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ASUU-TSU embarks on indefinite strike over unresolved welfare, institutional issues

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Taraba State University Chapter, ASUU-TSU, has announced the commencement of an indefinite strike. The strike, as noticed by US, follows the failure of the university management and the Taraba State government to resolve longstanding welfare and institutional challenges. In a statement made available to journalists in Jalingo, the state […]

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NYSC hails demotion of Kwara teacher who assaulted female Corps member

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The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has reacted to the decision of Kwara State Government to sanction a school teacher, Hajia Fatimoh Nike Hamzat, who recently assaulted a female Corps member serving at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin, the state capital. NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed hailed the investigative panel set up

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ASUU kicks against FG student loan initiative, gives reasons

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has criticized the Federal Government’s student loan initiative, arguing that beneficiaries often struggle to repay the loans. During an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Thursday, ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke stated that the union’s research on student loan systems in other countries shows that graduates often

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Taraba varsity workers begin strike over unpaid salaries, exams suspended

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The Taraba State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has declared an indefinite strike, bringing academic activities, including the ongoing second-semester examinations, to a halt. The union announced the decision on Thursday following a congress meeting held at the university in Jalingo. Speaking to journalists, ASUU Chairperson Dr Garba Mbave outlined several

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Buckingham varsity VC suspended following Nigerian wife’s allegations of affair, misconduct

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A Nigerian entrepreneur, Cynthia Tooley, has emerged as a central figure in the suspension of the University of Buckingham Vice Chancellor, Professor James Tooley, over allegations of a controversial overseas relationship. Tooley, who denies the allegations, was suspended from his £229,000-a-year role in October following accusations linked to a romantic involvement with a 25-year-old Indian

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OAU to honour Oluremi Tinubu, MTN CEO, others with doctorates

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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, will receive an honorary doctorate degree at the 48th convocation ceremony of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simeon Bamire, disclosed this during a pre-convocation press briefing held on campus on Thursday. The Vice-Chancellor also announced that the Group Chairman of Mutual Benefits Plc, Dr

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NUC chief defends push for more universities at IUO 22nd convocation

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At the 22nd convocation ceremony of Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO) in Edo State, the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to establishing more universities across Nigeria. His remarks came amid criticisms from some Nigerians who believe the country has enough tertiary institutions. Maiyaki argued that Nigeria’s

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FG fires Togo, Benin degree holders from MDAs

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The Federal Government has fired some civil servants with degrees from private tertiary institutions in Benin Republic and Togo. The directive affected federal workers who graduated from the institutions from 2017 to date. The Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, confirmed

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Yishawu donates digital gifts to winners of inter-school debate

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Member representing Eti-Osa Constituency 02 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Gbolahan Olusegun Yishawu, has presented mobile tablets to the winners of the Nigerian Youth Parliament Lagos Central Inter-Secondary School Debate on Drug Abuse 2024. The winners emerged from a rigorous two-round debate,with the  theme: Pioneering a Substance-Free Generation: Youth Empowerment and Advocacy, which

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ASUP tells FG to disregard petition seeking sack of FedPoly rector

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Chieftains of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics at the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, have urged the federal government to disregard a petition demanding the sack of the institution’s rector, Basilia Igbokwe Former chairs of the chapter, led by Anayo Uhiara, made the request at a news briefing on Wednesday after staging a solidarity march in

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N5bn UBEC funds mismanaged under ex-Kwara gov Ahmed – Witness

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An Assistant Director of Finance at the Universal Basic Education Commission, Abubakar Hassan, has testified before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin that the Kwara State Government allegedly misappropriated about N5bn. Hassan stated that the funds were intended for the execution of projects in primary and junior secondary schools between 2013 and 2015,

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Soludo promises to end 21-year power outage at Odumegwu Ojukwu varsity

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Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has vowed to end the 21-year power outage at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli Campus in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Soludo made this promise during his one-day working visit to the campus, according to a press statement by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, on

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LASU VC rallies new LASUSU leaders to champion excellence, unity as Adebobola sworn in as 35th president

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Lagos State University (LASU) witnessed a historic transition of leadership as the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM, urged newly sworn-in Lagos State University Students’ Union (LASUSU) President, Ayomide Adebobola, and other student leaders to collaborate with the university management in elevating LASU to greater heights. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, December 3,

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UAC launches ECOWAS Universities Club

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The University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) in the Republic of Benin has inaugurated the “ECOWAS Universities Club,” a student-led initiative dedicated to promoting the ideals and activities of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The inauguration, held at the UAC campus, was graced by the ECOWAS Resident Representative to Benin, the university’s Vice-Rector for

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