Tag: universities
Nigerian universities’ decline in global ranking worries ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed worries over the decline of Nigeria's public universities in global university rankings.
Why universities need contract/temporary staff
By Marzuq Ungogo
Sequel to imposition of IPPIS, a centralised strict payroll system, on all Nigerian civil and public...
Bill to establish 36 medical universities passes second reading
As Nigerian authorities battle the Coronavirus pandemic in the country, the House of Representatives is considering a Bill aimed at ensuring the...
NSCDC has no control over security officers on campuses, court rules
Justice Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court has vioded the directive by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to...
Afe Babalola condemns govt’s order to close universities
Chief Afe Babalola, Chancellor, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has criticised the government directive on the closure of universities in the country.
Coronavirus: NUC orders closure of universities
Less than a day after the federal government instructed all educational institutions in the country to shut down, the National Universities Commission...
Public universities stink with fraud – FG
Despite opposition by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Federal Government has expressed determination to purge the public universities in Nigeria...
IPPIS: Govt, ASUU reach consensus
The Nigerian government has reached an interim consensus with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the controversy surrounding the Integrated...
Duties of the Senate in Nigerian universities
The Nigerian university system has various hierarchies of control. A major one is the senate in each university.
Here,
we...
Politics and tertiary education students
Politics, before now, has been seen to be a dirty game - a game meant for only those who are ready to...