Education
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka chapter, on Tuesday joined the nationwide protest of the union, lamenting that lecturers have been on the same salary scale for 16 years despite worsening economic realities. The protesting lecturers, led by the branch chairman, Innocent Nnubia, blocked parts of the Enugu-Awka-Onitsha Expressway and marched […]
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has declared its readiness to join a nationwide indefinite strike if the Federal Government fails to address the union’s demands. Oyibo Eze, Chairman of ASUU-UNN, made the statement on Tuesday while briefing journalists in Nsukka following the union’s congress and a subsequent […]
The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education across the country. The discovery was made during a nationwide crackdown on unlicensed tertiary institutions. According to the commission’s performance report, the NCCE also carried out personnel audits and financial monitoring in all 21 federal colleges of […]
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has threatened to embark on strike if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands at the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum. The Zonal Coordinator of ASUP Zone B, Innocent Simji, stated this during a press briefing in Bauchi on Friday, stressing that the union’s position aligned with the […]
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has pledged to continue supporting Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, with a view to transforming it into a world-class institution before the end of his tenure. Oyebanji, an alumnus and former lecturer at the university, made the promise on Thursday in Ado Ekiti when the EKSU Alumni Association formally […]
The Katsina State Government has launched a step-down training programme for 18,000 teachers and commenced the distribution of 20,000 tablets to selected beneficiaries as part of efforts to improve teaching quality and strengthen learning outcomes across the state. According to a statement on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ibrahima Kaulaha, the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the Federal Government’s loan scheme for tertiary institution workers, insisting that the government should instead implement the 2009 agreement with the union. The union’s National President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, made this known on Thursday at a press conference in Jos, the Plateau State capital The Newsmen reports […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the assault on a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Jennifer Elobor, by security operatives in Anambra and is demanding the prosecution of those involved in what it described as an “inhumane” act. In a statement by its President, Afam Osigwe, and National Secretary, Mobolaji Ojibara, […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has inaugurated a special committee to investigate cases of technology-driven malpractice detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Inaugurating the 23-member Special Committee on Examination Infraction on Monday in Abuja, JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, decried the rising sophistication of exam fraud, revealing that the results of 6,458 […]
Academic and non-academic staff of the Kaduna State College of Nursing Sciences on Monday embarked on a three-day warning strike, crippling activities across the institution’s three campuses in Kaduna, Kafanchan, and Pambegua. The industrial action, spearheaded by the workers’ unions, followed what they described as management’s deliberate refusal to promote eligible staff for three consecutive […]
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