Nigerian govt should support private universities – Peter Obi
The federal government has been urged to assist private universities in the nation by Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) presidential candidate in the...
SANU, NASU declare a seven-day warning strike.
In response to the nationwide strike in 2022, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have announced...
Undergraduates in Imo protest high tuition, extortion, intimidation
In response to the high cost of living, expensive tuition, inadequate facilities, inadequate infrastructure, inadequate instruction, extortion, and intimidation at their various universities, students...
Rival cults group clash in FUTO, Student killed, others injured
In an event involving a cult, one student at the Federal University of Technology Owerri, or FUTO, Owerri, killed and multiple others were injured.
A...
Suspended UNICAL dean, lawyer granted bail in response over alleged sexual harassment
Probation was granted to Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the University of Calabar's Faculty of Law, by a Federal High Court in...
States varsities oppose House of Representatives’ decision to stop the N683 billion TETFund intervention
The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) decided to stop the 2024 TETFund investment in state-owned universities. This decision has been met with protests from the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN).
In a press statement signed by Suleiman Abubakar Mahdi, the Secretary of the committee, on behalf of the chairman, it stated that the directive was unprecedented.
According to Mahdi, the House Committee's decision violates the theory of the separation of powers and may spark confrontation between the various branches and levels of government.
“It...
Nigerians, other foreign students get Canada 2years study visa ban
For the next two years, postsecondary institutions in the Canadian province of British Columbia are not allowed to accept Nigerians or other international students.
Marc Miller, Federal Immigration Minister disclosed this recently in a statement.
According to Miller, the measure aims to decrease new student visa issuance by 35...
ABSU SUG President calls on Government to intervene over the increment of Lodge Fees...
—Says Landlords are throwing Students Properties out—
The Student Union Government(SUG) President of Abia State University Uturu Chidiri Abia has called on Government to intervene...
Certificates Racketeering: NANS cries to FG says ‘over 15,000 students affected by ban’
Over 15,000 students in the nation have been impacted by the recent ban on schools in the area, according to the National Association of...
FG releases over 37 illegal universities in Nigeria to be shutdown [Full list]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has released a list of at least 37 illegal universities operating in the country.
Acting Secretary of the National Universities...