FG set to halts dominance of foreign publications in tertiary institutions
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government on Tuesday moved to end the dominance of foreign publications in the nation’s higher education institutions as […]
Education
ASUU Strike: Students call for PPP to fund universities, recount losses
Some students have appealed to Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve their differences, as they suggest Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to […]
SSANU, NASU suspend strike effective Wednesday
The Joint Action Committee,(JAC), of the Non Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions, NASU, and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, said […]
Recognise more academic unions and end incessant varsity strikes – CONUA tells FG
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has called on the Federal Government to liberalise university unions by recognising and registering the congress. National Coordinator of […]
ASUU tells FG to pay salary backlog or forget unfinished academic sessions
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted on the payment of the salary backlog to lecturers, maintaining that without the move, unfinished academic […]
Strike: Drag ASUU to court for wasting your time – Minister tells Nigerian students
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has asked the Nigerian students to sue the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU) and demand for compensation for the time wasted […]
Strike: Why our meeting with FG ended in deadlock – ASUU
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has explained why its meeting with the federal government ended in deadlock on […]
YABATECH has all requirements to become university — Registrar
The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) says it has in place the required structures, human resources and equipment to become a full fledged university in […]
Ondo Assembly urges FG to end ASUU strike
Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday implored the Federal government to end the six-month old ASUU strike in the interest of the students and […]
LAUTECH debunks report on resumption announcement
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has debunked a report making the rounds on […]
HEOFA commends NUC as UI, OAU, FUNAAB top global university rankings
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Higher Education Observatory for Africa (HEOFA) has commended the efforts of the National Universities Commission (NUC) in implementing its […]
ASUU to call off strike today if FG ……
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is scheduled to meet with Federal Government representatives on Tuesday over its prolonged strike action. President of ASUU, […]
Atiku pledges to work with stakeholders to end ASUU strike
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to work with government and lecturers to end incessant strike in Nigeria […]
NDDC reopens portal for suspended scholarship programme
The Niger Development Commission (NDDC) has resumed the suspended scholarship scheme as part of efforts to eradicate poverty in the Niger Delta region. Mr Udengs […]
President Buhari appeals to ASUU to call off strike
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Muhammadu Buhari has again appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the ongoing strike […]
Colleges of Education lecturers suspend strike
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, (COEASU) lecturers have suspended their ongoing strike for a period of 60 days. […]
FG set to transform teaching profession to international standard
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has reiterated its readiness to further transform teaching profession in the country, noting the place of education […]
World Bank project disburses N102.4m to 8,475 schoolgirls in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a World Bank-supported project, on Thursday began disbursement of N102.4 million Conditional Cash Transfer […]
Why FG can’t borrow N1.1 trillion to meet ASUU’s demand – Umahi
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State says the Federal Government of Nigeria cannot borrow N1.1 trillion to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union […]
JAMB releases results of 2022 UTME mop-up examination
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the recently conducted mop-up examination for 2022 Unified […]