Retired teachers beg Akwa Ibom govt to pay gratuity

A group of retired primary school teachers has called on the Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Mr. Udom Emmanuel to pay them their gratuity and other entitlements since...

JAMB extends 2023 UTME registration by a week

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended its 2023 UTME registration exercise by one week starting from Wednesday, 15th February, 2023. By this...

LAUTECH lecturer wins £182k international grant

A lecturer at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso has won two international grants totalling £182,442 both under the Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Dr Islamiyat...

Lagos shuts Chrisland School over death of student

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland School, Opebi-Ikeja, following the reported death of a 12-year-old student of the school, Whitney Adeniran.

Parent demands probe of 12-year-old Chrisland student’s death

Michael Adeniran, the father of a 12-year-old Chrisland International School student, Opebi branch, has taken to social media to cry out over the death of his daughter, Whitney...

New university curricula and the neoliberal siege against Nigeria

By Omotoye Olorode It is probably no more news that the National Universities Commission (NUC) “…on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th December 2022 rolled out its drums to celebrate...

YABATECH student hospitalised after failed suicide attempt

A student of Yaba College of Technology simply identified as Destiny is currently receiving treatment in a hospital after she reportedly drank insecticide. It was...

VCs, ASUU disagree over shutting of universities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has condemned the directive of the National Universities Commissions (NUC) to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) that universities should...

Ahead of elections, NUC orders universities closure

The National Universities Commission (NUC), has ordered the closure of universities across the nation to enable students to participate in the 2023 general elections. In...

Sanwo-Olu appoints educationist as LASUED VC

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has okayed appointment of an educationist, Prof. Bidemi Lafiaji-Okunneye, as the first Vice-Chancellor for the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Ijanikin...