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September 27, 2022

PVCs found in inappropriate locations – INEC; ASUU strike: FG makes U-turn, withdraws orders asking Vice-Chancellors to reopen universities | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

PVCs found in inappropriate locations – INEC ASUU strike: FG makes U-turn, withdraws orders asking Vice-Chancellors to reopen universities Kogi govt accuses Dangote Cement of forging tax receipt Ogun indigenes reject new Oba of Ibese INEC rolls out guidelines for campaigns Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian... Read More

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Big Brother Naija Begins today; Nigeria loses to Zambia at WAFCON 2022 | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Big Brother Naija Begins today Tertiary institutions to determine deadline for 2022 admissions Court Rejects Governor Umahi’s Senatorial candidacy Nigeria loses to Zambia at WAFCON 2022 Costs for subsidies rise by 370 percent as debt increases Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn‘t miss:... Read More

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Universities

Opinion: Universities Should Embrace Online Courses

Education plays a pivotal role in the development of a country. It is the key to wealth and national development. There has been tremendous development in Nigeria since independence which correlates very strongly with education. Therefore, education is the vital investment required for the upliftment of the poor. Well-educated people tend to make financial decisions... Read More

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November 4, 2017

FG wiil support universities affected by insurgency – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the Federal Government would support universities affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East. Buhari made this known on Saturday at the 23rd Convocation of Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola. Buhari, who was represented by Prof. Salihu Abdullahi, said the government would provide a special... Read More

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August 24, 2017

We didn’t fix admission cut-off marks, stakeholders did – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it did not fix the tertiary institutions minimum admission cut-off marks, contrary to reports. JAMB had announced that minimum cut-off marks for the university degree for the 2017 academic year be put at 120, Polytechnics and Monotechnics at 100. The body said the decision was a... Read More

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August 21, 2017

JAMB set to announce policy changes on Tuesday

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), which reportedly began a meeting Monday, is set to announce a major new policy on Tuesday. According to Premium Times, the meeting, which involves admission officers of Nigerian higher institutions, is taking place at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja. Issues being discussed at the meeting include the... Read More

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August 18, 2017

If strike is the only language the FG understands, then ASUU has not done enough

by Usman Alabi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said recently that the only language the federal government understands is strike. Yet if this is true, even the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has a case to answer. Could it be that the real problem with ASUU is that it has not gone on strike... Read More

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August 17, 2017

Universities can now organise post-UTME – FG

The Federal Government has said tertiary institutions can now conduct Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), The Nation reports. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu disclosed this in Abuja in Wednesday. He said universities, polytechnics and other institutions were free to organise post-UTME screening for those seeking admission. Adamu however urged the institutions to make the fees... Read More

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August 15, 2017

ASUU strike: Continued exodus to Cyprus and Benin Republic?

by Adedotun Michael Chigozie Obioma, the author of the Booker nominated and well-received novel ‘The Fishermen’ was a student at the Cyprus International University. In a piece in January last year for the UK’s Guardian, he narrates of what fellow Nigerians had to do to get themselves to that European country just to fulfil their... Read More

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EFCC to introduce anti-corruption courses in universities

by Dolapo Adelana The acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has said the agency will soon begin its anti-corruption programme in universities across the country. Magu disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday on the sideline of the opening ceremony of a capacity building workshop on the use of beneficial... Read More

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November 22, 2016

BREAKING: ASUU ends warning strike, directs lecturers to resume Wednesday

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday ended its one week nationwide warning strike over the non-implementation of a 2009 agreement with the Federal Government, The Punch reports. The President of the union Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who said this in Abuja, called on lecturers to return to work. “We are making progress, especially with the intervention of the... Read More

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October 23, 2016

Eye on Buhari: The President reunites with his dear daughters and more

Following the roller coaster week that President Muhammadu Buhari had last week, we were not sure what to expect this week. It could have gone either way with him finally apologising for his misogynist comments or choosing to continue to defend them. Well much as we hoped, neither happened. Instead, it was a week full... Read More

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October 18, 2016

NUC stops diplomas in universities

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has scrapped crapped sub-degree diploma programmes in the Nigerian University System (NUS). The Commission also called on universities to start winding up such programmes. The NUC said such programmes were no concern of the universities but that of polytechnics urging them to develop their research base while working assiduously to improve... Read More

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October 2, 2016

Nigerian students go into hiding, as Turkey begins manhunt

The Turkish government has begun a manhunt of Nigerian students in its Universities, The Cable reports. According to an affected student the government has begun a clampdown of the students. The clampdown on the students follows the rejection of a request made by Turkey to President Muhammadu Buhari to close down 17 Turkish schools in the country.... Read More

