Category: Education

‘One Graduate, 18 Awards,’ Story of Olawale Ifonlaja, Law School’s Overall Best Student

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Mayflower, Turkish International College, Nile University,’ Seven things you don’t know about the legal prodigy, first Nigerian law student to simultaneously hold the record for best graduating student at both university and law school levels within a two-year period   Oluwabusayo Olawale Ifonlaja has emerged as the overall best graduating student of the Nigerian Law School for the 2024/2025 academic year. Platforms Africa reports that the accomplished young professional hails from Odogbolu and has an impressive educational journey, having attended Mayflower School, Ikenne; Turkish International College; and Nile University. This…

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Meet Dr. Noeem Thanny, Scholar LASU Just Appointed HoD, PR And Advert Dept

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Ford Foundation 2017 Grantee, Others,’ Seven Quick Facts About The Communication Scholar, PRAD Frontliner   Lagos State University (LASU) has appointed Dr. Noeem Taiwo Thanny as the Acting Head of the Department of Public Relations and Advertising, of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies. The appointment, effective from July 5, 2025, to July 4, 2027, was announced in a letter signed by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello. According to the letter, Dr. Thanny’s responsibilities will include day-to-day administration, curriculum development, staff supervision, and advising on faculty matters.…

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‘Inside RCCG Camp,’ Another Babcock Varsity Student Commits Suicide

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Olaoluwa’s unfortunate incident came just few weeks after a final year student of the same institution forcefully took his own life”   A 200-level student of Babcock University, identified as Olaoluwa Subomi Lawson, has reportedly taken his own life at his father’s residence in Redemption Camp City, Ogun State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident was formally reported on Tuesday by a relative, who reside in Festac Town, Lagos. The sources disclosed that the family received distressing information from the deceased’s mother, Olufunke Lawson, who resides in the…

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‘2025/2026 Admission,’ JAMB Sets 150 As Cut-Off Mark For Universities, 100 For Polytechnics

Ganiyu Amodu

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday announced 150 as the cut-off mark for admission into universities in Nigeria. JAMB made the decision on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. According to the board, the cut-off mark for colleges for nursing stands at 140, colleges of agriculture 100, while colleges of education remain 100. ‘Below 16? No Admission,’ Nigeria Embargoes Varsity, Poly Admission For Underage Dr. Adeola Yusuf Headlines Asharami Square 2.0 As Sahara Group…

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‘Below 16? No Admission,’ Nigeria Embargoes Varsity, Poly Admission For Underage

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘It’s official, it’s non-negotiable. Offenders facing prosecution.’ The riot act Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, reads for facilitators of admissions conducted outside the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS)   The Nigeria Government has officially set the minimum entry age for admission into the country’s tertiary institutions at 16 years. Speaking at the opening of the ongoing Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja on Tuesday, Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, emphasized that the age requirement is non-negotiable. He also warned that any admissions…

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‘After Claim Of Illegality,’ JAMB Restores FUTA Graduate’s Admission Status

Ganiyu Amodu

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rectified the admission status of Jamiu Basola, a 2024 Civil Engineering graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), following weeks of controversy over an alleged fake admission. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), in a statement issued on Monday by its National Public Relations Officer, Adeyemi Ajasa, confirmed that JAMB had reactivated Basola’s portal and listed his name on the official matriculation list— a requirement for mobilisation into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). “This positive development is a…

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‘Fraud, Sexual Harassment,’ LASU Dismisses Prof. O.T.F Abanikanda, Dr. Kareem-Ibraheem

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Keeping 400 level students on the farm from 6:30am to 10pm without break, food, and water even during torrential rainfall that lasted between 4:45 p.m. to after 6pm; over ₦10.6 million fraud,” Registrar and Secretary to Council, Emmanuel Fanu, gives details     The Lagos State University (LASU) has announced the dismissal of two senior lecturers for gross misconduct, involving sexual harassment and fraud. The dismissal was approved at the LASU Governing Council’s 143rd Statutory Meeting held on Thursday, July 3, 2025. According to a statement signed by the Registrar…

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US-Based Emmanuel University Promotes Nigeria’s Stella Ahunanya Professor

Ganiyu Amodu

“Teacher of teachers,’ what to know about the Professor of educational management and teaching + what Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, Ph.D., and others, said about her   The United States-based Emmanuel University has promoted Nigeria’s top researcher and renowned facilitator of soft-skill education, Stella Ahunanya, Ph.D., to the rank of Professor. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Monday Akpan, who declared Ahunanya a Professor of educational management and teaching at the professorial tenure ceremony of the university, reiterated that the new Professor has been duly certified…

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JAMB Vs FUTA’s Jamiu Basola, Here’s What Happened – Varsity Speaks

Abibat Babalola

The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has clarified issues on the admission status of Jamiu Basola Owodunni, a Civil Engineering graduate of the institution whose admission was recently flagged as fake by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). According to a statement by FUTA’s Director of Corporate Communication, Mr Adegbenro Adebanjo, titled ‘Re: The Status of Jamiu Basola in FUTA’, Basola “was admitted into the Department of Civil Engineering of the university in the 2017/2018 academic session after passing the 2017 UTME.” He successfully completed the five-year course,…

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Alima Atta’s Seminality Live in LASU, By Ganiu Okunnu, Ph.D

ADEOLA YUSUF

    Permit me to state that the then LASUAASOC which has now transformed to Lagos State University Faculty of Communication and Media Studies pioneered the teaching of specialised areas of Mass Communication in 2001   To live is more than just to exist but to live a life of impact. While some individuals live a purposeful life, the entire lifespan of others are characterized by minutes, hours and days they roamed on earth. For those that live a life of purpose, they achieve immortality even existing after their death.…

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