The Students Union body of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has given the LAUTECH chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) 72 hours to withdraw from the ongoing strike. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by its President, Anuoluwa Adeboye, and Public Relations Officer, Gabriel Michael. The union, […]

The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has approved the cut-off marks for the 2021/2022 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) for its National Diploma programme. The Deputy Registrar of the college, Mr Joe Ejiofor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Ejiofor said that the admission cut-off […]

Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe (APC-Oluyole) has proposed a three-year validity period for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by her Media Aide, Olamilekan Olusada, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akande-Sadipe is the Chairman, House […]

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced the appointment of Professor Adebayo Simeon Banire as its new substantive new Vice Chancellor.

By Levinus Nwabughiogu The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to interface with other relevant government agencies to grant automatic employment to first-class graduates from Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The resolution came on the heels of a motion sponsored by Chinedu Martins, considered at yesterday’s plenary. Presenting the motion, Martin said the tertiary […]

By Chioma Onuegbu & Harris Emanuel, Uyo The leadership of  the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Akwa Ibom State wing has ordered its members in public primary and secondary schools to down tools over failure of the state government to address their demands. Meanwhile, indications have emerged that Governor Udom Emmanuel will today meet with the […]

By Adesina Wahab The World Bank has said that  boys and men are underachieving educationally in some African and Middle East countries as the world gradually recovers from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report titled: What about the boys? Addressing underachievement of boys and men during and beyond the COVID pandemic, the […]

By Elizabeth Osayande A NON-GOVERNMENTAL  organisation, African Diamond Foundation for Leadership and Creative Art, AFRID, has donated books and stationery materials including chalkboard to pupils of Divine Wisdom Nursery and Primary School, House on Lagoon, Makoko Water Front Yaba, Lagos. The donation came on account of the story published by Vanguard Newspaper Limited, about January […]

THE National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has given the federal government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, two weeks deadlines to resolve their differences and return students to classrooms.

Activist and convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju has bagged a first-class degree from Baze University, Abuja. Elated, Adeyanju took to his official Facebook account where he announced the feat, having been awarded the degree of Bachelor of Law with First Class Honours His words: “To God alone be the glory. I suffered so much to get here. […]

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The University of Calabar, UNICAL, on Tuesday disclosed that it has suspended the Director, Directorate of Human Resource and Establishment, (HR&E) of the University, Mrs Agatha Ikposhi from duty. The suspension which was contained in a letter signed by the University Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, sighted by Vanguard stated that her […]

“Government has refused to redeem her recurring promises to release the N15 billion Revitalization Fund it pledged since 2018″…

“I cannot continue to waste my time waiting for ASUU to start work.”

The Parent Teacher’s Association of Nigeria(PTA)  has pleaded with ASUU to reverse their decision to extend the ongoing strike by two months, in the interest of the students.

ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its warning strike for another two months.