“They must be students that we politicians pushed in and I told the Minister that they must set up a committee to send the political students back to us. We cannot allow the Universities to be taken over by political students…”, that was the order of President Goodluck Jonathan to the Education minister, Professor Ruqqayatu  [...]

The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has announced its 2012/2013 Post UTME exam details. Students that applied for admission into FUTA should begin preparations for the FUTA Post UTME screening for UTME and Direct Entry candidates which is set to hold between 6th June to 9th June, 2012. This is to inform candidates who [...]

Glo Mobile Nigeria, a leading name in Telecommunication Services provider in Nigeria is running a youth promotion with $5 million USD in scholarships to be won. The promotion, as a part of the G-BAM youth-focused product suite, encourages young subscribers to become a G-BAM scholar and stand an opportunity of changing into one amongst one [...]

Addax Petroleum Development (Nig) Limited invites qualified candidates for its 2012/2013 National Merit Tertiary Institution Scholarship Awards Scheme A) GENERAL ELIGIBILITY i. Must be Nigerian ii. Must be a registered, full till 100 level undergraduate in any Nigerian Tertiary Institution III) Must have 5 ‘O’ level credit passes in one sitting including Language and Mathematics. [...]

College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine B. Agric. with options in: Agricultural Economics Agricultural Extension Animal Production Agronomy Soil Sciences Horticulture Crop Production B. Agric.- Fisheries and Aquaculture B. Agric. – Forest Resource Management Admission Requirements Five O’ level credits in English language, Mathematics, chemistry, Agricultural Science/ Biology and any one of Geography, Economics, Food [...]

The Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai, while speaking at a meeting in Abuja warned the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) not to admit candidates without the required qualification and certificates. She gave this warning on Monday at the 2012 Combined Policy Meeting on Admission to Degree-Awarding institutions, National Diploma (ND), Nigeria Certificate [...]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has today declared cutoff marks for universities, polytechnics, and colleges of educations across the Nation. They are as follows: Universities: 180 Polytechnics: 160 Colleges of Education: 160 More than 1.5 million candidates registered for the 2012 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). 27,266 candidates had their results withheld for various reasons. more [...]

As part of an Indian initiative titled ‘INDIAFRICA: A Shared Future initiative’, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) will host the hugely popular Indian rock band Parikrama on the 24th of May, 2012. Parikrama, officially formed in 1991, is a Rock and Roll band from Delhi, India. They have several live performances to their name. Other activities that will [...]

WAS the late Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Adetokunbo Sofoluwe poisoned or did he die of cardiac arrest? This question was the bone of contention at the meeting of the deceased’s family held on Monday in Lagos. As a result, the burial of the late vice chancellor may be delayed for a [...]

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Saturday killed a 400-level student of Federal University of Technology, Minna, for daring to intervene while they attempted to rob a female student of the tertiary institution. Investigations by Leadership News revealed that the female student, while returning from the school, was trailed to her apartment by the [...]