The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said that it is meeting with the government on Friday in a bid to avert the looming strike action over fresh disagreements with the government. The union has reportedly been invited by the […]
Students complain of exploitation by lecturers
Some students of the Adeyemi College of Education recently complained of alleged exploitation by some lecturers. Demands allegedly made by the lecturers include cash and equipment such as computer laptops. Some non-academic staff are also allegedly involved in the scam. […]
Pharmacist Council cancels programme: Should students suffer for administrative errors?
The Pharmacist Council of Nigeria has reportedly cancelled the ‘Pharmacy Technician programme’ in the School of Health Technology, Kano. The programme had earlier been accredited and up to 50 students had enrolled and taken exams up to the final year […]
Conflicting reports on arrest of Sunday Igboho, Yoruba-nation agitator
There have been conflicting reports about the situation of the Yoruba-nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, who was declared wanted by the DSS after invading his home and killing two of his aides but without catching hold of […]
Government functionaries bicker over citing of federal university
In a replay of the usual political bickering over the citing of federal facilities, an aide to President Buhari is said to have engaged in a bitter exchange with the governor of his state, Akwa Ibom, over the precise location […]
JAMB ex-registrar gets N200m bail
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has admitted former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Adedibu Ojerinde, to bail in the sum of N200 million in his alleged fraud trial. The presiding judge, […]
Osodeke is ASUU’s new president
Osodeke is ASUU’s new president A professor of Soil Science at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUA), Victor Emmanuel Osodeke, has been elected new Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) president. The immediate past vice president of the union […]
ASUU, SSANU threaten fresh strike over unpaid salaries, directives on staff school workers
Withheld salaries used to blackmail our members to enroll in IPPIS, says Osodeke Academic activities in the nation’s universities may again be paralysed as members of the Academic Staff Union Of Nigeria Universities (ASUU) warned of a fresh strike over […]