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Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Akoka, Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, has died at the age of 71. The PUNCH confirmed that he died on Sunday in Lagos. Though there are reports that he died of COVID-19, our correspondent could not immediately confirm this. The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, UNILAG branch, Dr ... Read more

Okon Bassey in Uyo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused Ebonyi State Governor, Mr. David Umahi of harassing and victimising its leaders and members in the state’s tertiary institutions. ASUU’s Coordinator, Calabar Zone, Dr. Aniekan Brown made the allegation at a news conference he addressed in Uyo, the Akwa ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday warned the public not to fall prey to fraudsters and rumour mongers. The board gave the advice in a weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar, stating that it is yet to begin the sale of the 2021 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms. ”JAMB ... Read more

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, or any other union should not use it as a bait to get anything from the government. ASUU, therefore, advised NAAT or any other staff union to fight their battles their own ways. ... Read more

Seven months after the Federal Government dissolved the governing councils of all the 17 federal polytechnics in the country, it has not constituted a replacement for any of them. This development, according to Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), is not only condemnable and inimical to development but also totally runs foul of ... Read more

Some members of the National Association Of Academic Technologists, NAAT, have revealed that they are asked to pay bribes before getting their dues from the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS). The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) department was created in 2007 in the Office of the Accountant ... Read more

A 200 level Economics student of the University of Ilorin, Miss Temitope Odesola, has emerged winner of the maiden edition of the Miss Africulture International Beauty Contest 2020. Odesola, therefore, went home with the grand prize of $500 and a branded saloon car. According to the University Bulletin, issued on Monday, the event had over ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday warned the public not to fall prey to fraudsters and rumour mongers. The board who gave the advice a weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar, said that it has yet to publish begin the sale of the 2021 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) ... Read more

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, SSANIP, has embarked on a 14-day warning strike starting from Jan. 4 to press home their demands. The directive to embark on the strike is contained in a release signed by the Acting National Secretary of the association, Comrade Emmanuel Enyiegor on Monday in Calabar. ... Read more

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, SSANIP, has embarked on a 14-day warning strike starting from Jan. 4 to press home their demands. The directives to embark on the strike is contained in a release signed by the Acting National Secretary of the association, ... Read more