board in a meeting Tuesday concluded that every applicant must present his/her National Identity Number (NIN) during the exercise. However, the statement also disclosed that…

More than 60% Cross River secondary schoolgirls are not virgins — Governor’s aide The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Education, Castro Ezama, has said more than 60% of the girl child in secondary schools in Cross River State are not virgins. Exams said this during a programme on FAD FM Radio in Calabar monitored by Daily Trust while speaking on government’s effort to improve the standard of education in the state. He said there was high level of promiscuity and permissiveness amongst students in the state. “50 or 60% of girls in our secondary schools are not virgins.…

Covenant University Lecturer Arrested Over Rape Of Teenage Student The Police have arrested a lecturer in the Department of Business management at the Covenant University Ota, Ogun State, Dr. Stephen Ukenna, for allegedly raping 17-year-old student of the institution. The 41-year-old lecturer was arrested following a complaint lodged at Ota Area command by the parents of the victim. Confusion As Oil Vandals Escape From NSCDC Custody In Kogi Index case of strange disease drank water near a cemetery – Kano Govt The parents reportedly told the police that the daughter informed them over the phone that the lecturer raped her…

BUA founder, AbdulSamad Rabiu, donates #200m to Sokoto university Nigerian Philanthropist and Industrialist, AbdulSamad Rabiu, has donated N200million to Sokoto State University towards the construction of an ICT Faculty Building for the University. This donation will support the University’s quest to become one of Nigeria’s best universities producing talent in the ICT space. According to Mr Rabiu, Sokoto State is host to 3 of BUA Cement’s factories and over the years, the state had played a huge role in the growth and success of the company, therefore it is also of critical importance that BUA supports the development of talent…

Another UNN student commits suicide after his script was torn by a lecturer Information reaching THE WHISPERER is that a 300- Level student  of the Department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria has committed suicide after his script was alleging torn by a lecturer supervising his exam. "An Invigilator tore his exam script in the last exam he wrote and told him to leave the hall. Since then, he had not been seen close to his department" a source told THE WHISPERER. "He first tried to commit suicide by drinking hypo. It didn't work out. He jumped from a two storey…

Prof. Greg Ibe Gregory University Uturu Set To Become First University In Nigeria To Launch Centre For Immigration Law Studies Arrangements have been concluded for the inauguration of the Centre of Immigration Law Studies(CILS), in Gregory University Uturu. According to a statement by Mr. Sleek Ogbonnaya Ogwo(ANIPR), Deputy Registrar, Media & Public Relations of the institution, the Center of Immigration Law Studies(CILS), is the first of its kind in Nigeria. Mr  Ogwo said the centre will provide sustainable, coordinated and continuing professional education, training and capacity building for officers of the Nigeria Immigration Services on contemporary developments in migration management. "The…

Governor Ikpeazu Gives Ossy Prestige's Family N10m for Last Son's Education Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has handed over a cheque of N10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Naira) to the family of late Hon Ossy Prestige for the education of the last son of the Honourable Member who before his demise represented Aba North/South Federal Constituency at the National Assembly. Making the presentation today during the second edition of the Town Hall Meeting between him and the Abiriba community in Aba held at the Abiriba Communal Improvement Union (ACIU) Hall, Governor Ikpeazu who expressed deep sense of personal loss following the…

There is tension in Imo state as Governor Hope Uzodinma is set to demolish former Governor Rochas Okorocha's School. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has marked East High Academy for demolition. East High Academy  is owned by former Governor of the State and Senator Representing Imo West Senatorial District, Senator Rochas Okorocha. Speaking to journalists, Imo State Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba said apart from the school, more property belonging to Senator Rochas Okorocha which were illegally acquired have been recovered. Recall that the police had arrested Sen. Okorocha during a fracas over the government sealing of a hotel,…