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This is to inform the general public, especially parents and prospective undergraduate students that the National Universities Commission (NUC) of Nigeria has released a list of illegal degree awarding Universities in Nigeria as follows.  LIST OF ILLEGAL DEGREE AWARDING INSTITUTIONS  (“DEGREE MILLS”) OPERATING IN NIGERIA. University of Accountancy and Management Studies, operating anywhere in Nigeria. Christians of Charity American University of Science & Technology, Nkpor, Anambra State or any of its other campuses University of Industry, Yaba, Lagos or any of its other campuses University of Applied Sciences & Management, Port Novo, Republic of Benin or any of its other cam puses in Ni geria Blacksmith University, Awkaor any of its other campuses Volta University College, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana or any of its other campuses in Nigeria Royal University Izhia, EO. Box 800, Abakaliki, Iibonyi State or any of its other campuses Atlanta University, Anyigb...

The wait is finally over as the management of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) announced the date for the commencement of 2017 batch A stream II orientation course. They made the date know few hours after they requested that PCMs ignore any news that is not from there official platforms. The made it clear that the only authentic news they should go by are those from there official website and social media platforms. The orientation course has been scheduled to hold from Wednesday 26th of July to Tuesday 15th of August 2017. Share this information with friends... 

The NYSC management has released official statement concerning the resumption date for the 2017 batch A corp members. In the statement, The NYSC Management wishes to inform Prospective Corps Members that preparation for the conduct of the 2017 Batch ‘A’ (Stream II) Orientation Course is at advanced stage. Management appreciates your sense of patriotism as demonstrated in your eagerness to join other compatriots in national service. While we enjoin you to sustain the patience shown so far, we wish to assure that the Orientation Course will commence in no distant time. This statement supersedes any other information being circulated regarding the date for the commencement of the 2017 Batch ‘A’ (Stream II) Orientation Course. Prospective Corps Members are to watch out for announcement of the commencement date through the following online communication platforms: Website: www.nysc.gov.ng Facebook page: www.facebook.com/officialnysc Twitter handle: www.twitter.com/nysc_n...

We are pleased to inform you our esteemed readers that this changed promised us by the APC government has reached the educational sector.  17 Chief Executives of Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education have been sacked by President Buhari. Consequently, he has approved the appointment of replacements just as he retained four Chief Executives. A statement by the Federal Ministry of education said the appointments are with effect from yesterday, Monday, august 01, 2016. The 17 agencies affected and the new Chief Executives are: National Universities Commission (NUC) – Prof Abubakar adamu Rasheed Nigerian Institute for education Planning and Administration – Pro, Mrs. Lilian Salami Universal Basic Education – Dr. Hameed Bobboyi National library of Nigeria – Prof Lanre Aina National Examinations Council – Prof Charles Uwakwe National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal education – Prof Abba Aladu Nomadic ...

This year's waec results, recently released some weeks ago by the West African Examination Council (WAEC), claimed the lives of two female students in Delta State. The students were said to have written the exam three consecutive times without any success. They allegedly committed suicide on the 22nd of this month, August, 2012, in Asaba the state capital. Reports said the students committed suicide after checking their result in the internet and discovered that it was unfavourable to them. The failure of English and Maths papers led them to allegedly resolve to commiting suicide. Other sources has it that the students had struggled to gain admission into the University in the last few years without success. Police sources at the “B” Division Asaba said the students were allegedly found dead in their various rooms after a search party that was conducted. Why would they do that? They value waec more than their lives? People wey no go school no dey this world again or what? Ma...

Due to the high number of candidates seeking for admission in Nigeria, many students have thought outside the box and got themselves to the next level. What do i mean by this? In Nigeria, candidates seeking for admission are so much that one will begin to think if Nigeria really have tertiary institutions at all. Permit me to use the word, mismanagement! Nigeria Funds are mismanaged in all sectors, education sector inclusive. Imagine a country that doesn't have the interest of the youth at heart, a country that can't admit student with a single exam, instead they write tons of exams just for one admission. Why is it so? The answer is simply GREED and CORRUPTION . Yes they want more money, from jamb forms, post jamb forms, pre degree forms, pre science forms, diploma forms, supplimentry forms etc, the more they want the money, the more they fail candidates, so that the candidates will come back for more. How will you explain the fact that jamb sold over 1.5 million + forms in...

