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Professor Theophilus Soyombo officially assumed duty as the acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos( UNILAG), Akoka, on Wednesday, exactly seven days after he was appointed to the office by the governing council of the university following termination of the appointment of Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, who is alleged of multiple ... Read more

The Ag. Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Theophilus Omololu Soyombo got a rousing welcome from workers of the University, mostly non-academic staff as he made a grand entry into the Senate building — the administrative head of the institution on Wednesday morning. Addressing them from the foyer of the building, ... Read more

The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit, has implored the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reach a consensus on the controversy surrounding the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Amir of the MSSN, Miftaudeen Thanni, who made the appeal while ... Read more

Students in universities across the country protested in Abuja, Wednesday, over the continued closure of schools arising from the outbreak of coronavirus. The protesting student who converged on the nation’s capital city, demanded the immediate reopening of schools, flaying the government for its decision not to reopen schools for ... Read more

16-year-old female COVID-19 patient is sitting her senior secondary school certificate examination at the Kwara State COVID-19/Infectious Disease Centre in Ilorin, the state capital, an official said on Wednesday. Team Lead/Manager Case Management Team, Kwara COVID-19/Infectious Diseases Centre, Dr Kudirat Oladeji-Lambe, told reporters that the ... Read more

The European Union has awarded scholarships to over 90 young Nigerians for various Master’s Degree programmes in universities across Europe under its Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees programme. The international study programme is part of the EU’s flagship educational and training programme, Erasmus+, which supports education, ... Read more

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, (COEASU) is set to embark on an indefinite strike. The union issued the federal government another 14 days ultimatum to address lingering and emerging issues of an industrial concern, which affects its members and the Colleges of Education in the country. According to the letter addressed to ... Read more

WASSCE scratch cadSeven students of Government Girls Secondary School, Doma, Gombe State, have tested positive for COVID-19. The Federal Government had permitted schools to reopen partially on August 4 for graduating classes to write their examinations. Speaking yesterday, Commissioner for Education, Habu Dahiru, said the government had conducted ... Read more

Grace Edema THE Academic Staff Union of Universities says its position that Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos remains unchanged. This is as the new acting Vice Chancellor of UNILAG, Prof. Omololu Soyombo, in his first meeting with workers on Wednesday begged for the support of the unions in the ... Read more

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has issued a fresh 14-day strike ultimatum to the federal government to address their grievance. The union said following the decision of its expanded National Executive Council (ENEC) meeting, it gave a 21-day ultimatum within which the federal government was ... Read more