The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it will boycott classes to protest the payment of half salaries for October. ASUU chairman at the University of Ilorin Moyosore Ajao said lecturers in tertiary universities will observe lecture-free days to register their displeasure at the federal government. The lecturers started an eight-month strike in February ending in October after a ...

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na-Allah, says the institution has gone tough on lecturers sexually harassing students, as two professors had been dismissed for the offence. Na’Allah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in New York that the university had introduced a policy on sex abuse on campus, which had been published. Na-Allah, who was ...

The Nigerian office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), on Monday, announced that Sokoto and Zamfara States will not present candidates from public schools for the May/June examination scheduled to commence on May 16th, 2022. Mr. Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), disclosed this during a press briefing on the ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, “are just on leave.” Ngige stated this on Wednesday while reacting to a one-month warning strike embarked upon by the academic union The minister said the strike is not recognised because the union failed to notify his ministry before embarking on strike. Ngige also ...

Gunmen have abducted an unconfirmed number of students from the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi on Monday. The university confirmed the abduction of the students. “The University has reported the incident to the police and all relevant security agencies,” the university’s spokesperson Rosemary Waku said in a statement. “The University has not heard anything from the students or their captors ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) announced Monday that 39.82 per cent made credits in five subjects (including Mathematics and English) in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates 2020 (second series). The Head of National Office Patrick Areghan also announced the opening of registration for the 2021 WASSCE for school candidates three months behind schedule. ...

The Federal Executive Council, FEC has approved the establishment of 20 new private universities across Nigeria. The memo sent from the Ministry of Education was approved on Wednesday. The twenty new private universities will be given provisional licenses to run for three years while the ministry monitors and evaluates their growth. With the development, the total number of private universities ...

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved a bill extending the retirement age for teachers in Nigeria from 60 years to 65 years. FEC presided by President Muhammadu Buhari, approved the bill; Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers Bill, 2021 and sent to the National Assembly for its consideration and approval. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made this known to ...

Workers at the Polytechnic Ibadan on Monday shut the institution down over non-payment of the federal government approved minimum wage in the institution. The worker who includes both the academic and non-academic staff of the institution declared an indefinite strike on Monday. A motion for strike action was moved and seconded during a congress by the unions. It was emphasized ...

Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday assessed COVID-19 protocols in the universities and said the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. In separate interviews with The PUNCH, the chapters of the union commented on the directive of the National Universities Commission that universities could resume on January 18, but must adhere to COVID-19 protocols in ...