Category: Education

President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the union is wiling to end its seven-month old strike. He, however, said this could only be achieved if concrete agreements are reached with the Federal Government. He gave the assurance in Abuja, yesterday, at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education […]

Thousands of travelers and motorists were stranded on Thursday in Osun State when students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) mounted barricades on Gbongan – Ibadan expressway to protest the prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students stormed the Gbongan bridge area in Ayedaade […]

From L- R: Finance Consultant of African Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF), Wilson Woko; Human Resources Manager, AYGF, Phillippa Ogadi; Communications Manager, AYGF, Sakeenah Ahmadu; Executive Director, AYGF, Dr. Arome Salifu; Programs Manager, AYGF, Patricia Akor; Finance Manager, AYGF, Temitope Olayemi and Research, Policy & Advocacy Officer, AYGF, Alex Agbo….during a press briefing on Wednesday, in […]

With no end in sight to the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), seven months after, the fate of students seeking admission into the nation’s universities remains unknown as two new sets await the resumption of academic activities. The first set of students, whose admission processes were concluded last year, are […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]