Students

9 months ago892 min

Confirming the abduction, the spokesman for the Cross River State Police Command, SP Irene Ugbo, said the command along with other security agencies had launched a manhunt for criminals and ensure the rescue of the victims. Some gunmen have reportedly kidnapped three medical students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State, South-South Nigeria. Citing the police, the News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on Thursday night. The students were identified...

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Australia Tightens Visa Rules For Nigerian Students, Others As Migration Hits Record High

9 months ago1035 min

The Australian Government has started the enforcement of tougher visa rules for Nigerian students and their foreign counterparts planning to move to the country as the number of migrants hit a record high. According to Reuters, the rules which will commence officially on Saturday indicate that English language requirements for student and graduate visas will be increased, while the government will get the power to suspend education providers from recruiting international students if they...

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Students Feared Dead, Several Injured At Nasarawa University Stampede During Rice Distribution Amid Hunger, Hardship

9 months ago825 min

Some female students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, are feared dead after a stampede at the university’s convocation square on Friday, during the distribution of palliatives to the students. Several other students reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury as a result of the stampede. The National President of the Nasarawa State Students Association, Yunusa Baduku, who confirmed the incident to journalists, described it as horrible. Baduku said that all the students involved in the stampede...

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BREAKING: Terrorists Release 15 Abducted Students In Sokoto State After Payment Of Ransom

9 months ago2804 min

Terrorists, locally known as bandits, have released the abducted 15 students of the Qur’anic school in Sokoto State. A top military source around the community, Gidan Bakuso, in the Gada local government area of the state told SaharaReporters on Friday morning. “All the students have been freed and they are reunited back to their families. I can’t tell you how much was paid (as ransom) but...

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