•LASUED main gate The Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) yesterday decried rape and disowned one Mr Kolawole Muyiwa, who was convicted of rape, as a staff member of the institution. The LASUED Vice Chancellor, Prof. Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, who described rape as debasing to humanity, told our correspondent in Lagos that the school mai...
•An empty classroom The Nigerian Academy of Education (NAE) has criticised the federal government’s recent cancellation of the National Language Policy, calling on the Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, to reinstate the use of mother tongue as the language of instruction at the foundational levels of schooling. In a position paper submitted ...
•Road safety officials at scene of accident Two students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) on SIWES with the Industrial Training and Coordinating Unit (ICTU) have died, while others were injured in a fatal road accident along the Misau–Hardawa road in Bauchi State. The Deputy Registrar, ICTU, Yahuza Haruna Gital, disclosed this i...
•Empty school hostel A prominent coalition of Northern women leaders has sharply criticised the widespread closure of schools across Niger, Kebbi and other northern states following the recent wave of mass abductions, warning that government actions amount to “panic, not protection.” The Voices for Inclusion and Equity for Women (VIEW) said it...
Members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State have suspended their four-month strike. The lecturers had, in August, embarked on an indefinite industrial action over non-payment of salaries and arrears by the administration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, reports The Nation....
•Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State Zamfara State government has assured that no public or private school in the state will be closed amidst rising security challenges in northern schools. The state government explained that it has mapped out new security measures to protect learning centres to ensure that pupils continue classes without fe...
Families evacuated their children from the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Bwari, on the outskirts of Abuja, as security concerns in the area grew yesterday. Many students, some still in uniform, packed belongings into vehicles while others helped classmates gather their items. The directive was contained in a circular signed by the D...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has accused the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS-FCTA) of intimidation, corruption, and abusing regulatory powers to suppress young entrepreneurs. In a statement signed by its National Secretary General, Comrade Anzaku Shedrack ...
•An empty classroom in Nigeria The Yobe Government has ordered the closure of boarding secondary schools in the state due to security challenges. This was contained in a statement by Mamman Mohammed, the Director General of Press and Media Affairs to the Governor Mai Mala Buni. “Yobe State government has directed the closure of all […]...
The Nigeria Labour Congress has said its organs will meet and decide on the next line of action as the ultimatum it issued to the federal government over the looming industrial action in public tertiary institutions expires on Saturday (today). The acting Secretary-General of the NLC, Benson Upah, disclosed this in an interview with our [&hell...

