Senate advocates adequate funding of universities

Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Education has called for adequate collaboration between government and private organizations to enhance speedy development of essential infrastructure in Nigerian universities.
The committee, which gave the charge at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN while inspecting projects as part of its oversight functions, also commended the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Bartho Okolo over the massive infrastructural projects going on in the institution.

Pornography case: Covenant University was right to expel student – Court

The law suit filed by 20-year-old Longji Felix Vwamhi, a 400 level student of Information and Communication Technology Department of Covenant University against the institution, has been struck out by Justice Mobolaji Ojo of an Ogun High Court sitting in Ota, Ogun state on Wednesday.
Vwamhi had challenged the institution over his expulsion for being in possession of pornographic materials in his laptop.
The case was dismissed for lack of merit.

Alleged Rape - Varsity Rusticates Five Students

No fewer than five students of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, have been rusticated for allegedly raping a female student. The students whose cases were already in the law court were apprehended on Thursday , March 7,2013 through the joint efforts of the institution's security men, the Nigerian police, and youths from Iworoko Ekiti, a neighbouring town. Their rustication was as recommended by the report of the university disciplinary committee headed by Professor W. O. Adebayo that tried them. According to a statement by the deputy registrar, information and public relations of the university, Ajibade Olubunmi and made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the rusticated students included Babalola Adedotun Kolawole, a 300 level psychology student with matriculation number 092819,

Atiku pledges building, bus to University of Ibadan

Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pledged to build a fully furnished, two hundred-seat lecture theatre for the Department of Political Science of the University of Ibadan. This followed a request by the University made to the former Vice President.

Student Arrested For Attempting To Bomb Market In Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested an undergraduate student of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) in connection with an abandoned polythene bag containing wheat flour mixed with guinea corn with a remote controlled bomb inside. A statement signed by the force spokesman, ASP Magaji Musa Majia, said the bag was seen abandoned on January 23 at bout 220hrs at a popular GSM market junction at Farm Centre by some men riding tricycle. “A Good Samaritan alerted the police through our emergency telephone line. On receiving the information, the command’s Anti Bomb Disposal Unit was mobilized to the scene, where they confirmed the object concealed was a remote controlled bomb. The scene was safely secured and the bomb was detonated without any injury or damage,” according to the statement. The statement also said upon investigation, the police arrested Mohammed Kabir, an indigene of Auchi in Edo State who is 400 level student of Business Administration at the university as the one who dropped the bag containing the concealed bomb. “The suspect confessed to the ownership of the bag and is helping the police investigation.” Mr Majia said. Source Channelstv.com