The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the Federal Government’s enforcement of the “no work, no pay” policy against striking university lecturers, insisting instead on a “no pay, no work” stance. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made this known on Wednesday during a press briefing after visiting Abia State Governor Alex Otti in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa
Bishop Taiwo Adelakun, the Presiding Bishop of Victory International Church and National Vice President (South West) of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has called for a discussion between the federal government (FG) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In the same vein, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the
The headmaster and security guard of UBE Primary School, Low Cost, Gusau, have been arrested following reports of vandalism and theft of school property. The Executive Chairman of the Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (ZSUBEB), Professor Nasir Garba Anka, ordered the arrest of individuals during an unscheduled visit to the school, where he discovered
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s education sector to reduce reliance on foreign aid. Oloyede made the call in Ibadan on Thursday while speaking at the 595th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Ibadan, delivered by Prof. Dhikru Adewale Yaboyaju of
A leading educational firm in Nigeria, Learn Africa Plc, has raised concerns about the growing menace of piracy in the country’s publishing industry, calling on the Federal Government to take quick action to combat the issue crippling legitimate publishers and eroding the quality of education in the country. The Managing Director, Hassan Bala, who disclosed
A 2002 study tour by participants of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) has been recalled as a defining moment in understanding the link between education and governance in Nigeria. Course 24 participants of the Senior Executive Programme, under Integrated Research Group 2, visited Niger and Ogun States to assess governance across
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, has unveiled the 2025–2027 Communication Strategy and Framework. The framework, aimed at strengthening policy engagement, transparency, and public trust in Nigeria’s education sector for national development, was unveiled in Abuja by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa. Alausa, at the launching in Abuja, said, “The strategy
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned the federal government to resolve its unresolved demands within 14 days, or risk a fresh strike. The ultimatum was issued following the meeting of the ASUU National Executive Council on Sunday at the University of Abuja. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, said the government has neglected
Dignitaries, colleagues, family and students gathered at the Government Girls Senior College Complex, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, to celebrate the retirement of Alhaja Motunrayo Risqat Mumuni, Principal of Orile Agege Community Junior High School. Alhaja Mumuni retired on September 24 after 35 years in the Lagos State teaching service. The ceremony, themed “35 Years of Meritorious
The President of the MAAUN Group of Universities, Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has dismissed reports that he sold the Canadian University of Nigeria, Abuja, to foreign investors for $50 million. Speaking at the opening of the Africa Entrepreneurship Summit in Luanda, Angola, on Thursday, Gwarzo described the claims as false. He stressed that the allegations
