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Students of higher institutions across the country living on and off the campus are having a rough time commuting to and within the school because of the removal of fuel subsidy that has led to high transport fares. Nigeria’s new president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while giving his speech after being sworn in on Monday, announced…

According to the court, the no work no pay rule enforced by the Federal Government against members of ASUU who went on strike last year is perfectly legal. The National Industrial Court has upheld the no work no pay rule by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities…

The University Management, in a bid to ease the financial burden on Parents and Guardians and to significantly reduce the rate at which Students drop out of School due to financial constraints has introduced the Students Work Study Programme. This Programme will enable Students with demonstrable and proven Vocational skills (as listed in the attached…

The management of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye have released the proposed academic calendar for the 2022/2023 academic session. This calendar was released following its approval by the Senate on the 25th of May, 2023.

The Federal Government has declared Monday, 29th May 2023 as work-free for all workers in the country. According to the federal government, the decision is to allow Nigerians to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically elected President. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuiab Belgore in a statement on Friday noted…

The Benue State University, BSU, chapter of the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, has commenced indefinite strike. The BSU ASUU Chairman, Dr Kwaehfan Tarmombo, confirmed the development.According to him, the strike is indefinite, total and comprehensive.

Days to the end of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the Federal Government has officially released the white paper report of visitation panels to 42 higher institutions. The PUNCH reports that the release of the white paper report was one of the demands laid down by the Academic Staff Union…

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in the early hours of Monday re-elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke unopposed as their National President to pilot the affairs of the union for another two years. It was learnt that apart from Osodeke of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, the union members also…

FG Appoints Dr. Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul as new Rector of Yabatech. The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Dr. Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul as the substantive Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH). He succeeds Dr. Obafemi Omomungbe whose tenure ended recently. Until his appointment, Dr. Adedotun was the Director Centre for Open Distance and…

The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State, has said its Higher National Degree Programme in Mass Communication has been fully accredited. A statement by the institution said its rector, Dr Abdul Muhammed said the institution now has six academic institutes and four centres. He explained that the academic institutes are the Institutes of Applied Sciences,…