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The protesting members of Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have given an indication of a more prolonged nationwide strike, beyond the recently suspended 10 months old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). As NASU and ... Read more

THE Federal Government on Wednesday clarified that it has not postponed the resumption of schools nationwide on January 18, 2021, putting to rest the confusion and controversy surrounding the school’s resumption date. The controversy stemmed from comments credited to the Minister of Education Malam Adamu Adamu, on Monday that the January ... Read more

By Koforowola Belo-Osagie The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced January 25, 2021 as resumption date for online classes. The date is contained in the revised academic calendar for the first semester of the 2019/2020 academic session released by the university. The semester is expected to run until April 1, 2021. Details ... Read more

University of Lagos, Wednesday announced its resumption date. Mrs Olufadeke Akinleye, Head of the Media Unit of the university said the institution would commence online classes on January 25 due to the second wave of COVID-19. University of Jos, on the other hand would resume on Friday 22nd January 2021. ... Read more

The National Examination Council (NECO) has said 233,000 candidates would write the examination in February. NECO said candidates who could not write the examinations due to the End SARS crisis will take it alongside as external candidates. This was disclosed by Azeez Sani, Head of Information and Public Relations Division of the ... Read more

The Edo State chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed primary school teachers across the state to embark on an indefinite strike from Jan. 18. The directive is contained in a jointly signed by the union’s state Chairman and Assistant Secretary-General, Pius Okhueleigbe and Moni Itua respectively and made available to ... Read more

As the non-academic staff of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU) under the auspices of Joint Action Committee of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU ) join the national strike, a call has gone to Governor Kayode Fayemi to increase subvention to the institution. The staff, who ... Read more

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has inaugurated the COVID-19 Taskforce Central team for the institution under the leadership of Dr Kingsley Akaba. Other members of the team include Dr Paul Odey of the faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Dr Leku ... Read more

Members of Joint Action Committee of the Delta State University, Abraka during the a peaceful rally to press home their demands.…Reject 25 Per Cent Payment Of Earned Allowances Following perceived marginalization of unions in Nigerian universities by the Federal Government, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the non-teaching ... Read more

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has said the university would not be able to admit more than 10,146 out of 32,333 candidates who applied to the university for the 2019/2020 academic session across departments at the undergraduate level. He also said the university had received 14, 350 ... Read more