The Academic Staff Union of Universities has denied plans to embark on another ploronged strike action. Rumor was rife yesterday on social media that the academic body was planning to go on strike after a fake twitter handle, @official_ASUU, tweeted it was thinking of doing so Thinking of going on another three months strike action..” […]
Public universities in the country are yet to receive the N20 billion revitalization fund approved by the federal government. Disclosing this to reporters in Awka yesterday, the Owerri zonal coordinator of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU) Mr Uzor Onyebinama said that “We heard of it but we have not seen it. This is one […]
Faith-based universities are the fad among the Nigerian mega churches. With the trail already blazed by the likes of Bishop David Oyedepo’s Covenant University and The Redeemed Christian Church of God’s The Redeemers’ University, it has become pleasant news to thousands of members of the The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries Worldwide led by Pastor Lazarus […]
The Plateau State Government has been called upon to revisit the naming of the state university in Bokkos by the past administration to Solomon Daushep Lar University, the late first executive governor of the state. The Jonah Jang administration had in December 2013 renamed the university after Lar at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has called on the Lagos and Kogi State Governors, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode and Yahaya Bello respectively, to reinstate the sacked lecturers in Lagos State University and Kogi State University. The union alleged that its members were kicked out of the two institutions because of their principles against the maladministration […]
Gone are those days when the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) used to be a platform to push for development in the educational sector. The days of sincere unionism, driven public interest and principled leadership have now made way for cheap blackmail, tissue of lies, evil and desperation driven a gang of morally bankrupt […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the establishment of six new private universities in the country. The approval was made during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice PresidentbYemi Osinbajo. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, at the post FEC briefing, gave the names of the new universities as Admiralty Univerity, Ibusa, Delta […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged universities in the country to justify Federal Government’s investment in them by striving to raise standards. Buhari made the call on Saturday in Nsukka during the 47th Convocation of the University of Nigeria, for the conferment of postgraduate diplomas, higher degrees and award of honorary degrees to three distinguished Nigerians. […]
Former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Peter Okebukola, has stated that the Nigerian Education sector needs to be reformatted to achieve the needed change. Okebukola, who is also the Chairman of Council, Crawford University and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Caleb University, stated this while speaking as the guest lecturer for the Second Convocation […]
In a bid at tackle the huge housing deficit in Nigeria, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to address the housing deficit, especially housing for low income earners in the country. Osinbajo, who was represented by the Minister of States for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Suleiman Hassan, said […]
Striking university lecturers have agreed to consider the federal government’s offer to suspend their strike. The agreement comes after a meeting with a government delegation that lasted 12 hours and 30 minutes. The meeting started 1:38pm on Thursday and ended 2:15 am on Friday. The leadership of ASUU, however, said though it accepted the proposal […]