UK plans fee hike for varsities in 2025

The United Kingdom is set to see its first increase in university tuition fees in eight years, according to a report by The Telegraph on Monday. The move, expected to…

NASU, SSANU Suspend Strike For One Month

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have announced suspension of the ongoing nationwide indefinite strike over withheld…

FG sacks newly-appointed UNIZIK VC

The Ministry of Education’s University Department has reportedly sacked Professor Benard Ifeanyi Odoh as Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra state, just six days after his appointment.…

Senate to convene national summit on out-of-school children challenge

The senate has resolved to convene a national summit to address the growing out-of-school children challenge in the country. The upper legislative chamber took the decision on Tuesday after Lawal…

Computer-based WASSCE starts Friday

The West African Examinations Council said the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024– Second Series will begin from Friday, October 25 to Friday, December 20,…

Nigerian polytechnic lecturers are planning to embark on strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to attend to numerous issues affecting the smooth operations of polytechnics and mono-technics in…

FULL LIST: Covenant emerges Nigeria’s best university for 2024

Covenant University has once again secured the top spot in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. The ranking, which evaluates universities across various performance metrics, placed the Ota-based…

ASUU threatens indefinite strike, says FG fails to honour agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement reached with it.…

Candidates’ll henceforth pay N50,000 to reprint certificates – NECO

The National Examinations Council, NECO, says its candidates would henceforth pay the sum of N50,000 as a fee for the reprinting of certificates. NECO Registrar, Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this in…

FG Raises Corps Members Allowance To ₦77,000 Per Month

The Federal Government has approved the increase of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to ₦77,000 with effect from July 2024. In a statement on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the National Youth…

ASUU threatens strike, gives FG 14-day ultimatum

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to resolve several lingering issues. ASUU is seeking the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009…

Despite ongoing semester exams, lecturers at IMSU hastily begun strike

Lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Imo State University (IMSU) chapter, on Friday, September 20, 2024, declared an indefinite strike to push for the resolution of long-standing…

NECO releases 2024 SSCE results

The National Examinations Council has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 per cent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language…

Gombe Varsity ASUU Embarks On Indefinite Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University branch, has declared a total and indefinite strike over a litany of unmet demands. This is the first time the…

Report: 350 Nasarawa students stranded over absence of classrooms

As public and private schools resume for the First Term of the 2024/2025 academic session in Nasarawa State, no fewer than 350 students of the Government Secondary School Sarkin Noma…