26 July 2026

government interference

Universities

UniAbuja and the Battle for University Autonomy

The University of Abuja has become the centre of a growing fight against what many describe as the government’s interference in university affairs. The issue started when the Federal Government removed the school’s leadership and replaced it with a new Pro-Chancellor, Senator Lanre Tejuoso, and an acting Vice-Chancellor from the University of Jos, Professor Patricia

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Universities

EKSU Professor Laments Government Interference in Organised Labour

Olu Olufayo, a Professor of Industrial Sociology and Labour Relations at Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, has expressed worry over what he described as government interference in the affairs of organised labour in the country. Olufayo, who said this while delivering the 95th inaugural lecture of the institution titled ‘Apes Obey: The Conspiracy and Gradual

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