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FUTA students protest incessant robbery attacks

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Students of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, on Friday, protested what they described as incessant robbery attacks against them off the campus of the institution. The protesters, who were singing various solidarity songs, barricaded the busy Akure -Ilesa Road, causing gridlock on the expressway. The students said they staged a protest to […]

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13 Zamfara undergraduates, corpers spend Christmas in bandits’ den

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As the world celebrates Christmas Day today, 11 out of the 24 students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, who were kidnapped by bandits on September 20, remain in captivity. Also, two corps members who were kidnapped on August 29, 2023, on their way to the National Youth Service Corps Permanent Orientation Camp […]

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Allow students pay per semester, Reps urge tertiary institutions

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The House of Representatives, on Thursday, called on the management of the nation’s universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions to adopt a semester-based school fee payment model. This, the Reps noted, will ease the difficulties associated with the current session-based system. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion moved by Taura […]

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SAD: 12-year-old student beaten to death for refusing to join a cult in School

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The family of a 12-year-old secondary school student is seeking justice after the minor was allegedly beaten to the point of death by his fellow students who wanted to initiate him into a cult. According to one Perrison Oronomi who shared the story, the school authorities had informed the parents of the student that he […]

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JUST IN: Students Shot Dead At Rivers State University (UST)

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A student has been shot dead at the Rivers State University of Science And Technology (UST). Reports say the student was eating at the Faculty of Management Sciences when he was shot in the head. The police arrested the shooter as he attempted to escape. An ambulance has arrived at the scene to evacuate the […]

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