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YNaija June 24, 2023

JAMB Announces 140 as Cut-off Mark for Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially approved the minimum cut-off marks for admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education in Nigeria. According to the Registrar of…

Nelson C.J January 10, 2020

Hallelujah! Nigerian universities are finally getting a chance to move with the times

Alongside decaying structures, lack of learning equipment, obsolete teaching materials and excessively theorized curriculums with little to no practical classes for the average course, Nigerian federal universities have had to…

Omoleye Omoruyi November 23, 2017

‘Why Nigerian Universities cannot produce graduates equal to Oxford’

Nigerian Universities cannot be ranked among the best in the world says the Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Garba. Prof Garba stated this at a press…

Omoleye Omoruyi August 15, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] The elite MUST be forced to send their children to Nigerian public schools

“If you don’t see anything wrong when leaders flash the images of their sibling’s matriculation or graduation ceremonies in some of the world’s most prestigious or elitist universities, you shouldn’t…

Omoleye Omoruyi August 15, 2017

Sale of handouts by lecturers illegal – ASUU

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Nigeria (ASUU), Biodun Ogunyemi has, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, in Abuja expressed…

Omoleye Omoruyi August 14, 2017

[The Legislative Blog] Shehu Sani strikes in support of ASUU

In continuation of his support for the indefinite ASUU strike, Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central) has said the concerned authorities should think about the future of those students who would…

Ezinne August 14, 2017

“You must go through ASUU strike. It’s in the constitution” | TwitterNG reacts

Following the announcement by ASUU to embark on an indefinite strike, TwitterNG has taken the news in stride. While some have resorted to bants, others are using the opportunity to…

Omoleye Omoruyi July 21, 2017

All my children studied in Nigeria, can Buhari claim that? – Fayose

The governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose Friday, said all his children are studying in the country. According to the spokesman for the governor, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said this at Covenant University,…

Omoleye Omoruyi July 3, 2017

UI, UNILAG, OAU, lead the Nigerian University rankings (FULL LIST)

The 2017 national universities ranking has been released by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The University of Ibadan is ranked number one on the list. Covenant University is the only…

Omoleye Omoruyi June 28, 2017

Tuition fees hike: Senate summons 38 VCs

The Nigerian Senate is set to summon Vice Chancellors of 38 Federal universities over increase in tuition fees, chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, Senator Barau Jibrin said…

Op-ed Editor June 9, 2017

Opinion: Legacy of religious hate among Undergraduates

by Ogunjobi Michael O The ban placed on all religious activities in Obafemi Awolowo University raises concerns on the level of religious intolerance in our ivory towers in view of…

Roqeebah August 30, 2016

Are Nigerian Universities ready for an anti-plagiarism software?

The University of Ilorin in collaboration with Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin and Covenant University, Ota, Delta State University Abraka, Benue State University Makurdi, University of Jos and Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife,…

Janeth J October 21, 2015

Sprite Triple Slam 2015 takes Nigerian universities by storm

‘Untameable excitement’, ‘mind blowing performances’ and ‘endless creativity’ are a few expressionsthat describe the Sprite Triple Slam (STS) activation since it resumed in August2015. With students turning up in the…

Emmanuel Chidiogo April 26, 2015

Olu Onemola: Let’s recognise the ‘tree shakers’ who got Buhari elected

by Olu Onemola ...those that have worked to make Nigeria better – the activists, the vibrant academics, the ‘tell-the-truth-as-it-is’ journalists, the fearless politicians, and the everyday Nigerians that have wrestled…

Emmanuel Chidiogo February 6, 2015

Opinion: The politics behind ‘no election break’ for students

by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi Today, the school anthem is extant but the essence is gone. The sincere passion with which that anthem was rendered in the past, with its attendant fever,…

Sola July 29, 2014

You want a quality education? Well, you have to pay for it

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Ifenwa Ogba is a student in a federal university in Nigeria, and she pays N15,000 ($92) for tuition per year. Most students in Howard University, Washington…

July 25, 2014

Emmanuel Chidiogo: Why you should not go to school (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Emmanuel Chidiogo ''In this day and age, it’s what you do with your knowledge that stands out; not the certificates you accumulate and hang on your wall.''…

January 15, 2014

CLICK: Kola Oyeyemi releases motivational book, Pitfalls to Destiny Fulfilment

by Isi Esene Kola Oyeyemi, high flying corporate mandarin and pastor has released another book, Pitfalls to Destiny Fulfilment. Chock full of Christian exemplars and quotes this book, his fourth,…

December 3, 2013

ASUU strike update: FG reveals it has now paid N200 billion for striking Union

by Rachel Ogbu President Jonathan meeting with the ASUU leadership (Photo: PM News) Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe has confirmed that the N200 billion…

November 12, 2013

Christmas is almost here! 7 reasons why the ASUU strike can NOT end now

by Tutu Akinlabi So I hear news that the lecturers are ready to meet with the government and call off the almost 6-month old strike (yes, I exaggerate, but now…

November 12, 2013

ASUU strike: University lecturers fall out over ‘agreement’ with FG

by 'Jola Sotubo Just when it seemed that the light at the end of the tunnel could be seen in the case of the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities…

October 17, 2013

ASUU strike: FG AGREES to spend N200 billion on universities yearly (READ)

by Oge Okonkwo In an effort to end the ongoing ASUU strike, the Federal Government has said it is committed to spending N200 billion in the 2014 budget on universities in Nigeria…

January 15, 2013

Top 10: UNILAG, UNIBEN, Babcock make list of top Nigerian law faculties

by Rachel Ogbu The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, NIALS recently released a list of top 10 law faculties in Nigerian universities. Director-General of NIALS, Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN,…

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