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In a joyful turn of events during the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 Orientation Course, NYSC Kwara State is delighted to announce the birth of a bouncing baby boy. Corps Member Ijaseun Omotosho Bukola (KW/25A/0251), deployed to Kwara State for her service year, gave birth in the early hours of …

JAMB reschedules UTME to April 24   The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to April 24. The examination was supposed to commence on April 25 in over 700 computer based test centres nationwide. Public Communication Advisor, JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin said this …

Meet Nasara James Dabo: The 13-Year-Old Nigerian Math Genius Breaking Records and Defying Expectations In a remarkable display of intellectual prowess, 13-year-old Nasara James Dabo from Nigeria has taken the world of mathematics by storm. This young math genius has achieved a string of impressive records, cementing her position as …

Nigerian Man Sets His Degree and NYSC Certificates on Fire After He was Offered N95k Salary “It took me 7 years to get these certificates. My dream is to be a musician, but for so many years I didn’t see any success, so I decided to look for a job. …

The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa has commended the Management of National Youth Service Corps for its proactive and digitalized efforts in mobilisation process, towards curbing certificate racketeering involving some foreign trained graduates within West Africa. He also hailed the Scheme for resolving the lingering issue of OND …

There was chaos at the Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, after a yet-to-be-identified female student attacked and bit a lecturer during a heated altercation. The incident, which occurred on campus, stemmed from an argument after the lecturer, identified as Dr. Chukwudi Michael, interrupted the student while she was …

The Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said corps members will start receiving monthly allowance of N77,000 in February 2025. Ahmed, who disclosed this Thursday while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream 11 corps members in Katsina, said the allowance has been captured in …

Babcock University’s Nnaji Treasure Chidiogo breaks academic records   Nnaji Treasure Chidiogo, a newly inducted medical doctor at Babcock University, has made history by breaking two academic records in the College of Health and Medical Sciences. Nnaji achieved nine distinctions and became the first medical doctor to score distinction in …

43-Year-Old Blind Man Beats Colleagues to Emerge Best Graduating Student in His University   A 43-year-old man, William Mapfumo, defied the odds to become the best graduating student in his class, surpassing 2,119 classmates at Zimbabwe Open University. Despite being visually impaired, William earned a Bachelor’s degree in English and …

“I Was Rejected by Over 10 Flight Schools.” — Nigerian World’s 1st Quadruple Amputee Pilot and Flight Instructor My name is Zachary. Iwas born in Nigeria and raised in Wisconsin, USA after being adopted by an American couple. Growing up, I was always fascinated with planes and dreamed of becoming …