•Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa The federal government has clarified that it has no signed agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), insisting that discussions so far have only produced draft proposals. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja today. He said repor...
In a bid to finally close the chapter on the lingering 2009 ASUU agreement, a high-stakes meeting is expected in Abuja today as the federal government is expected to make a counter offer to the university teachers in a bid to translate years of stalled renegotiations into concrete, implementable commitments with the Academic Staff Union [&hell...
•Hajiya Salamatu Ahmed, Executive Secretary of the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board The federal government says many federal workers are unable to access its housing loan schemes because they have mortgaged their salaries through multiple loans from commercial lending agencies. Hajiya Salamatu Ahmed, Executive Secretary of the Fede...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State The Osun State Government has filed a fresh suit at the Supreme Court against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), over the alleged unlawful withholding of statutory allocations due to its 30 local government councils since March 2025. The fresh suit filed on Monday comes months ...
The National Commission for Colleges of Education has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education. The discovery was made during a crackdown on illegal colleges of education in the country, reports The PUNCH. The development was revealed in the commission’s achievements, seen by our correspondent. “The NCCE identified and shut dow...
•Burutai and bandits A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Burutai, has suggested a lockdown of Nigeria’s borders to deal with the growing insecurity in the country, just as it was done to deal with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Burutai, who spoke on Channels Television today, said that allowing insurgency to continue to […]
•Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim The federal government has disclosed that 15 per cent of Nigerian girls aged 15 to 19 are already mothers or pregnant, raising concern about adolescent reproductive health and gender inequality in the country. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulai...
Lecturers under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have warned of a possible nationwide strike, accusing the federal government of failing to honour longstanding agreements on the revitalisation and proper funding of Nigeria’s public universities. Speaking during a press conference at the University of Jos today, ASUU Pr...
•Social media icons In a move to sanitise social media, the Nigerian government has shut down about 13,597,057 social media accounts for offensive content and violations of the code of practice by users of social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X, formerly known as Twitter. This move was contained in a Code […]...
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the release of admissions into Federal Unity Colleges across Nigeria, marking a major milestone in promoting transparency, efficiency, and optimal capacity management in secondary school placements. The ministry, in a statement by its Director, Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, today,...
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