Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-owned Universities (COPSUN) has called on the Federal and state governments to sustain international best practices by increasing funding for universities and enhancing the welfare of the workforce. The body also advised state governments to exercise restraint in establishing new institutions but to invest heavily in existing ones for quality infrastructure. […]
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The Sustainable Peace Team, set up by the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has called for an executive action by the Federal Government to propose to the National Assembly its decision on improved funding to address ASUU/FG impasse. Former Secretary General, CVCNU, Prof. Michael Faborode, made the call in an advisory paper […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari Following its protest on Tuesday that grounded the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the National Association of Nigerian Students appears to be relentless in seeking the urgent resolution of the ongoing strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The student body has therefore announced the continuation of its protest for Wednesday. In a […]
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Left to Right: Prof Kayode Oseni; Prof N. O. Adebowale; Dr Jacob Akindele; Prof Adams O. Itoya; and Prof Ben Ezeohagwu By Banji Ayoola Renowned Art scholar and ex-provost of the Federal College of Education (FCE) (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, Dr Kunle Filani and an editorial board member of the flagship of the Nigerian media, The […]
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University undergraduates under the banner of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday blocked the Shagamu interchange of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to protest the ongoing ASUU strike. Hundreds of the protesting students demanded an immediate end to the prolonged strike urging the Federal Government to meet the demands of the striking lecturers to […]
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Hints by the Federal Government that it might reconsider its position on the ‘‘no-work-no-pay’’ policy against aggrieved university teachers surely raises some hope of resolving the lingering impasse between the two bodies. However, given the reported threat by the Federal Government to proscribe the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over persistent disagreements and considering […]
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Federal Government’s team and the National Executive of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at one of their meetings As court moves suit hearing to Friday SERAP seeks to join suit Falana: FG employing delay tactics Drop charges against ASUU, groups tell FG Amid breakdown in talks, efforts to reopen public universities in the […]
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Passes vote of no confidence on Ngige, Adamu The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West zone, on Monday, announced the commencement of a protest on the Lagos-Shagamu Expressway. According to the association, the protest was organised as a result of the lingering strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The body also noted […]
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Insists on no bio-metric, no examination policy The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will no longer conduct mop-up examination for candidates of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who are not bio-metrically verified. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the office of the Registrar on Monday in Abuja. It […]
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Peoples Democratic Party National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has commended the Nigerian authors, especially those from the northern part of the country, for their foresight in organising the summit of indigenous writers across the 19 northern states. He stated this during the Northern Nigerian Indegenous Literatures and Languages, Arewa Writers’ Summit, Awards and Annual Congress […]
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