ASUU strike: Senate speaks on union, FG face-off
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Education, Sen. Jibrin Barau, on Friday said efforts were being made to speedily meet the demands of striking university lecturers. Barau gave the assurance...
View ArticleASUU blows hot as FG directs universities to implement “no work, no pay” policy
Chairman, University of Ibadan chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Deji Omole has described the federal government as shameless for owing lecturers seven years of unpaid...
View ArticleASUU strike: Falana warns FG over implementation of no-work-no-pay
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said the ‘no work, no pay’ policy by the Federal Government, is not applicable to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who are...
View ArticleStudents kick as Osinbajo visits OAU for convocation
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife on Monday expressed their reservations against the planned visit of the Nigerian Vice -president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo into the campus to attend the...
View ArticleASUU strike: Nigerian Government makes u-turn on no-work-no pay
Nigeria Government has made a u-turn on its previous stand of no-work-no-pay policy for striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Federal Government’s u-turn was contained in a Memo from the...
View ArticleHijab crisis: Parents sue UI, school, principal, others over violation of rights
Parents of students of the University of Ibadan International School have on Monday dragged the school and the University of Ibadan before an Oyo State High Court over the denial of some Muslim female...
View ArticleOyo shuts Ibadan school after violence clash
The Oyo State Government on Monday announced that it has shut down the Community Grammar School, Olodo, Ibadan with immediate effect. The decision to close the school was announced through a statement...
View ArticleUTME: why we postponed sale of JAMB form
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said the sale of registration forms for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation will no longer start in December. The Head, Media and...
View ArticleUI school confirms receipt of court summons over Hijab controversy
Authorities of the University of Ibadan International School on Tuesday confirmed receipt of court summons over alleged violation of right of some female Muslim students of the school to use Hijab....
View ArticleDetails of ASUU meeting with FG emerge
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended without any conclusion on Tuesday. NAN reports that Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU National President,...
View ArticlePrepare for longer strike – ASUU tells lecturers
President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, has charged striking lecturers in public universities to brace up for a long action. Ogunyemi enjoined ASUU...
View ArticleJAMB commences 2019/2020 UTME registration in January
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed it will commence registration for the 2019/ 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in January. The Chairman of the...
View ArticleASUU strike: FG replaces Education Minister in negotiations, blasts Falana
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has taken over the negotiation between the Federal government and the striking university teachers. This is to avoid unnecessary...
View ArticleHijab: PTA sets up six-man legal committee to advise on court case against...
The University of Ibadan International School Parents Teachers’ Association (PTA), Friday morning set up a six-man legal committee to advise the PTA on the steps and decisions to take on the case...
View ArticleBuhari approves NYSC, Law school for National Open University graduates
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Amendment Act, to allow the institution to operate as all other universities in the country. With the assent,...
View ArticleASUP strike to begin Wednesday
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has announced its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Wednesday, December 12. ASUP National Treasurer, Suleiman Usman, disclosed this while...
View ArticleLAUTECH gets new VC
Following the expiration of Prof. Adeniyi Gbadegesin’s tenure as the Vice-chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso in February 2019, a professor of Food Chemistry, Prof. Micheal...
View ArticleKaduna State University expels 20 students, graduates 4,380
Vice Chancellor, Kaduna State University, Professor Muhammad Tanko, says the institution has expelled 20 students for examination malpractices. Speaking during the combined convocation ceremony of...
View ArticleASUU strike: Parents, Teachers state position
The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has appealed to the Federal Government and the striking university lecturers to go with open minds to the negotiation table as they meet...
View ArticleHow FG can end ASUU strike permanently – Ben Bruce
Ben Murray-Bruce, the Senator representing Bayelsa East, has suggested how the federal government can end the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Bruce said that privatization...
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