At last, the federal government, Thursday, inaugurated the governing councils of universities, polytechnics and other federal tertiary institutions in the country. The inauguration came barely one year after the government dissolved the governing councils of all of its tertiary institutions, leaving them to operate without governing councils. Recall that President Bola Tinubu, in June 2023,…
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos, and students on Thursday protested against the nine unresolved demands of the union by the Federal Government. The students who came out to support their lecturers displayed placards with inscriptions including “education is life; proper funding of university education is non-negotiable; lecturers too want…
The authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely. The university, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, attributed the decision to the refusal of the students to shift grounds on their demands. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the…
Sequel to the formal email sent about the 2023/2024 Rain Semester Academic Calendar; this is to remind all students that Course Registration has been opened for the 2023/2024 Rain Semester. Students are to log in to their portal accounts at https://eportal.lautech.edu.ng to register/update their course registration. Normal Registration closes at 14/07/2024 11:59PMLate Registration closes at…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, has magnanimously approved the re-opening of the registration portal for the Second Semester of the 2023/2024 Academic Session from 12:00 Midnight on Sunday, July 7, 2024 to 12:00 Midnight on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Students who are yet to register, or complete their course registration…
The federal government has summoned a meeting with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) on Thursday, July 4, at the Office of the Minister of Education. The meeting is coming on the heels of the expiration of a two-week ultimatum issued by the leadership…
Applications are invited from the general public for Admission into the school of Midwifery, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL (UBTH) Benin City for the 2024 session. Duration Of Course: Three (3) Years Entry Qualification Applicant must not be less than 16 years or above 34 years of age (a) Possess five (5) credits in not more…
This is to inform graduating students of the National Open University of Nigeria that the Vice-Chancellor has instructed that the distribution of certificates to graduates of the 2024 convocation be carried out. In view of the above, the exercise has been scheduled to commence from Monday, 15th July, 2024 to Friday, 2nd August, 2024. By…
IT was hell for commuters in the Ugbowo axis of the Benin – Lagos Highway as for seven hours, students of the University of Benin barricaded the Main gate axis of the road which created a gridlock that stretched over three kilometres from both axes of the road while those familiar with the terrain tried…
