The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has condemned the mass establishment of universities in the country, describing the development as ‘reckless and excessive’. This is even as the Union has advised the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, (FUTO), Owerri, Professor Nnenna Oti, to withdraw the Professorship the institution conferred on Isah […]
Kogi Govt shuts down 17 unauthorized tertiary institutions
The Kogi State Government has shut down 17 tertiary institutions operating illegally in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon Wemi Jones disclosed this during an oversight function of the House of Assembly standing Committee on Education, Science and Technology, led by Hon. Idris Aliyu Mekudi. He explained that the 17 illegal […]
Abia Govt kicks as closed private schools reopen for business
The Abia State Government has expressed dismay that proprietors of some of the 197 private schools that were recently shut down for various infractions have reopened without meeting the required minimum standards set for them. The Commissioner for information and culture, Okey Kanu, who made this known at Government House, Umuahia, while briefing journalists on […]
Declare state of emergency on security – NUT begs Tinubu
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare state of emergency on security. National President of the union, Comrade Audu Amba, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the NUT 6th Annual Solemn Assembly Amba said Nigeria in recent times had recorded an unprecedented security challenges and government […]
UNIBEN suspends academic activities over burial
The management of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, has ordered the temporary suspension of academic activities at the Ugbowo campus of the institution over the host community’s burial of a vigilante chairman scheduled for Saturday. DAILY POST reports that the institution disclosed this in a statement dated February 9, 2024, signed by Professor Clement Ighodaro, […]
NOA to introduce nationalism into school curriculum
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, Lanre Onilu, has disclosed plans to introduce nationalism as a compulsory subject in the nation’s education curriculum to help inculcate positive ethics and values in the coming generations. Onilu stated this in Minna during a familiarisation visit to the Niger State directorate of the agency. While […]
Michael Okpara varsity VC raises alarm over fake certificates, transcripts
The Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Professor Maduebibisi Iwe, has raised an alarm over the prevalence of fake certificates and transcripts in the international community that were not issued by the university. This is even as he has said that students of the university who allowed themselves to be […]
Zamfara gov inaugurates security trust fund, vows to end banditry in the state
Michael Okpara varsity shuts down indefinitely over students’ protest
The management of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia, has announced an indefinite closure of the institution, following Tuesday’s violent protest by the students. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Maduebibisi Iwe, in a statement issued in the aftermath of the protest, ordered the students to vacate the university premises with immediate effect. The statement issued […]
Students of Michael Okpara University protest school fee hike
A widespread protest has rocked Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, as many students of the institution protested against the alleged 60 per cent increase in their school fees. The protest, which started at about 10 am during a semester examination in the school, was sparked by the alleged decision of the university’s […]