BREAKING: UNICAL Students Stage Protest, Restrict Movement On School

 

UNICAL news on our news desk has it that the students of the University of Calabar are currently protesting.

It was gathered that the students have blocked all entrances and restricted movements in and out of the institution.

According to information, they are protesting the nonchalant attitude of the

Reminder: UNIOSUN School Fees Payment Deadline For Freshers

This is to remind newly admitted students of Osun State University All Fresh Students are expected to make full payment by Sunday, December 14, 2014;  Any fresh student who failed to register on or before December 14, 2014 would forfeit the provisional admission offer.  Note: The payment of school fees henceforth is by Interswitch WebPAY Platform through the use of Interswitch enabled Debit/ATM cards.

WAEC laments Dearth Of Teaching Staff In Schools

The Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has lamented the dearth of teaching staff in schools, just as it also called on state governments and proprietors of private schools to procure detectors to prevent candidates from smuggling in mobile handsets into examination halls.

This was disclosed at the 56th meeting of Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) of WAEC held for three days at Excellence Hotel and Conference Centre, Ogba, Lagos.
The Committee expressed deep concern about the dearth of teaching staff in schools all over the country and called on government to urgently institute measures, such as offering special incentives, in order to attract the youth to read education-based courses in universities, particularly Mathematics Education.

Besides, it also called for appreciable improvement in the reward system for teachers nationwide, in order to motivate them to put in their best.

In its concern to revamp standard of education in Nigeria, the

Kwara SS3 Student Hangs Self In School premises

 A 17-year-old student in Senior Secondary School 3 at Oro Grammar School,Oro, in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Anthony Oyeniyi, on Monday reportedly hanged himself within the school premises.

Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened about 2pm on Monday while the school activities was going on.

Oyeniyi, who was the headboy in the school, was said to be a native of Oke-irimi,Oro, also in Irepodun LG of the state.

The classmates of the deceased were said to have become worried when they noticed that Oyeniyi was not in class with them.

Our correspondent gathered that a search party was constituted, which later found his body dangling from a tree.

Consequently, all the school gates were locked and people, except security operatives, were denied entry into the school.

It was also gathered that the