Corps members posted to Yobe, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Bornu and Bauchi states have asked the National Youth Service Corps to redeploy them from these trouble states. The corps members, who expressed sadness as they received their call-up letters for the Batch B NYSC service year, said they were confused as they did not know what to do due to the spate of bombings and other forms of insecurity in these states. Some of the corps members and their families, who expressed their worries on various social network sites including Facebook and Twitter, said they were extremely sad and disappointed when they received their call-up letters, deploying them to trouble states where there is currently curfew, threats of reprisals and censeless bombings. Some of the comments on the social network sites read, “We need to arise and stop the government from sentencing us and our loved ones to death. Is our government/NYSC this heartless or simply inhumane? We seek our immediate ...

Abia state will be honouring her own, Emmanuel Ohuabunwa, who made his state Abia and the country so proud by breaking John Hopkins University's academic record some couple of days ago. Read full story here . This will

Some couple of days back, we all had the news of twenty-two year old Emmanuel Ohuabunwa who broke academic record at the John Hopkins University in the United States. Click here to read the full story . Another Nigerian student in Turkey has given the country more reasons to be proud. Tunji Anthony Olu-Taiwo from Ifako-Ijaiye Local government area of Lagos state has recently graduated from Eastern Mediterranean University in the Turkish republic of North Cyprus as the best graduating student from the Faculty of Engineering. He finished with a Grade Point Average of 4.00 out of a possible 4.00 (straight A’s). He obtained a degree in Computer Engineering. Tunji was born in Kano, Nigeria where he attended Air force Nursery and Primary school. He completed his secondary education at St. Thomas Secondary School in Kano. Shortly afterwards, another Nigerian, this time twenty-one year old Chibundu Onuzo was declared UK’s Number 1 black student as a result of her excellent acad...

A 22-year-old Nigerian, Emmanuel Ohuabunwa, has made history at John Hopkins University, United States of America. Ohuabunwa from Arochukwu, Abia State, has done the nation proud by becoming the first black man to make a Grade Point Average of 3.98 out of 4.0 to bag a degree in Neurosciences in the university. He was also adjudged as having the highest honours during the graduation that was held on May 24 this year. For his efforts, he has won a scholarship to Yale University to pursue a degree in medicine. Besides, he has been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society, a prestigious honour group that features membership of 17 US Presidents, 37 US Supreme Court Justices, and 136 Nobel Prize winners. Ohuabunwa, who was born in Okota, Lagos and attended Lilly Fields Primary School, Lagos, said he left Nigeria after his junior secondary school education at Air Force Comprehensive School, Ibadan, Oyo State. He moved to the United States at the age of 13, at t...

Kogi State (KSU) School Of Nursing will be commencing her entrance examinations on the

Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos is dead. According to reports, Professor Sofoluwe slumped during a

Attackers armed with bombs and guns opened fire at church services at a university on Sunday, killing around 20 people as worshippers tried to flee, witnesses and officials said. Explosions and gunfire rocked Bayero University in the northern city of Kano, with witnesses reporting that two church services were targeted as they were being held on campus. One of the services was being held outdoors, while the second was inside a building, but with an overflow audience outside, witnesses said. Officials were unable to confirm casualty figures, but an AFP correspondent counted six bullet-riddled bodies near one of the two sites. At least another dozen bodies could be seen on a roadside by the university, but the exact number was unclear. Musical instruments and half- eaten meals could be seen at the site of one of the services. An army spokesman confirmed the attack but could not provide a casualty toll. Lieutenant Iweha Ikedichi told AFP that it appeared the attack...

The Results for the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) entrance examination into 64th regular course held on Saturday 18, February 2012 are out. According to the official memo released, The successful candidates are

The Nigerian Navy has announced a change in the date of the entrance examination into Navy Secondary Schools from April 21 to May 19. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by