Nearly eight in ten Nigerian households (79.2%) cannot afford the recent electricity tariff hike, particularly under the Band A service area, according to a study by the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER). The study, presented at NISER’s Research Seminar Series in Ogun State, surveyed 400 households and 45 firms in Lagos and
Abia State Governor Alex Otti says his administration has allocated 20% of the state budget to education for two consecutive years to rebuild the sector. Otti disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Oliver Ali Abah, at Government House, Umuahia. He said the investment was already
The Edo State Government’s pledge of N2.5 billion to strengthen facilities at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has ignited a fierce political row between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Monday Okpebholo announced the intervention during a courtesy visit by UBTH’s new Chief Medical Director, Prof.
The Federal Government has launched an automotive training centre at the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, to advance local vehicle production and prepare Nigeria for the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Minister of State for Industry, John Owan Enoh, stated that the initiative aligns with the government’s automotive policy, which aims
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has unveiled a 160-seat lecture theatre at Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, as part of its efforts to enhance banking and finance education in the country. The CIBN Bankers Hall, fully furnished and equipped for modern learning, was handed over to the university on Friday. CIBN President
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has accused the Federal Government of insincerity in resolving lingering disputes in the university sector and warned that industrial action may be imminent. At a press briefing in Sokoto, Zonal Coordinator Prof. Abubakar Sabo said the government had failed to honour agreements and address key welfare
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Federal Government’s newly introduced Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund (TISSF), a N10 million interest-free loan scheme for university, polytechnic and college staff, describing it as a diversion from unresolved welfare demands. Speaking at a press briefing at Bayero University, Kano, ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Professor AbdulKadir
The Federal Government has cautioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) against embarking on another strike, as President Bola Tinubu directed that all outstanding issues with the union be resolved permanently. Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, told reporters that previous administrations only had draft agreements with ASUU, which were never signed and therefore
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has bragged about the institution’s growing popularity among admission seekers, crediting its rise to a stable academic calendar and high academic standards. FUOYE recently ranked fourth among Nigeria’s most preferred universities in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has renewed calls for the Federal Government to pay its members’ withheld salaries, rejecting the “no work, no pay” policy implemented during the 2022 strike. During a press briefing in Awka, the coordinator of ASUU’s Owerri Zone, Professor Dennis Ariwodo, demanded the immediate payment of three and a
