FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on the education sector in the country.

By Adesina Wahab THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has described the agitations by some individuals and groups that indigenes of towns where universities are sited be made the vice chancellors of such universities as reducing the institutions to local entities. The union, through the National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, in a chat with […]

A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun on Wednesday ordered a 40-year-old housewife, Biola Joshua, to sweep Iju-Ebiye High School premises for six months for invading her son ‘s school with thugs. The police charged Joshua with conspiracy, assault and breach of peace. Delivering a ruling, Magistrate Shotunde Shotayo ordered the convict to sweep the school […]

The Leadership of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has expressed deep concern over reports that Comr. Akinsuyi Samuel, a business administration student of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Oyo State was shot by a trigger-happy officer of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the Oyo State command. Samuel was allegedly shot while on his way […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo –Olu has appointed acting Vice-Chancellors for the two newly established universities; Lagos State University of Science and Technology, LASUST, Ikorodu and Lagos State University of Education, LASUED, Ijanikin and Epe.