The escalating tension between the Federal Government and the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has reached a critical juncture. With a three-week…
Researchers from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Oyo State and Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State have showcased their research and development (R&D) products funded by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI).…
Workers under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Allied Institutions (NASU) have threatened to shut Nigerian universities over their five…
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has dismissed reports of fake professors discovered in Nigerian Universities. The Commission dismissed the reports in a statement by its Acting Executive Secretary, Chris Maiyaki, in Abuja on Monday. Maiyaki described a report titled, “About…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has adopted the National Minimum Tolerable score for admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education as 140, 100 and 100 respectively. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at the 2023…
The federal Government has ordered the closure of all universities and inter-university centres from Feb. 22 to March 14 over security concerns during the general elections. The National Universities Commission (NUC) gave the directive through a circular to all vice-chancellors…
There was a dichotomy between Higher National Diploma (HND) holders and university degree graduates. University graduates were rated above their polytechnic counterparts at any meeting point to the dissatisfaction of the latter. The narration was expected to change when a…
By Konyinsola Dawodu A legal practitioner, Adamson Adeboro, has labeled the teaching of law in unqualified Nigerian universities as inefficient. The lawyer also condemned unethical practices exhibited by some colleagues in the learned profession. He told the News Agency of…
By Konyinsola Dawodu Amid the ongoing industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Federal Government has called on qualified Nigerians to apply for the Chevening scholarships, an initiative of the government of the United Kingdom. The…
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on Tuesday presented certificates of accreditation to 11 tertiary institutions to run CIBN courses. The institutions are Adeleke University, Ede, Osun, Al-Qalam University, Katsina State, American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State,…
