Tag: universities
Education minister promises to reopen universities soon
Nigeria's Minister of Education minister, Adamu Adamu has pledged to ensure that universities are reopened soon as the strike by Academic Staff...
TETfund plans 2000-bed hostels across Nigerian varsities
Plans are underway to construct hostel facilities with provision for 2000 bed spaces across Nigerian universities.
This was disclosed...
Tertiary institutions and contemporary societal realities
By Andrew Erakhrumen
In an earlier intervention, we categorically stated that “…..we will be insincere with ourselves if it...
UI, LASU lead Nigerian universities on 2021 global ranking
The University of Ibadan (UI) ranked best among the six Nigerian universities that made the global ranking released by Times Higher Education...
Lecturers disagree on school resumption
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has disagreed with the leadership of Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) over the resumption of...
Stakeholders disagree with NUC on creation of more varsities
Stakeholders in the education sector have disagreed on the need to establish more univerisities in the country.
While the...
Govt says it’s not yet safe to reopen universities
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared that tertiary institutions would remain under lock indefinitely to protect students and lecturers from contracting...
Girls are ‘displacing’ boys in Southeast universities
By Azuka Onwuka
In 1960 when University of Nigeria was established, Mary Slessor Hall was the only female hostel....
Reopen private universities, save economy from collapse ― CPCPU
The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Private Universities (CPCPU) has appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria to reopen the country’s 78 private...
Tertiary institutions to begin 2020 admissions in August
Tertiary institutions in Nigeria would begin admissions processing for candidates for the 2020/2021 academic session from 21st August, 2020.