Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education Lecturers across Nigeria are struggling under mounting workloads as universities face a mass exodus of academic staff, the House of Representatives Committee on University Education has reported. Committee Chairman, Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa), said the pressure on remaining staff is severe, with many taking
Hon. Abubakar Fulata, the chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has asked all government levels and private stakeholders in the country to fund specialised universities in the country, including the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurum, DeltaRep. Abubakar Fulata, the committee chairman, made the call
Hon. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman of the House of Reps Committee on University Education Members of the House of Representatives have raised concerns about the high rate at which lecturers and non-academic teaching staff leave universities. The House Committee on University Education stated that the staff gap poses a threat to the quality and stability of
Prof. Dorcas Odunaike, an authority in commercial and intellectual property law Performers in Nigeria’s creative industry need stronger legal safeguards to protect their work and livelihoods, a Babcock University law expert has said. Prof. Dorcas Odunaike, an authority in commercial and intellectual property law, urged lawmakers to expand the 2022 Copyright Act to better protect
Once the pride of Africa’s academic landscape, Nigeria’s first-generation universities are now shadows of their former selves. Lecture halls are crumbling, hostels are overcrowded, and the vibrant intellectual atmosphere that once defined campuses like the University of Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University, and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has faded under years of neglect. Recently, lawmakers
The House of Representatives has approved the establishment of four new federal universities in Borno, Imo, Kaduna and Kano States to expand access to higher education in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of reports presented by the Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, Abubakar Fulata (APC–Jigawa), during Tuesday’s plenary. The approved bills include
The Senate, through its Committees on Labour and on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has met with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) behind closed doors to discuss the way forward. Senator Muntari Dandutse, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, stated that ASUU’s complaints have been
Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the former House of Representatives speaker, has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for his significant contribution to the education sector. He mentioned this while delivering a public lecture at the Federal University of Lokoja, explicitly mentioning the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). According to him, Tinubu has given students hope
Senator Sunday Katung (PDP–Kaduna South) has awarded scholarships worth N40 million to 400 indigent students from his constituency to support their tertiary education. Each beneficiary received N100,000 through the Sunday Marshall Katung Foundation, which managed the disbursement of the funds. Speaking at the presentation ceremony in Kafanchan on Saturday, Katung, represented by Bature Likoro, chairman
The Senate has intervened in the ongoing two-week warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), moving to prevent a full-scale shutdown of academic activities across Nigeria’s public universities. Members of the Senate Committees on Labour, and on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, met behind closed doors with ASUU’s national leadership at the National
