Strike: FG postpones meeting with ASUU

The federal government of Nigeria on Wednesday announced that a scheduled meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been postponed. The two...

Okorocha clarifies ownership of Eastern Palm varsity

Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has explained that the Eastern Palm University in Ogboko, Ideato South Council of the state was established under a Private Public...

NCC grants UI N20m professorial chair

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has endowed a professional chair to the University of Ibadan for what is termed its excellence in translational research. The...

Cross River Polytechnic bill passes second reading

A bill establishing the Cross River State Polytechnic scaled through the second reading in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, 8th December, 2020. The Bill,...

Industrial court reinstates 32 sacked EKSU staff

The National Industrial Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State has ordered the reinstatement of 32 Technologists who are staff members of the Ekiti State University (EKSU). They were deemed...

Bill to include SSS in UBE passes second reading

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed through second reading, a bill to amend the Universal Basic Education Act. The bill seeks to extend the...

Katsina govt bans WhatsApp use in schools

The Katsina State Government has ordered schools to forbid the use of WhatsApp for information dissemination. This is widely seen as the latest in the...

ASUU agreed to strike before December 9 – Ngige

The Federal Government has revealed that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) agreed at their last meeting with the government team on 27th November to call off...

Persons with disabilities protest ‘marginalisation’ in Oyo TESCOM recruitment

Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) on Monday, protested against what they called alleged shortchange in the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff by the Oyo State Teaching Service...

3 governing council members allege irregularities in FUOYE VC selection

The selection process to pick a new vice chancellor for the Federal University Oye Ekiti may have been stalled as three members of the Governing Council of institution...