By Ugochukwu Alaribe, Umuahia The Abia State House of Assembly has set up a committee to investigate alleged certificate racketeering at the State polytechnic, Aba. The setting up of the committee followed a petition sent to the House by the Coalition of Civil Society Groups in Abia State, CCSGA, signed by its chairman and secretary, […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos & Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Jos – Women in the mining industry have decried gender gap in the sector, claiming that the few women in the sector are being edged out by many factors, saying the number will continue to dwindle if nothing is done to stop it. To remedy the situation, […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has said that rushing kids to behave like adults, and skipping processes can cause undue stress and devastating effects. Adamu disclosed this while delivering his keynote speech at the Stakeholders Town Hall meeting for the Hurried Child Project, a program held by A Mother’s Love Initiative […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja TEN students of the University of Abuja have won N3.7 million research grant by the varsity’s Centre for Undergraduate Research. The Director of the Centre, Dr Taibat Adebukola Atoyebi, disclosed the development at the Third Undergraduate Research Day with the theme, “Promoting National Development Through Research”, yesterday. According to Dr Atoyebi, […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA – AS Nile University, Abuja, holds its 10th convocation,73 graduates of the private institution are to be crowned with First Class Honours degree. The institution’s vice-chancellor, Prof Dilli Dogo, speaking at a news conference in Abuja to herald activities lined up for the occasion, also said a total of 161 students […]

Otong Paul emerges UBA National Essay winner for 2022

McPherson varsity slashes tuition fees

Our N50bn endowment fund yielding fruit – Yabatech Rector as college graduates 7,554

Will salary issue force university workers into another strike?

…commissions 25 bedrooms Guest House at Fountain varsity Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has said the eight months strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), had very negative psychological and emotional effect on students. According to Sultan, the strike was unnecessary, unfortunate and very sad […]

ASUU to stage protest over half salary

UNILAG VC: Out Ogundipe, in Ogunsola

Prof. Tanko Ishaya, the Vice Chancellor (VC), of the University of Jos, has assured parents that the university was safe for students, members of staff and visitors. Ishaya said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Jos, reiterating that the university management had put modalities on ground to […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has described the half-salary payment to its members by the Federal Government as an aberration that makes the lecturers casual workers. It regretted the response of government towards ASUU’s demonstration of trust was the so-called ‘pro-rata’ payment for eighteen days as the October salary […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–TENSION has enveloped the university community as executive members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, led by its president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, have begun meeting to deliberate on the half salaries paid members by the federal government, last week. The meeting which is currently ongoing at the union’s headquarters, located […]