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Kolade Adeyemi, Jos THE Bauchi and Kano Zones of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have kicked against agitations for reopening of universities by stakeholders, amidst prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and the union’s strike. The two zones at separate news conferences called on the Federal Government to provide necessary facilities ... Read more

Niyi Akinnaso I HAVE had over 50 years of continuous relationship with universities at home and abroad. True, my role in the university system has changed over the years, the university still remains my world. I am, therefore, anxious to see universities reopen as soon as possible. The question is how soon will that be? Although the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 admitted that ... Read more

Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Port Harcourt branch, has appealed to the Federal Government to avert anarchy in the university and constitute a governing council in the institution following the dissolution of the former governing council in June 2020. The plea by ASUU followed its congress ... Read more

Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Tuesday told the public to disregard a circular purportedly issued and signed by the university Registrar on reopening plans. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olarewaju, said the Federal Government that shut the institution in ... Read more

…Provide Safety Protocols Across Universities By Demola Akinyemi The rising hopes of students in the nation’s universities to resume their academic activities soon over the ravaging Covid-19 complications may have been dashed, as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Wednesday vowed that the members of the union ... Read more

Primary and secondary schools in Anambra are to reopen on Monday, Sept.7, 2020, a statement issued by Nwabueze Nwankwo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic Education, said in Awka on Friday. Details of the resumption showed that the third term of the 2019/2020 session would begin on Monday, September 14, and end on Friday, October 23, ... Read more

August 21, 2020, made it exactly a year that current ministers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet assumed office. President Buhari was sworn in for a second term on May 29 after winning re-election in February 2019 after which he assigned 43 ministers from all the states including the FCT with their portfolios. Although the ... Read more

Front Gate of University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan.By Adesina Wahab The University of Ibadan (UI) and Lagos State University (LASU) has been ranked among the only six Nigerian Universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking for 2021. THE in its latest ranking placed the Lagos State University among World Universities ... Read more

By Adesina Wahab A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr Femi Falana and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, have faulted the reappointment of Dr Abubakar Dzukogi, as the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State. According to them, appointing him for a second ... Read more

By Emma Una FORMER Commissioner for Education in Cross River State and one of the aspirants for the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, Professor Offiong Offiong, has said that if appointed into office, one of his major priorities will be to work towards the improvement of the rating of the university which ... Read more