September 23, 2022
Nigeria: Aisha Buhari's Insensitive Showboating
Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, returned to the public glare after a prolonged time off, to engage in what many Nigerians see as an obscene show-off with a tweet she… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Nigeria: Govt May Withdraw ASUU's Registration Over Failure to Submit Audited Account
--As medical lecturers seek registration--Says they were locked out, not on strike Read more »
Nigeria: Why Court Ordered ASUU to Call Off 7-Month Long Strike
The National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off its seven-month-old strike. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Nigeria: Salt to Wounds - Aisha Buhari Under Fire for Celebrating Daughter-in-Law Graduation Amid ASUU Strike
First Lady Aisha Buhari has come under criticism after she shared the graduation photos of her daughter-in-law across her social media pages on Tuesday. Read more »
September 20, 2022
Nigeria: Sanusi Urges Govt, ASUU to Resolve Lingering Strike
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Lamido Sanusi, has urged the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve the lingering… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Nigeria: New Report Exposes Infrastructure Decay in Abuja Schools
... as FCTA plans to renovate 100 schools in 100 days Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Strike - Motorists Lament As Students Barricade Gbongan-Ibadan Express Road
FOLLOWING the prolonged industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS,… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Nigeria: JAMB Scraps Mop-Up UTME, Insists On No Biometrics, No Examinations
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said it will no longer conduct mop-up examination for candidates of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, who… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Unlikely to Graduate New Doctors As ASUU Strike Lingers - Osibogun
... NPMCN says issues around shortage of medical personnel must be addressed Read more »
September 10, 2022
Nigeria: Apex Court Judgment On Hijab - Address Persistent Harassment of Muslim Girls in Hijab, Mulan Tells Sanwo-Olu
The Muslim Lawyers' Association of Nigeria (MULAN) Lagos Branch has condemned the continued discrimination, abuse and harrassment of Muslim girls wearing hijab, despite the clear… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Nigeria: I've Investment, Reform Plans for Education, Says Atiku
Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Abubakar Atiku has stated that he has investment and reform plans to implement in the education system if he is… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Nigeria: Jonathan On How to End ASUU Strike
THE rising profile of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan certainly went up another notch, at least on a high moral ground, when he boldly dropped hints on how the Muhammadu… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Nigeria: ASUU Strike - Buhari Told Us Not to Sign Agreement Govt Cannot Implement, Says Minister
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, Tuesday, disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari warned the government team involved in the negotiation with the Academic Staff… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike Prescription Capable of Worsening Deadlock, ASUU Warns Govt
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has warned the federal government against hearkening to prescription that could jeopardize the deadlock of its previous… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Non-Literacy Population Now Stands At 31%, Says Govt
The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah, said yesterday that Nigeria's current illiteracy level stands currently at 31 percent. Read more »
September 02, 2022
Africa: 98m Children Still Out of School in Sub-Sahara Africa - UNESCO
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says new data shows that 98 million children and youth between the ages of six and 18 worldwide are still out of… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Nigeria: Enugu Closes Unapproved Private Schools Operating in the State
Enugu State Government has directed the immediate closure of all private schools at basic and post-basic levels operating in the state without the written approval of the state's… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Reopen Varsities, Calls Meeting of Pro-Chancellors, VCs - ASUU
There are indications that despite the insistence of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to continue its lingering strike, the Federal Government is set to reopen shut… Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu to Raise Lagos Education Sector Budget Above 10%
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, promised to prioritise the development of the education sector in the state through increased budget allocation to the sector… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Nigeria: Ngige Writes Adamu On Status of ASUU/Govt Negotiation, As Union Extends Strike
As members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, failed to call off their 196-day-old strike, yesterday, indications have emerged that the Minister of Labour and… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Nigeria: Our Indefinite Strike Is to Save Public Universities - ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said its declaration of indefinite strike after over six months of warning and roll over strikes, was meant to save public… Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Rolls Over Strike Again
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has again, rolled over its ongoing strike. Read more »
August 26, 2022
Nigeria: ASUU to Discipline Members for Sharing Palliatives From Orji Kalu
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, chapter, has disowned its members that visited Senator Orji Kalu recently at… Read more »
Nigeria: Educationalist Urges Govt, ASUU to End Strike
Educationalist, Jide Bello, has appealed to Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to reach a common ground and save the education sector from total… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Low Investment in Education Will Imperil 2030 Global Goal, UN Warns
The United Nations, UN, has warned that if Nigeria's current low public investment in the education sector remains the same, it is unlikely that it would not achieve the SDG-4… Read more »