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Bowen University Shutdown Over Students’ Riot

Authorities of the Bowen University, Iwo, yesterday shut down the institution and ordered the students to vacate the campus immediately following a student disturbance on Wednesday over alleged incessant power outage and epileptic water supply. The students had gone on rampage at about 8.30pm on Wednesday to protest poor power and water supply, which, they complained had resulted in personal hardship in the past few weeks. The protest, however, turned violent with reports of damage to school property and looting of some traders’ shops and facilities, forcing the authorities to invite the police that eventually quelled the riot. Ten of the rioters were arrested by the police for alleged looting. But, the

Poly Students: We’re Tired Of Staying At Home

Concerned students of polytechnics took to the streets of Lagos yesterday to protest the eight months old polytechnic teachers strike. Many of the students carried placard with various inscriptions such as “We are tied of sleeping”, and “We can’t even remember our matric numbers” among others. The peaceful protest which was coordinated by the students union representatives of Yaba College of Technology had been put together to join the struggle of the striking lecturers. The president of the students union, Comrade Ganiyu Salvador said that the

2013/2014 OOU Diploma Admissions Form Is Out: How to apply

Applications are invited from suitably qualified matured candidates for admission into the following programmes: 1. INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 2-YEAR PROGRAMMES - Diploma in Industrial and Labour Relations (DILR) - Diploma in Library and Information Science (DLIS) - Diploma in Nursery and Primary Education (DNPE) - Diploma in

Boko Haram: Kwara State Government evacuates students from the University of Maiduguri

Due to the incessant attacks at the University of Maiduguri by Boko Haram insurgent, the Kwara State Commissioner for Information Tunji Moronfoye said yesterday the government would evacuate its indigenes from the University of Maiduguri, Borno State. He disclosed that delegation

2014 June/July NECO Timetable

Below is the Neco Time Table for 2014; NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (NECO) KM 8 BIDA ROAD PMB 159, MINNA, NIGER STATE SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION: JUNE/JULY 2014 EXAMINATION TIME-TABLE 22ND MAY TO 10TH JULY, 2014 Thursday 22nd May To Wednesday 28th June (Actual date and time will be fixed by the Council) 4114 Paper IV: Oral Arabic 1hr 20mins 4104 Paper IV: Oral French 1hr 30mins 6181 Paper I: Practical – Clothing and Textiles 3hrs 3091 Paper I: Practical – Foods and Nutrition 3hrs 3081 Paper I: Practical – Home Management 3hrs 4044 Paper IV: Aural: Music 40 mins 4041 Paper I: Performance Test,