After spending 68 days away from the classroom, students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo, on Thursday took to the streets to protest the continued closure of the institution. The protesting students blocked all the major roads around the university town, demanding an immediate end to the prolo…
New York bans AI use for children until high school New York will ban students' use of artificial intelligence in public schools through eight grade, typically age 13 or 14, the city's mayor announced in a move designed to protect children's education and mental health. The prohibition, announced on Wednesday, Septembe…
…costs, which have placed increasing financial pressure on low-income earners, workers, students and young families. The bill seeks to establish a fair framework for residential rent regulation while protecting the legitimate interests and rights of both landlords and tenants. The legislation is currently before the rel…
…addressing the controversy, the campaign organization explained that a delegation of students from the institution's Department of Banking and Finance had visited Alli at his Mokola campaign office in Ibadan to interview him and extend an invitation to an upcoming departmental programme. According to the campaign team,…
…a notorious kidnapper who fled into a student area. During the operation, four female students had their phones damaged. When I was briefed, I directed that their phones be replaced immediately. The students insisted they only wanted the repair of the damaged devices, which spoke to their integrity. I also approved sch…
Teacher, students sue OpenAI over deadly Canadian school shooting, claim ChatGPT encouraged teen shooter A teacher and students who survived the deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that the company failed to act on warning signs from the teenage shooter's conver…
…after it emerged that the young man is a representative of the Banking and Finance Students' Association, from the Ibadan Polytechnic, viewers became outraged as they called the act an abuse of power. The video was recorded when students met with the Oyo APC gubernatorial candidate, Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli to seek sup…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Zone C has condemned the withholding of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) refunds by some tertiary institutions in the North-Central region, warning that affected students should not be made to suffer after their fees have already been settled through the studen…
…was further demonstrated through the presentation of equipment to the best graduating students from each of the Skills Acquisition Centres. The equipment is expected to enable the outstanding beneficiaries to put their skills into practice and take steps towards establishing or expanding their businesses. In her vote o…
…now whose son threw himself in front of a semi-truck today after being teased by fellow students at Wright State about his ankle monitor," Ruby wrote on Facebook."I wish President Trump could hear the mom's wails. The family wants people to know that this was a suicide, and they want people to know that President Trump…
New York City will ban the use of artificial intelligence for students in public schools through eighth grade, a source close to the matter told AFP on Wednesday, confirming US media reports. Teachers and parents have warned against the use of AI in schools over concerns about harming children’s mental health and cogni…
A coalition of Ogun State students has called on the next administration to sustain and expand investment in education, bursaries and infrastructure, warning that progress made under Governor Dapo Abiodun must not be discarded due to political transition. They insisted that education remains “one of the most powerful i…
…various schools. In fact, private companies and government agencies start monitoring students early enough with the aim to quickly recruit them at graduation. "In Nigeria, our best brains drive okada and run PoS businesses or loiter the streets while the dumbest of us with connections litter the service. A shame indeed…
The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged Nigerians, particularly youths, not to support calls by some politicians to return to the fuel subsidy regime. The students’ body said the focus should be on ensuring accountability in the use of savings from fuel subsidy removal rather than advocating a return to…
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has given the management of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) a seven-day ultimatum to review the expulsion of 18 300-level Theatre Arts students over an alleged examination question leakage. NANS threatened to commence peaceful and lawful mass action if…
…Republic in Nigeria has debunked information circulating online claiming that Nigerian students are eligible for the Czech Government Scholarship programme for the 2027/2028 academic year. The embassy, in a statement on Monday, said Nigeria was not among the countries eligible for the scholarship programme for the 2027…
…into the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. He said 1,909 students matriculated into the institution in December 2025. “Anti-corruption enforcement can restore fiscal space, strengthen federal and sub-national revenue, return working capital to institutions, companies and citizens, support fi…
…deplorable condition of the road had become a source of hardship and security threats to students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri and Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri. He noted that although the Ihiagwa-FUTO road is a state road connecting the Naze-Nekede-Ihiagwa-Obinze corridor in Owerri West, it rem…
…the current minimum wage and lead to the cancellation of education grants for Nigerian students, among other negative consequences for the masses. On May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu, during his inauguration, declared that fuel subsidy was gone, in line with his campaign promise. Although the removal triggered an in…
…campaign covered all parts of Osun State, engaging civil servants, retirees, artisans, students, youths, entrepreneurs, women, professionals, sporting groups, persons living with disabilities and religious organisations.” Oyebamiji, however, expressed concern over the violence before, during and particularly after the…
…Supreme Court. Earlier this year, a 6-3 majority upheld state bans on transgender students playing on girls' sports teams. Last year, in another 6-3 ruling, the court let stand a Tennessee law that banned puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors seeking to transition to match their gender identity. Trump campaig…
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested some female students over a viral video showing them allegedly attacking another female student in Pankshin Local Government Area of the state. The command spokesman, SP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos. Alabo said the Commissioner of Police, Ayo…
…in 2026 to cover NECO, BECE and NABTEB examination registration for public-school students. The minister also highlighted the approximately 268 million dollars financing agreements signed between Taraba State and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development for an integrated industrial park, 10,000 hectares of irriga…
…Conference Centre in Akure.The gesture was part of a wider event recognising outstanding students, teachers, and national award recipients across Ondo State.
…programme organised by the IPCR for members of the National Youth Service Corps, Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme participants, interns and volunteers under the Renewed Hope Agenda for Young Peacebuilders. He said the programme was designed to equip more than 80 young Nigerians with conflict management, leade…