FG Overhauls Secondary School Curriculum, Adds AI, Coding, and Cybersecurity [Full List]

The Federal Government has unveiled a revised national curriculum for junior and senior secondary schools, introducing new subjects such as digital literacy, programming, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship. The updated curriculum will take effect from September 2025. According to the Ministry of Education, digital literacy and basic entrepreneurship will now be compulsory at the junior secondary … Read more

Kogi Final-Year Student Dies During 6-Month Pregnancy Abortion

A 26-year-old final-year student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has died while attempting to terminate a six-month pregnancy at a private clinic. According to Zagazola, the tragic incident occurred on August 26, 2025, at Al-Hassan Clinic and Maternity, Sarkin Noma, Lokoja. The deceased, identified as Omotosho Dorcas, was six months pregnant and reportedly went to … Read more

Lecturer Punches Female Student as Fight Erupts [Video]

Massive reactions have trailed a viral video capturing the shocking moment a fight erupted between a male lecturer and a female student. The trending clip, shared on X (formerly Twitter), shows the lecturer and the student physically engaging each other inside a crowded lecture hall. As the brawl intensified between the Niger Delta University lecturer … Read more

FG Shuts 22 Illegal Territory Institutions

The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has shut down 22 unaccredited Colleges of Education following a nationwide crackdown on illegal tertiary institutions. According to The PUNCH, the commission stated that the affected institutions failed to meet its required operational standards after the NCCE conducted a comprehensive personnel audit and financial monitoring across all … Read more

NELFUND Halts ₦20k Upkeep Loans During School Breaks

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced plans to stop the ₦20,000 upkeep loan disbursement to students during school holidays. NELFUND disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its Director of Corporate Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. The statement read, “In line with this directive, students shall only be entitled to upkeep loans for their … Read more

200-level OAU Student commits Suicide After Checking Exam Results

A 200-level medical student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ajibola Ibitayo, has died by suicide. This was disclosed by the university’s spokesman, Abiodun Olanrewaju, on Thursday. According to a spokesperson, Obitayo, with Matriculation Number DEN/2021/023, took his life. After discovering from the last semester’s examination results, released yesterday, that he would be repeating Part Two for … Read more

FG Plans Mandatory Drug Tests for Undergraduate Students, Reveals Commencement Date

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Ministry of Education have raised a technical working group for the implementation of compulsory drug tests for students of tertiary institutions in the country. A top official of the NDLEA, who spoke to Saturday PUNCH, confirmed that plans were being fine-tuned for the exercise to kick off … Read more

EFCC Arrests 25 BUK Undergraduates in Kano

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Kano. Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Oyewale said that the suspects were arrested on Monday, opposite Bayero University Kano, BUK, New Site, Kano. According to him, their arrest was … Read more

13 Students from Kwara Injured in Kebbi Road Accident

A fatal road accident along Kebbi road that claimed driver’s life had injured thirteen Students, indigenous of Kwara state.. They are identified as sudents of Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto in Sokoto state, were on Saturday involved in an auto crash during which the driver died instantly. The students sustained various degree of injuries. According … Read more

UNILORIN Student sets New World Record in ‘Mathematics Lesson Marathon’

A mathematics student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kazeem Sanusi, has set a new world book record in Longest Mathematics Lesson’. He presented a mathematics lecture for 31 hours, 42 minutes, and 54 seconds to achieve the feat. Kazeem smashed the previous record of 26 hours of non-stop lessons. The groundbreaking event by the … Read more