Tag: universities
NUC orders closure of universities for 2023 elections
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the closure of universities across Nigeria to enable students to participate in the 2023 general election.
The NUC...
Varsities, polytechnics, others benefit from FG’s broadband access project
No fewer than 22 institutions, comprising 18 universities, and six polytechnics, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) have benefited from a Federal Government’s broadband...
ASUU: Of half-salary, pro-rata, six and half-a-dozen dichotomy
By BOLANLE BOLAWOLE
When we thought the dust had settled on the eight-month-long strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
Varsities, others get N470bn for revitalisation, salary enhancements
The Federal Government has earmarked N470 billion in the 2023 Budget for the revitalization and salary enhancements in the tertiary institutions.
President Muhammadu Buhari made...
Buhari blames VCs, lecturers for corruption in varsities
President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the managements of Nigerian tertiary institutions and lecturers for the corruption in the system.
Buhari said the institutions’ managements mismanage...
FG withdraws order directing VCs to reopen varsities
The Federal Government (FG) has withdrawn its circular directing Vice-Chancellors to re-open universities across the country and allow students resume academic activities.
The Federal Government...
FG orders VCs to reopen varsities
The Federal Government (FG) has ordered Vice-Chancellors in universities across the country to re-open schools and allow students resume academic activities.
This was contained in...
Buhari, Pro-Chancellors meet over ASUU strike
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders towards ending the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of...
ASUU strike: Students call for PPP to fund universities
Some students have appealed to the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve their differences, suggesting the Public-Private Partnership (PPP)...
Strike: Scores of lecturers leaving Nigerian varsities ― ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has bemoaned that lecturers are leaving universities for better opportunities in Nigeria and abroad.
According to the union,...
