The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has requested a response from the federal government (FG) about their demands. Responding to ASUU’s strike, Jibrin Barau, the Deputy Senate President, said the National Assembly is ready to settle the ongoing conflict between the union and the federal governmentto prevent it from intensifying. Dr Tunji Alausa, the
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that strikes are never its preferred option in resolving disputes with the Federal Government, stressing that industrial action is only taken after all negotiation efforts have failed. ASUU President, Professor Christopher Piwuna, stated this after meeting with the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND in
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
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has directed all Year One students admitted into the Faculty of Dentistry for the 2024/2025 academic session to transfer to other departments. The decision, announced in a memo signed by Dr Bennyta B. Ikpeme, Deputy Registrar and Faculty Officer, on Monday, September 22, 2025, was issued in line with management’s
More than 200 students in the Department of Accounting at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) have reportedly recorded carryovers in a core mathematics course. Some students described the outcome as unprecedented, stressing that failure in the course poses a significant setback, as it is compulsory to progress in the course. They attributed the mass failure
Parents of newly admitted students at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, have expressed concern over what they describe as an unbearable increase in school fees. In a statement addressed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the parents warned that many students may be forced to abandon their studies if urgent intervention is not made. They
Inmates in Abuja could soon be enrolled in university programmes under a new plan being developed by the Nigerian Correctional Service. The Federal Capital Territory Command said it was working with Yakubu Gowon University to expand education and vocational training inside custodial centres. Controller of Corrections for the FCT, Christopher Jen, said the initiative would
Adeniyi Temitope Adetunji, a Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Quality Assurance, has said that mathematics can serve as a tool for progress and help actualise dreams. The professor revealed this at the matriculation and induction ceremony of the Institute of Certified Financial Mathematics (ICFM), held on Saturday, July 5, 2025. According to him, “The future
