Bauchi: Teachers to nominate vice-principals

This is a post I made this morning on the WhatsApp group of my teachers' union, Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Bauchi State branch. It concerns the appointment of new...

JAMB announces 2020 UTME dates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has proposed dates for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board proposed 14th March to 4th April, 2020, for the...

UI Vice-Chancellor speaks on delayed release of semester results

Vice-Chancellor at the University of Ibadan (UI), Idowu Olayinka, has given reasons behind the delayed release of the 2018/2019 first semester results. He explained that this was due...

UNIABUJA expels 100 students, suspends 11

The Senate of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) has expelled no about 100 students and suspended 11 others for their involvement in examination malpractices. The university, in a...

ASUU reveals how it’s handling sexual harassment by lecturers

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated its approach to tackling cases of intimidation and sexual harrassment of students in universities. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi said...

Unqualified lecturers hurting the university system – ASUU

National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Biodun Ogunyemi has criticise the recruitment of unqualified persons as lecturers into the university. He expressed worries that some persons not...

Nollywood actor bags PhD in meteorology

A popular actor in Nollywood, Eniola Olaniyan on Saturday, 21st December, 2019 bagged a PhD in Meteorology and Climate Science at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA). Dr...

53,674 candidates pass TRCN December exam

53,674 candidates, who wrote the December Diet of the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) conducted by the Teachers' Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), have qualified to register for teaching licences.

Court rules against South African govt’s attempt to bar child education

A High Court sitting in Makhanda last week delivered a landmark judgment against the barring of children without birth certificates from receiving basic education. The judges found it was unconstitutional to prevent...

Lagos govt signs 130bn deal with investors to build LASU hostels

The Lagos State Government on Friday evening signed a N130 billion agreement with some private property developers to build hostel facilities at the Lagos State University (LASU). This is...