Universities

Students are lamenting the continuous closure of public universities. The ASUU strike has lasted for more than 2 months and they are appealing to the union to reopen all schools and allow them return back to the classrooms. Schools shut…

In what can be described as an incredible occurrence, an African-American woman has announced that she got admissions into 50 American universities in United States of America without paying a dime. The lady identified as Bre with…

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of the Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU), have been ordered to embark on a nationwide strike from Friday, February 5. This…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved the establishment of 20 private universities in the country. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who briefed newsmen after the…

Non-teaching staff in the Universities, Friday announced that they will be proceeding on what they described as a total and comprehensive nationwide strike on 5th February 2021 following the inability of the Federal Government to address…

As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have stated that universities are not ready for safe reopening. The branches came to this conclusion after assessing…

Following government approval of the reopening of schools, 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…

Aftermath of the ASUU strike, the long-awaited resumption of university students may be disrupted again as University workers under the aegis of National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) have threatened to ground activities on…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered Vice-Chancellors of universities to stop academic activities amid increasing coronavirus cases. The development was contained in a circular signed by Chris Maiyaki, Deputy Executive…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government alone can’t finance universities in the country because the burden is too much for the government. Buhari called for private sector involvement in the financing of…

The Federal Government has approved the constitution of Visitation Panels to oversee the activities of all Federal Universities in the country. This was disclosed Monday by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission,…

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), Akure Zone has disclosed that the industrial action embarked upon by the union may last years if the Federal Government refuses to honour its agreement with the union holistically. WITHIN…

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it might consider adoption of University Transparency Account System (UTAS) presented by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). UTAS, proposed by ASUU to the Federal Government, is an…

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has raised alarm over the low number of student gaining admission into higher institutions in the state. Gov Zulum is shocked by the number of Borno students who struggle to gain admission into…

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has warned the Federal Government that, saying reopening of tertiary institutions without taking concrete steps to address issues within the universities would be suicidal. The warning was…

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said the estimated time for completion of the Transportation University in Daura by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) was September 2021. Mr Amaechi made this…

The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, on Saturday, assured Nigerian students languishing at their homes that tertiary institutions across the country will reopen very soon. Though he did not give a specific date…

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) says it will begin a 14-day warning strike in Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, over shortfall in payment of its members’ salaries.…

The Ogun State Government has revealed that it may establish two additional universities to address the agitation of the people of the Central and Western Senatorial districts respectively. The existing universities – Olabisi Onabanjo…

President Muhammadu Buhari, has berated many universities in the country for placing priority on money in the conferment of honourary awards on Nigerians. Buhari said the ugly development is coming at this point in time when the country…