Dutse varsity plants 100 trees to check desert encroachment

The Federal University Dutse (FUD) in Jigawa State said it has planted 100 assorted tree seedlings to check desert encroachment in the institution. Public Relations...

FG meets ASUU over N30bn funds

Delegations of the Federal Government on Monday had a meeting with officials of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) towards evaluating the implementation of the Memorandum of...

OAU gets new deputy vice-chancellors

To ensure the smooth continuity of the Ogunbodede-led administration, the Senate of the University has elected two distinguished scholars, Professor Bola Babalola and Professor Yomi Daramola to occupy...

UNIPORT Deputy Vice Chancellor designate dies two days after election

The recently elected Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Professor Andrew Efemini is dead. Professor Efemini died on Saturday, 31 July, at the...

Okoro takes over as JAMB acting registrar

As a result of the refusal of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to announce either his replacement or reappointment, the registrar of the Joint...

FUOYE: No official letter from Senate to reinstate ex-registrar, bursar

The management of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has stated it did not receive any directive from the Nigerian Senate to reinstate the former registrar of the institution,...

Ex-LRCN CEO blames governing board for limited performance in office

Immediate-past National Librarian and Chief Executive Officer of Librarians' Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN), Professor Lenrie Aina, has blamed members of the agency's governing board for the limited...

Two abducted FGGC Yawuri students escape kidnappers’ den

Two students abducted by bandits from Federal Government College, Yawuri, in Kebbi state, escaped bandits’ den, according to reports. It was gathered from a reliable...

Ganduje sets 48-man visitation panel for Kano’s eight higher institutions

Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has inaugurated 48 members visitation panel to immediately bring to an end the problems facing Kano higher institutions.

Adieu to public universities in Nigeria

By Muhammad Hashim Suleiman Now departments in public universities cannot afford A4 papers, whiteboard markers and biros to mark examination scripts. The current government is,...