October 11, 2022
Nigeria: UK Considers Tougher Visa Rules for Nigerian Students Over High Influx of Family Members
The British government says migrants from Nigeria bring the most relatives to the United Kingdom. Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Promises to End 8-Month Strike After Meeting Reps
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday promised to end its eight-month-old strike after meeting the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila,… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: World Teachers Day - 2 Years After, Govt Yet to Implement Teachers' New Salary Package
President Muhammadu Buhari's administration is yet to implement the newly proposed teachers' salary two years after it was announced in 2020 at an event to mark the World Teachers… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: ASUU Vs Govt - Students to Know Fate Soon As Court Set Date for Ruling
The Court of Appeal has fixed Thursday to entertain the suit filed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) seeking a stay of execution of the ruling of the National… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 10 Teachers Killed, 50 Still in Captivity From January to Date in Kaduna - ASUSS
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary School (ASUSS), Nigeria, Kaduna State Chapter, has disclosed that over 10 teachers have been killed in Kachia, Chikun, Kagarko, Sanga and… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Nigeria: ASUU Strike - IPPIS, UTAS Failed Integrity Tests, NITDA Insists
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) yesterday restated that the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), the Integrated Payroll and… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Nigeria: World Literacy Day - Nigeria's Non-Literate Rate Reduces From 38 to 31% - Govt
Executive Secretary of National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, Prof. Simon Ibor Akpama, has disclosed that the extant statistics of 2022 based on… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Over 900 New Non-Formal Education Centers Opened in North East'
The Founder and CEO of Education.org, Dr. Randa Grob-Zakhary, has disclosed that over 900 new non-formal education centers have been opened in North Eastern Nigeria to fast-track… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Nigeria: Why EFCC Should Lead the War Against Examination Malpractice
One of the main aims of any educational system is to mould character and develop the spirit of discipline in beneficiaries. But this is not possible in an educational system that… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Nigeria: Despite Govt Efforts, Millions of Nigerians Remain Out of School
Johnson Oko, a cobbler, said after his primary school, his parents could not afford to enrol him in secondary school and he was asked to learn a vocation. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Nigeria: Many Lecturers Will Leave Nigeria After Strike - ASUU President
The President of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, has said that when the strike is over, a large number of lecturers are going to leave… Read more »
Nigeria: NANS Rejects Ruling Against ASUU, Says Lecturers Can't Be Forced Back to Work
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected an Industrial Court judgement which ordered Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to suspend its ongoing… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Blackmailing Us - ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said some ministers are blackmailing its members for demanding their rights which resulted in the ongoing seven-month-old… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Nigeria: We Are Disappointed in Buhari's Ministers for Telling Lies - ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused some members of President Muhammadu Buhari's executive council of peddling lies against the union in the course of their… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Nigeria: ASUU Strike - Has the Govt Woken Up?
The federal government seems to be ready to let the laws of its universities work without interference: Read more »
September 16, 2022
Nigeria: No Threat Will Break Our Resolve, ASUU Tells Copson
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday said no amount of threats would make it stop fighting for quality education and the welfare of its members. Read more »
Nigeria: FCT Rural Schools Still Shut Despite Resumption - PTA Chair
The Chairman of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Usman Abubakar, has said many schools in rural communities which share borders… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Floats Autonomous Financing Channel for Lagos Tertiary Institutions
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday floated an autonomous funding mechanism that will keep all its tertiary institutions including Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Nigeria: Fact Check - Has Govt Met 80% of ASUU's Demands As Education Ministry Claimed?
The Federal Government of Nigeria has claimed that it has so far met about 80 per cent of the demands made by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Read more »
Nigeria: Students' Access to Archives, Records Will Encourage Learning - Govt
The Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr. Tijani Umar, has said giving students opportunity to access archives and records will help preserve the history and culture of Nigeria as… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Nigeria: How I Tackled ASUU Strike in One Day - Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated how his administration resolved a four-month old strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in one day. Read more »
August 25, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Must Raise Education Funding to 20% to Achieve 2030 SDG Target - UN
Nigeria must raise education funding to 20% to achieve 2030 SDG target, according to the United Nations. Read more »
August 22, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 - Atiku Vows to Hand Over Federal Universities to State Govts If Elected
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to hand over federal universities to state governments if elected in 2023. Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: Strike - No End in Sight As ASUU, Govt Refuse to Shift Grounds
There seems to be no end in sight to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as the Federal Government and the union Thursday stuck to their guns. Read more »
August 18, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Signs MOU With 3 Universities, Kenyan Centre On Health Insurance
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with three universities in the country and Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Centre… Read more »