The power of the press is enormous and its influence, theoretically limitless. The press not only informs but also acts as an agent of change to right the wrongs in…
When Mr Bill Gates was in Nigeria last week at the expanded National Executive Council Meeting of the federal government, one of the statements he made that is still dominating…
by Dolapo Adelana A 100 level female student of Law of the University of Ibadan died on Monday during a show at her hall of residence, the institution confirmed on…
The student Union of University of Ibadan, on Wednesday, denied that the union members destroyed properties of the university while protesting against the epileptic state of amenities, such as light…
At the just concluded Campus Holy Ghost service, over 100 undergraduates of the University of Ibadan and the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife were reported by Punch Newspapers to have renounced cultism. The…
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The senate of the Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna has announced that it would commence semester examinations for students on February 10, 2014. This will happen…
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Academic Staff Union of Universities [ASUU] has reiterated that it would resist every attempts made by any political party to use their name or situations to achieve…
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The Governor of Ebonyi State, Martin Elechi, has requested for the disbandment of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) due to its recent agnostic stance and…
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Thousands of striking lecturers have maintained stand on their not to resume regardless of the threats made to them by the federal Goverment. The attendance registers in…
by 'Jola Sotubo Empty halls of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi Despite the lapse of the December 9 deadline handed down to university lecturers by the Federal Government, most…
by 'Jola Sotubo In further defiance of the Federal Government's order of resumption, the striking university lecturers, under the umbrella of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have said…
by 'Jola Sotubo The governor of Niger, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has blamed the nation's politicians for the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Governor Aliyu is said to…
by Chi Ibe Is it not therefore over? Two of the nation's biggest universities, the University of Ibadan and the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have confirmed they are ending their…
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Dr. Karo Ogbinaka, the Chairman, University of Lagos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, of incompetence in…
An Emeritus Professor of Transport Planning and Development, Michael Filani, died on Sunday while watching the Nigeria/Ethiopia World Cup qualifying match. The deceased, who was a former deputy vice-chancellor of…
by Ikhide Ikheloa If you think I am being harsh, ASUU is a body that works really hard to be disrespected. Read the message on the website from the president,…
by Levi Obijiofor Rather than continue the game of hide-and-seek, ASUU leaders need to show more maturity. The union does not need the support or advice of students to continue…
by Tunji Olaopa Yet, UI has weathered the storms. In close to 65 years of its existence, the University of Ibadan has remained the torchbearer in higher education in Nigeria.…