Ondo University shut down over student unrest
The Authorities of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Akoko Ondo State, (AAUA), have announced the immediate closure of the institution. This follows the destruction of property within and outside...
View ArticleUNIPORT students shut down academic activities over hike in fees
Students of the University of Port Harcourt have shutdown all academic activities in the institution. All entry and exit points in the institution have been placed under lock and key, leaving the...
View ArticleMiscreants behind AAUA crisis – SUG President
The Student Union of Government of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State yesterday denied involvement in the last weekend protest, which led to the closure of the...
View ArticleUNIPORT Senate shuts down varsity after violent protest
Management of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has announced the closure of the university for one month following the violent students’ protest over the new tuition fee policy on Monday in Port...
View ArticleDon’t scrap JAMB, ban post UME instead – Provost tells FG
The Provost, Federal College of Education, Okene, Kogi State, Dr Ajayi Iyela has reacted to calls for the scrapping of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Speaking in Okene, Iyela said:...
View ArticleBSU students shut down Benue over tuition fees hike
Students of the Benue State University, BSU, yesterday, crippled commercial activities in the state over the recent hike in tuition fees by the school management. The enraged students barricaded the...
View ArticleNUT claims GSS pupil’s injuries fabricated, recalls suspended Lagos...
The Lagos State Government, LASG, has recalled the Principal of Girls Secondary School, Mrs. C.O. Coker, and four other teachers, who were suspended after a case of alleged brutality was reported and...
View ArticleUNIPORT protest: NUC, NANS, parents react
Stakeholders on Tuesday in Abuja expressed mixed reactions to the crisis that erupted at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) over the no-tuition fee, no examination policy of the university. The...
View ArticleUNIPORT protest: VC speaks as Police denies killing student, begins...
The Rivers Police Command said on Tuesday that it had commenced investigation on the death of a student of the university of Port Harcourt during Monday’s students’ protest. Mr Mobalaji Adesanya, a...
View ArticleUNIPORT VC says students’ protest aims to sack him from office
Authorities of the University of Port Harcourt have accused students of deliberately orchestrating violence against the institution. Vice Chancellor of Uniport, Professor Ndowa Laale said this when he...
View ArticleUNIPORT Protest: Groups call for resignation of Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Lale
A non-governmental organization, Occupy Nigeria has called for the suspension of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Professor Ndowa Laale over the killing of Peter Ofurum, a...
View ArticleTSA: PLASU VC appeals to FG, State Governments to exempt Varsities
The Vice Chancellor, Plateau State University (PLASU), Prof Doknan Sheni, has appealed to both the Federal and State Governments to exempt all Universities from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) in...
View ArticleUniversity of Maiduguri finally holds combined convocation
University of Maiduguri on Saturday presented first class degree certificates to 172 students of the institution during its 22nd combined convocation. Prof. Ibrahim Njodi, the Vice-Chancellor of the...
View ArticleYour action will destroy tertiary education – ASUU tells FG over cut in...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja Zone, has expressed displeasure over cut in allocation for personnel expenditure to Federal Universities by the Federal Government. ASUU, Abuja...
View ArticleMichael Otedola College of Primary Education staff begins strike
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED), Noforija, Epe Chapter on Monday declared an indefinite strike and staged a peaceful...
View ArticleESUT loses accreditation over sack of 153 lecturers
The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT),has lost accreditation of several departments following its alleged disengagement of about 153 of its lecturers. DAILY POST recalls that in...
View ArticleHigh turnover of first class graduates not measure of university’s quality – Don
Dr Ben Ugheoke of the University of Abuja says high turnover of first class graduates by a university is not a measure of the quality of products of such institution. Ugheoke, who lectures at the...
View Article22-year-old girl emerges LAUTECH overall best with 4.88 CGPA
Miss Saidat Sanni, a 22-year-old student from the Department of Statistics had emerged the overall best student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. Prof. Adeniyi...
View ArticleDELSU produces 24 first class graduates
Prof. Victor Peretomode, the Vice Chancellor, Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, on Saturday, said 24 students of the university bagged first class degree at it’s 10th Convocation. The vice...
View ArticleUniversity of Ibadan shut down indefinitely
The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) Tuesday evening shutdown the institution indefinitely and ordered the students to vacate the campus with immediate effect. This development came after...
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