Sex-for-marks: UNILAG panel calls for useful information from staff, students
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has set up an investigative panel to look into allegations of sexual harassment against Olusegun Awonusi, a professor of English Studies at the...
View ArticleNigerian govt warns of teachers’ mass sack in 2019
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has urged teachers to ensure they were qualified, licensed and registered before 2019 or be flushed out of the classrooms. Adamu gave the warning while monitoring...
View ArticleUNIJOS wrongly awards First Class degrees to 29 students
The Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Jos (UNIJOS), Prof. Dakas C. Dakas, has revealed that the University awarded First Class degrees to about 20 graduands in error. The error, which occurred on...
View ArticleUNILAG sex scandal: Vice Chancellor speaks on investigation
Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), says conclusive investigation into alleged sexual harassment against a lecturer may not be possible if the victim fails to show...
View ArticleCourt strikes out case against 5 OAU students
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife, Osun on Thursday, struck out a case of alleged assault filed against five students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). The presiding Magistrate, Ishola...
View ArticleStudents kick, fault suspension of UI law student
Students, under the umbrella of Free Campus Press Movement (FCPM), have condemned the suspension of Mr. Kunle Adebajo, a campus journalist and law student of the University of Ibadan. DAILY POST...
View ArticleWhy Delta university may be going into extinction – VC
Authorities of the Delta State University, DELSU, at the weekend raised the alarm over inadequate funding and dearth of lecturers, warning that the university might be heading into extinction if urgent...
View ArticleJAMB to fix criteria for 2018/2019 admission June 26
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed June 26 for the 2018 admission policy meeting to kick-start the next admission process into the nation’s tertiary institutions. Dr Fabian...
View ArticleKaduna SUBEB gives conclusion date for recruitment of teachers
The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB) says it will conclude the recruitment of 13,665 teachers for public primary schools in the state by the end of June. The Executive Chairman of the...
View ArticleLearning of my sack on air embarrassing – Ex-Ekiti college chairman
The immediate past chairman of the Governing Council of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Prof. Babatope Alo, has described the announcement of his sack on the airwaves as an “act of injustice”....
View ArticleSex-for-marks: OAU sacks professor Richard Akindele
The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife has sacked Professor Richard Akindele for allegedly demanding sex from Monica Osagie to upgrade her mark. DAILY POST reports that Richard Akindele, a Professor...
View ArticleKwara Colleges of Education begin indefinite strike
Workers of the three Colleges of Education in Kwara State have embarked on an indefinite industrial action, accusing the state government of failing to meet their five-point demands. The workers, under...
View ArticleINEC REC reveals what’s killing Nigeria’s education system
A university don, Prof. Chukwuemeka Ezeonu has said that the emphasis placed on paper qualification among students of tertiary institutions in Nigeria was killing the country’s education system....
View ArticleNOUN matriculates 16,033 students
The 17th Matriculation Ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has been scheduled for Saturday, 23rd June, 2018. The ceremony will hold simultaneously at the 78 study centres of the...
View ArticleSex-for-marks: NANS speaks on sack of OAU lecturer
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has lauded the Senate of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife for relieving a lecturer, Prof. Richard Akindele of his duty for involving...
View ArticleTertiary institutions condoning sexual harassment in trouble – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that his government will henceforth deal with any university council in the country that fails to deal with reported cases of sexual harassment on their campus....
View ArticleKano University dissolves Students’ Union over violent protest
The authorities of Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil has dissolved the Students’ Union Government over its failure to avert the colossal damage done to the university property...
View ArticleJAMB: FG tells tertiary institutions how much to charge for Post-UTME
The Federal Government on Tuesday warned that it would sanction any tertiary institution which charges more than N2,000 for Post-UTME. Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, gave the warning at the...
View ArticleMany of you lack integrity – Education Minister, Adamu tells heads of...
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has declared that he has plethora of evidence that many of the heads of tertiary institutions lack integrity and sincerity in the course of discharging their...
View ArticleJAMB launches app to help candidates check matriculation status, accept...
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unveiled JAMBMOBILE, a mobile application which will help candidates check matriculation status, accept or reject admission. JAMBMOBILE was launched...
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