Strike: VCs beg Buhari to takeover negotiation with ASUU, others

  Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to take charge and speed up the process of resolving the ongoing trade union dispute between Academic Staff Union…

Adoption of UTAS critical to resolving strike— ASUU

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has stated that the adoption of a transparent payment platform University Transparency and Accountability Solutions,UTAS, is critical to resolving the current strike action…

CVR: DSS arrests three over fake registration centre, extortion

  The Department of State Service has arrested three persons for allegedly operating a fake Continuous Voter Registration centre and for extorting eligible voters by promising to enroll them in…

Strike: Ngige Did Not Invite Us To Any Meeting On Thursday – ASUU

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige did not invite the union for a meeting. Ngige had after the Federal…

Efforts on to resolve ASUU strike – FG

  The Federal Government has given the assurance its face-off with university-based unions will soon be resolved and academic activities resume in earnest. Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige,…

‘Applicant was uncouth’ — Anambra reacts as commissioner calls jobseeker ‘idiot’

  The Anambra government says an insulting statement made by Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the commissioner for education, was provoked by an applicant’s “uncouth” language. There were reports over the weekend that…

Buhari Hails Afe Babalola University For Ranking 400th Best Globally

  President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado-Ekiti, for ranking as the best in Nigeria. The ranking institution, the Times Higher Education World Rankings, also ranked ABUAD…

Sokoto girl leads with highest score as FG releases results of Common Entrance Exam

THE federal government, Monday, released the results of the 2022 National Common Entrance Examination for admission into unity colleges across the country. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, released the…

Strike: We are waiting for govt’s reply to our presentation — ASUU

  Whether the four and a half months old strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, would be called off soon now rests on the response…

Out-of-School Children: UNICEF, partners, offer parents cash incentive in Katsina

  United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with its partners and the Katsina State Government have launched a cash transfer programme to encourage parents send their school-age-children to school.…

ASUU Strike Unnecessary, Says JAMB Registrar

  Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, on Friday described the ongoing strike action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as unnecessary.…

ASUU: CNG Threatens Shutdown Of NASS, Highways, Airports

  The Students Wing of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has threatened to shut down the National Assembly, major highways and airports in the 19 northern states and Abuja…

FG: ASUU Strike More Complex Than Nigerians Think

  The Federal Government has said issues around the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other three university based unions are not…

Strike: We’re waiting to hear from FG, says ASUU

  The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it is awaiting the response of the Federal Government on its demands. The PUNCH reported that the Federal Government’s renegotiation…

ASUU Strike: FG team fails to meet deadline to resolve issue

  The Prof. Nimi Briggs-led committee set up the Federal Government to renegotiate the 2009 Agreement signed by the government with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and put…