Hundreds of students and community members joined forces on Saturday for a large-scale environmental cleanup at Iyana-Iba Market in Ojo, Lagos State, in observance of World Cleanup Day. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Lagos State Chapter, led the initiative, which involved removing solid waste, promoting recycling, and educating traders and residents on sustainable
Comrade Adeleke Wasiu Adewale has been elected the new Chairman of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo. He takes over from Comrade Mathias Kolawole Oluwo, who previously led the union. The election also produced new executives, including Comrade Ajao Ibrahim S. as Treasurer, Comrade David Monday Onoja
The Student Union Government (SUG) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has suspended its President, Chinedu Ozoagu, and seven other executive members over serious allegations of cultism, student murder, intimidation, and financial misconduct. Those suspended include Deputy Speaker Ihentugo Rejoice, Emmanuel Asadu, Agbo Sobechukwu Malachy, Chinweike Dorothy, Victory Chidiebere, Chukwuma JohnPaul, and Edmund Solomon.
The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has been thrown into unrest following management’s decision to raise tuition fees for the 2025/2026 academic session by between 100% and 120%, leading to protests by the Students’ Union Government (SUG). Under the new schedule, fresh students in Engineering and Environmental Design are to pay ₦250,000, while Communication, Media, and
The South East zone of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has called on the Federal Government to urgently address the issues related to salary disparities and unpaid entitlements affecting its members. It is also urging the government to address the underfunding of universities, warning that the continued neglect of agreements could lead
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to address their outstanding welfare demands within seven days. In a joint letter signed by SSANU President, Muhammed Ibrahim, the unions faulted what
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day warning strike after two days, giving the Federal Government a two-week window to address its demands. NARD President, Dr Tope Osundara, said the suspension followed consultations with members and stakeholders. He described it as a goodwill gesture to Nigerians already facing economic hardship and
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has announced plans to meet with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) over a directive affecting lecturers without a master’s degree. NBTE’s circular, dated September 10, 2025, instructed that academic staff in polytechnics and other Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions who do not obtain
Student leaders from universities and higher institutions across Osun State have endorsed Governor Ademola Adeleke for a second term, praising his achievements in less than three years in office. At a meeting held at the Government House Banquet Hall, members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the National Association of Osun State
Nurses and midwives at Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, have issued a 15-day strike notice over poor welfare and neglect by management. Under the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), the workers accused the hospital of sidelining them whenever new benefits were approved for health workers in Oyo State. In a
