Education

The University of Ibadan, UI, is to hold the First Semester of 2020/2021 academic session virtually, kicking off from February 20. The school released its approved academic calendar for the …

Alhaji Abdulkadir Jeli-Abubakar, the commissioner for home affairs in Sokoto state is dead.  Malam Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Aminu Tambuwal said Jeli-Abubakar died on …

The federal government says the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools stands. According to Ben Goong, director, press and public relations of the federal ministry of education, the decision …

The authorities of the University of Lagos have approved January 25 as the resumption date for academic activities. Head of the Media Unit of the university, Mrs Olufadeke Akinleye, said …

The National Examination Council ( NECO) on Wednesday released the results of its 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate ( SSCE) examination it conducted throughout the country between October and November …

Non-academic staff on Tuesday in nationwide protests said universities in the country would not reopen unless the governments do away with the controversial Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, …

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof Lilian Salami, on Wednesday, says the school management is ready to resume academic activities in a safe and secure manner. She said …

The management of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna State has fixed Monday, January 25th, 2021 as the date for the reopening of the institution for academic activities. However, …

Vice-Chancellors of some federal and state universities in Nigeria have expressed readiness to reopen schools. Though the Academic Staff Union of Universities had said that varsities were not ready for …

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, says the Federal government is considering shifting the January 18th resumption date for schools over rising COVID cases. Adamu said this while speaking at …

Professor Oyedamola Oke has been appointed as the acting Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, LASU. Before his appointment, he was the Deputy VC Administration of the school. He defeated the …

Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday assessed COVID-19 protocols in the universities and said the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. The chapters of the union, in separate …

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) have threatened to embark on a three-day protest on Jan. 12. The unions in …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled the ongoing process set up for the appointment of a substantive ninth Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU).  The Lagos state Governor in a …

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics have decried the lapses in the controversial payment system introduced by the Nigerian government, the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, saying …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed vice-chancellors of universities to resume academic activities on January 18. This is in accordance with the directive of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on …

Schools in Osun state have been directed to reopen on Monday, January 18 for the continuation of first term 2020/2021 academic session. The Coordinating Director of the Ministry of Education, …

The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), on Monday, announced that the institution will resume full academic session on January 30, 2021. The announcement was contained in a statement …

The Senate of Bayero University Kano (BUK) on Monday January 4, approved the cancelation of 2019-2020 sessions for all Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs in the institution.  The announcement was conveyed in …

The Ministry of Education wishes to announce that, with the approval of His Excellency Governor Nyesom Wike, the school calendar published in August, 2020 stands. Accordingly, both public and private …

The Kwara state government has announced January 11 as the date for the resumption of academic activities for all basic and tertiary schools in the state. The Chief Press Secretary …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter, has sanctioned 240 members for enrolling into the federal government’s Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) initiative …

Founder of Afe Babalola University in Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), says Nigeria’s standard of education has fallen so drastically that graduates from Nigerian Universities have become more dangerous …

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) on Wednesday called off its strike, ending a protracted industrial action that started since March 2020. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi made the …

The Oyo State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, on Monday said examination questions for pupils were written on blackboards because the state government had yet to give …

Dr. Tunde Elebute, a private school proprietor and mem­ber, Association for Formida­ble Educational Development (AFED), on Sunday, called for the removal of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris …

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) have announced that they will commence a two weeks warning strike from Monday 4, January 2021.  The union who disclosed this at the …

MC Oluomo’s daughter, Nofisat has bagged a degree in nursing from Georgia Southern University in the United States. The Chairman of Lagos state chapter of the National Union of Road …

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has reacted to the abduction of over 300 students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, with a threat to call its members …

The West African Examinations Council has approved the barring of students involved in examination malpractice from taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The examination body approved this sanction …

Lagos State University, LASU, has jacked up its school fees by over 120 percent beginning with incoming 100 Level students. The school said the old students would continue to pay …

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has denied that it reached an agreement with the federal government to suspend its ongoing strike on December 9, 2020.The Union insisted that …

The Federal Government has denied claims made by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, that it has failed to honor the promises made for it …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday said it would not end the strike it embarked on until government paid all the salaries of its members it withheld. The …

The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said it is still consulting on what its reply will be to the offers the Federal Government made …

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities has asked the Federal Government to ensure a fair sharing of the N40 billion earned allowances approved for the Universities unions. It said …

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has denied a news report that it agreed to call off the ongoing strike after meeting with the Government negotiation team led by …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has agreed to call of its eight-month strike which has grounded academic activities in the public universities. The union leadership reached the consensus during …

THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed the Governing Council of THE University of Ibadan to appoint an Acting Vice-Chancellor to take over from the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abel Idowu …

Academy Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) branches are divided over whether to accept the Federal Government’s offer and call off their eight-month-old strike. The union will harmonise the positions of …

Two external Governing Council members appointed to oversee the process of appointing new Vice Chancellor for the University of Ibadan, Dr Jaju Muhammad and Prof Mande Samaila yesterday staged a …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said that the news making the rounds that it has suspended its eight-month-old strike in Universities, is fake and should be disregarded. Social media …

Law Students Association of Nigeria has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) before the Federal High Court Abuja, for the incessant strikes. According to Guardian, in the suit which was …

Resolution of Lingering Ownership Crisis in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho  The Executive Secretary National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni, MFR,FNAL, with the NUC management …

The federal government has offered theAcademic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) N65bn to resolve the ongoing strike which has lasted for 10 months.  Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris …

President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi on Thursday November 19 disclosed that private universities are now recruiting some of its members due to the inability of the …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has denied reports that it has suspended the indefinite strike action. This denial comes after a statement started making the rounds online with …