The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has called on the Federal Government to embrace dialogue in a bid to settle the ongoing crises between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities. The Chairman of the committee, Professor Samuel Edoumiekumo made the call at the end of its eightieth General Assembly Meeting held…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The meeting was the first since ASUU declared its warning strike last week over what it termed as the Federal Government’s refusal to honour its agreement to implement the Memorandum of Action signed with them in…
Twenty-five thousand and eight private candidates have scored credit passes and above in at least five subjects, including English and Mathematics, in the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The number of credit passes represents forty-eight-point-six percent of the total number of candidates who sat for the for examination. The Head of WAEC National Office, Patrick…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has decided to embark on a one-month strike to press its demands from the government. This was part of the decisions at a meeting of the National Executive Council of ASUU, which lasted until the early hours of yesterday. The university lecturers said they decided to stage the protest as a…
The Lagos State Polytechnic is now officially known as the Lagos State University of Technology, Ikorodu. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Gboyega Akosile, said the National Universities Commission has approved the new university. He said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was in Abuja to receive the NUC certificate of approval for the new university. The Lagos State…
The Senate have passed a bill that seeks to increase the number campuses of the Nigerian Law School from six to twelve. According to the Bill, which was sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi of Kogi West, each geopolitical zone of the country is expected to have two law school campuses. The passage of the bill followed the…