PWDs in focus at JAMB African conference
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to host its inaugural JAMB Equal Opportunity Group African conference to improve access to higher education for Persons with Disabilities (PWD).…
NUC to provide minimum guidelines for the conduct of university ceremonies
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has expressed worry over the noticeable and qualitative decline in the conduct of Ceremonies and Special Lectures which constitute the hallmark of a university and…
NUC accredits all take-off academic programmes of CUSTECH, approves 8 others
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation for all the take-off academic programmes of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State. This is contained in…
SSANU, NASU give 2-week ultimatum over Withheld salaries
Two unions in tertiary institutions say they cannot guarantee industrial harmony if the federal government fails to pay their four months withheld salaries in two weeks. The unions are the…
Sallah: UniAbuja ASUU, CONUA lament unpaid salaries
As Muslims join their counterparts across the world to observe the 2024 Eid-el-Kabir, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) are lamenting their unpaid…
FG yet to implement public varsities exit from IPPIS five months after—ASUU
FG, Academic, Staff, Union, Universities, ASUU, Abuja-Zone, implementation, exit, Integrated, Payroll, Personnel, Information, System, IPPIS, without, further, delay, Coordinator, ASUUAbuja, Zone, Dr Salahu, Mohammed-Lawal,Abuja, Federal, Executive, Council, FEC, presided, President,…
NUC appeals to ASUU for calm as FG Reconstitute varsities governing councils:
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for calm as the Federal Government is working toward reconstituting governing councils in the universities.…
Examinations complexity will not allow easy migration to CBT—NECO
The Registrar, National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi says the complexity of its examination may not allow for immediate migration from paper to Computer Based Test (CBT). Wushishi was…
SSANU urges SOSG to address staff welfare, other union matters
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Sokoto State University (SSU) branch, has urged the state government to address some crucial issues concerning their welfare. In a statement on…
COE Gindri to commence degree programmes soon – Provost
Associate Prof. Lazarus Maigoro, the Acting Provost, College of Education, Gindri in Plateau, says arrangement has been concluded to commence degree programmes in 23 departments in the institution. Maigoro disclosed…
ASUU faction dissociates self from UniAbuja strike
A faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, has dissociated itself from the strike action declared by the Union. The faction known as “Anti-Strike…
TETFund enrols over 2.5m students on its research platform
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says over 2.5 million students have been enrolled in the Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform provided by the Fund. Executive Secretary…
Academy announces NUC’s partnership with Sunderland University on transactional education
The London Academy Business School has announced the first-ever visit of the National Universities Commission (NUC), to the University of Sunderland in the UK. This is part of the final…
We’ll continue to promote distance learning to improve access to education – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will continue to promote the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) to improve access to higher education in the country. Tinubu gave…
Library association opposes appointment of non-librarians to head libraries
The Nigerian Library Association (NLA) has expressed concern over the appointment of non-librarians by employers of labour to head libraries across the country. The President of the association, Pastor Dominic…