The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and allied institutions have extended their ongoing strike by one month. In a circular jointly signed by the national president of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim, and the Continue Reading
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The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, has sympathized with university students over the prolonged strike by the union. Professor Osodeke made this known in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Ota, while reacting to the N34 billion released by the Federal Government for payment of minimum wage consequential Continue Reading
Professor Adenike Temidayo Oladiji has assumed duty as the first female and 8th substantive Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA. Professor Oladiji took over following the completion of the tenure of Professor Adeola Fuwape on May 23rd 2022. The new Vice Chancellor who is the 10th female VCs in Nigeria promised […]Continue Reading
The Management of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti EKSU has announced the reopening of the institution for academic activities. EKSU management took the decision at its meeting held on monday, 23rd May, 2022. A statement by the instruction’s Head, Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs, Mr Bode Olofinmuagun said the management discussed the impact of […]Continue Reading
The Secretary of Delta State Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Comrade Dan Basime, has urged women to contest for positions of authority to address the gender imbalance in the leadership structure of the union. Comrade Basime made the call during the election of leadership of the Delta State Chapter of the Nigeria […]Continue Reading
The management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso has disclosed that the institution will continue its academic activities for the First Semester of the 2021/2022 Academic Session on Thursday May 26, 2022. This is contained in a statement by the registrar Dr Kayode Ogunleye. According to the statement, the visitor has informed […]Continue Reading
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, have concluded their meeting at the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun state with an appeal to the Federal Government to honour the agreements signed with the union in the 2021 Memoradum of Action, MoA. Addressing newsmen after the meeting, the National President of ASUP, Mr. Anderson Ezeibe […]Continue Reading
Wife of Oyo State Governor, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde has urged all students in Oyo State, especially those who are preparing to write this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Examination Council (NECO) to be focused and be good ambassadors of the State in their studies by passing the examinations in flying […]Continue Reading
For the violence against person prohibition, VAPP, law to be effective in Oyo State, there must be a creative and deliberate sensitization approach to make the people aware of its content and provisions. A counselling psychologist, Mrs Ibukunoluwa Otesile made this known at a sensitization programme and speech contest organized for secondary school students within […]Continue Reading
Students of the University of Ibadan on Monday continued their protests over the unresolved issues between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the federal government which led to the closure of federal and some state universities in the country three months ago. The students continued their protest with the blockage of the highway […]Continue Reading
The Joint admissions and matriculation board JAMB has released the results of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME. A statement by the Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin in Abuja says the process for checking the result is to send UTMERESULT ( one word) to 55019 using the same phone number […]Continue Reading
Students of the University of Ibadan have continued their protest with the blockage of the Sango-Ojoo, Bodija road axis. The students were protesting the unresolved issues between the Academic Staff Union of universities, ASUU, and the Federal Government leading to the closure of federal universities in the country three months ago. Speaking with Radio Nigeria, […]Continue Reading
The age-long and laudable objective of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was said to be under serious threat as a result of the seemingly intractable problem of insecurity pervading the land. This view was expressed on Friday by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade ll while hosting the management team of […]Continue Reading
The National body of the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU and other associated institutions in Nigeria have resolved to continue their strike while the umbrella body of the association identified as Joint Action Committee, JAC have been told to continue negotiation with government negotiation team. The union leaders made the resolution at Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari says replacements for the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, will be appointed without delay. Buhari noted “that the departure of some cabinet members has undoubtedly created a vacuum that should be filled”. According to Buhari, the “appointments would be made without delay so that the business of governance will […]Continue Reading
Students of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko in Ondo State have staged a peaceful protest over the prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities , ASUU. The students stormed the major highway at the main entrance of the Institution chanting solidarity songs and displaying placards with inscriptions such as “Revitalize our Education” “End […]Continue Reading
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA has appointed Professor Adenike Temidayo Oladiji of the Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, as the 8th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University. The Council presided over by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Ambassador Dr Godknows Igali, ratified the appointment at its Continue Reading
Scores of students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, today converged on the entrance of the University to protest the extension of Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU’s strike by three-month. The students who trooped out in their large numbers marched along the Ife-Ibadan express way, a development which caused gridlock and hindered vehicular movement in Continue Reading
Osun state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has expressed excitement over the emergence of an indigene of the state, Miss Aliyah Adunola as one of the National winners of the Microsoft Office Specialist competition in Nigeria. Miss Aliyah, was congratulated by the governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan. The student is among […]Continue Reading
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has said its members will embark on a two-week strike from May 16, 2022. In a statement released on Wednesday, ASUP said it took the decision after an emergency National Executive Council(NEC) meeting, held on Wednesday. According to the statement signed by its national president, Anderson Ezeibe, the […]Continue Reading
For the upteenth time, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has again extended its ongoing strike by another twelve weeks, making it six months running that students have been off academic work. Reason for the Union’s refusal to call off the strike remains government’s negligence to honour their agreement on issues affecting the academic […]Continue Reading
Any hope of a thaw between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and Federal Government was dampened with a further three months strike extension by the Union. Stung by the persisting stalemate, residents of Ogun State expressed their worries, describing the situation as a grave danger to the sustenance of tertiary education in the […]Continue Reading
The Oyo State Government has directed all public primary schools in the State to immediately implement the teaching of History as an independent subject starting from this term (3rd term) of the 2021/2022 academic session. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran disclosed this today, while monitoring schools’ Continue Reading
Schools in Oyo, Ekiti states fully resumed for third term academic session. Some schools visited in Ibadan metropolis experienced massive turn out compared to the partial resumption by students last week. Speaking with Radio Nigeria, the principal of Oba Akinbiyi High school Oremeji Ibadan, Mrs Folashade Ayodele and the headmistress of C and S Basic […]Continue Reading
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended the ongoing strike by twelve weeks, the president of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke said on Monday. In a statement he issued after the varsity teachers’ meeting held at the University of Abuja, the ASUU president said the decision was to give the government enough time […]Continue Reading