In 1997/1998, the then new administration of the University of Ilorin embarked on the massive misuse of the “temporary appointment” clause in the university regulations to recruit hundreds of staff into academic and non-academic positions in the university. The opposition […]
Court orders ASUU to call off strike
The National Industrial Court on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the strike action. It will be recalled that the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, on September 12, 2022 dragged ASUU […]
FG vs. ASUU: Court to Deliver Ruling on September 19
The National Industrial Court on Friday fixed Monday September 19 to deliver ruling on the motion by the Federal Government seeking the court’s order to compel the striking academic staff back to work. Fireworks between the counsel to the Federal […]
FG vs. ASUU: Battle Ground Shifts to Court
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the National Industrial Court (NIC). This latest move by the Minister of Labour appears to be a desperate measure to end the […]
Improved Salaries the Only Panacea for Brain Drain – ASUU
The recent trend of the university lecturers seeking opportunities outside the shores of Nigeria is no longer news. This self-inflicted brain drain is, according to ASUU’s National Investment Secretary and former chairman of the union, University of Port Harcourt chapter, […]
Twenty years after, ASUU holds National Executive Council meeting in UNILORIN
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the weekend held its National Executive Council meeting in the University of Ilorin, more than twenty years after its last meeting in that university. It will be recalled that twenty years ago, […]
Where is Professor Raphael Babatunde Adeniyi
On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, Prof Raphael Babatunde Adeniyi of the Department of Physics, University of Ilorin was declared missing. The professor of Mathematics reportedly went to an ATM machine to withdraw some cash on this fateful day only to […]
ASUU-GOVT meet to avert strike action
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 […]