There are indications that the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has already initiated investigation into the alleged data breach at the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB). Sources familiar with the case disclosed that NDPC opened investigation into the allegations based on the concerns...
Students involved in examination malpractice during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) should be barred from sitting for any external examinations by the West African Examination Council (WAEC), National Examination Council (NECO) and the National Board for Technical Education (NABTEB...
The U.S government has suspended the scheduling of new interviews for student visa applicants worldwide as it considers strict vetting of applicants’ social media profiles. The directive was issued by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in a cable sent out to diplomats worldwide on Tuesday, accordin...
As Nigeria’s youth population grows, the minister and civil society leaders agree that bold action, not promises, is what the country’s young people need to stay, thrive, and lead. At a youth dialogue hosted in Abuja on Tuesday, May 20, Nigeria’s Minister of Youth, Ayodele Olawande, made a compelling ca...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Branch, Igbariam, Anambra State, has called for the urgent appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor for the institution. The union made the call during its congress held at the university’s auditorium on F...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has expressed concern over the low number of loan applications by students at Rivers State University. The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, raised the concern during the Strategic Engagement and Sensitisation Campaign on the operations of th...