The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic Bauchi Chapter, has voiced concerns regarding the newly introduced Polytechnic Service Scheme. The union, pointing out several contentious issues in the approved scheme, fears it will exacerbate the marginalization of Higher National Diploma (HND) holders compared to their co...
The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund today said 12 state government-owned tertiary institutions have been onboarded to the student loan application pool. A statement signed by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, noted that the onboarding followed the successful submission and verification of data comp...
•Prof Bichi The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi, has alleged that some of the university’s staff are serving as informants to terrorists. Terrorists/bandits have been attacking the area, kidnapping students and staffers of the university as well as their family members, reports NAN. Exa...
Bayero University Kano has expelled a total of 29 students for examination misconduct. Similarly, the university has also rusticated three students and warned 15 others, reports The PUNCH. According to the university’s official News Bulletin dated July 5, 2024, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent today, the decision was tak...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by members of the 9th Governing Council of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) challenging the council’s dissolution. In a judgment today, Tuesday, July 9, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the suit filed by the affected UniAbuja Governing Council members was instituted outside the three [&...
•The protesters at FUTO Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), today, Tuesday, July 9, staged nationwide protests within campuses of public universities to demand the immediate release of their withheld salaries. NASU national ...
•KWASU main gate Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete has announced expulsion of 175 students for various offences. The university’s acting director, University Relations, Dr. Saeedat Aliyu, in a statement last night, said that the approval of the expulsion followed the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committe...
•Youth Corps members The family of Bassey Daniel, one of the prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members from Akwa Ibom State, kidnapped in Zamfara State has called on relevant stakeholders, including the state government to help rescue him. Daniel, an indigene of Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is the only remaining [...
Students of Lagos State University today staged a peaceful protest against the introduction of N10,000 Computer Based Test (CBT), forensic and counselling fees by the institution. The students had yesterday complained about the fee, reports NAN. During today’s protest, the students described the introduction of the fee as extortion. They carri...
•ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke The Academic Staff Union of Universities said it will be meeting with the federal government on July 25, 2024 over its unmet demands. This was as non-academic staff of universities declared yesterday that they were set for a one-day protest tomorrow on campuses over their withheld four-month salaries, reports T...
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