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September 19, 2016

Gbenga Sesan: The funnel effect in Nigeria’s education system

First, it was Facebook. And now, it’s WhatsApp. You get added to a group, everyone welcomes you, you’re excited about hooking up with classmates… and then someone drops the bomb: we should go back to help the school, you know. Silence. In some cases, the silence is broken. In all cases, especially those groups set... Read More

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#Yabacon: How citizens and innovators have transformed Yaba

Yaba is a typical Lagos town; noisy, busy, over-populated and a complete paradox – with neatly set modern buildings standing next to old rundown ones, neck to neck. But Yaba is distinctively different from other Lagos towns. It is home to a growing number of technology companies and startups that are attracting millions of dollars from local... Read More

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Why lecturers, ASUU are against ‘sexual harassment bill’

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has kicked against the 2016 sexual harassment bill before the senate. ASUU is opposing the bill on the basis that it will undermine the autonomy of universities. The disapproval of the Union was made known by Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU president at the public hearing of the bill which... Read More

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I’m proud to have established 12 universities – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday that he built hundreds of primary and secondary schools as well as 12 state universities during his tenure as President. The former President said this while speaking on Democracy and Equality at the Bloomberg studios in London. The speech, which was titled “Civis Nigerianus Sum” – I am... Read More

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FG says it wants to establish 6 new universities

The federal government has signaled that it wishes to build more universities for the country. “This government has already decided to even add more; it is going to establish six new universities of science and technology. And, at the lower level, there will be a technical school in each state of the Federation and then vocational... Read More

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Opinion: Breaking the exploitative habits of Nigerian universities

Before we proceed to digest the topic at hand, it is inevitable to note the contemporary knack for quantity at the expense of quality that dominates and generally defines our tertiary education sub-sector in particular and the education sector in general. We now boast of many universities that largely fall short not only of international... Read More

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February 14, 2016

Why 9 Vice Chancellors of Jonathan’s universities were sacked

The Secretary-General, Committee of Vice-Chancellors, Michael Faborode, has revealed that the tenure of some of his colleagues that were recently sacked- was due to expire on Monday, February 15. It was reported on Saturday, February 13, that thirteen Vice-Chancellors of federal universities established by former president, Goodluck Jonathan, had been sacked by the federal government.... Read More

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November 3, 2014

1Plify hits another milestone; partners with FPT University, Vietnam & University of Greenwich

by Akan Ido Keeping to its promise of connecting Nigerian students with reputable institutions in Nigeria and around the world, 1Plify has signed a partnership with FPT University and University of Greenwich and has also become the official representative of FPT University in Nigeria. “We are delighted with this partnership with FPT University and University... Read More

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October 23, 2014

HND-BSC dichotomy comes closer to ending as Senate considers Bill

by James Sambo A Bill to abolish and prohibit dichotomy and discrimination between first degrees and the higher national diploma in the same profession/field on Wednesday scaled the crucial second reading in the Senate. Senators also in near unanimity canvassed for the merging of polytechnics with universities so that they can be degree-awarding institutions. They... Read More

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October 16, 2014

Illegal Licence: Nine Universities shut down by NUC

by Azubuike Azikiwe Nine universities have been shut down by the National Universities Commission (NUC), for operating without legal licence. The affected institutions have been published in the weekly bulletin of the NUC. The publication was signed by the NUC’s executive secretary, Prof. Julius Okojie, stating that the universities which had been in existence for years,... Read More

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December 11, 2013

ASUU strike update: FG finally signs agreement with Union, classes to resume

by Isi Esene The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has finally signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government after it was confirmed that the disputed N200 billion expected to be paid into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) account has been paid. The FG had before now given the Union an ultimatum... Read More

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December 6, 2013

ASUU Strike update: OAU & UI to resume, Ibadan to start lectures 6 January

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 strike, at least according to Management. According to a circular from the university, its directive follows the meeting of Pro-chancellors (CPC) of federal universities. A... Read More

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December 5, 2013

Report: ASUU chief blames Education Minister for on-going strike

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 the administrative affairs of the Ministry. He blamed the extended strike caused by the communication break down between the federal goverment and university lecturers on... Read More

December 4, 2013

ASUU strike: “I have personally seen the balance” – Presidency provides ‘proof of payment’ of N200billion into account

The presidency on Wednesday laboured to prove it has actually paid the sum of N200bn into an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria designated for funding the nation’s comatose universities. The Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said at a press briefing in Abuja that the account,... Read More

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November 28, 2013

ASUU strike update: ‘Federal Government directive is an empty threat’ – Lecturers maintain their stance

by Oke Efagene The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have described the federal government’s threat to sack lecturers if they refuse to go back to work as an empty threat. The union has said that the federal government was not ready to carry out the resolutions reached with it. They also expressed confidence that... Read More

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