Students from Rivers State studying at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to urgently establish bursary allowances, scholarship schemes and other incentives to ease the financial pressures affecting their studies. The appeal was made by the Rivers Students’ Union, ABU chapter. Speaking during a meeting of the union on Monday,…
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), will award 32 First Class Degrees during its 14th convocation, the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olugbenga Ige, has disclosed. The ceremony is set to take place on 12 and 13 December and will feature the conferment of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as diploma qualifications. Speaking at a pre-convocation press…
Prof. Offiong Offiong, the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UniCal), has vowed to tackle admission racketeering and illegal mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) under his tenure. Speaking during his investiture on Monday as the 12th Vice Chancellor of the institution, Offiong emphasised that his administration would prioritise transparency,…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called for immediate and decisive action to stop the escalating attacks on schools across Nigeria. NUT National President, Audu Amba, made the appeal at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, condemning the recent attacks in Kebbi and Niger States as “barbaric, unacceptable and a direct assault on…
Ajayi Crowther University (ACU) in Oyo will graduate 3,633 students across undergraduate and postgraduate levels next week as part of its 17th convocation ceremonies. Vice-Chancellor Professor Ebunoluwa Oduwole, speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, announced that 2,336 students will receive first-degree certificates, with 76 attaining First-Class honours. She noted that 1,408 students achieved Second…
Operations at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan have largely ceased as the strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) enters its second week. The industrial action, which began on 17 November, is the result of long-standing demands for an upward review of the Consolidated Health Salary Scale (CONHESS) to mirror the increase…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has called on Nigeria to increase its education budget to meet UNESCO’s recommended 15–20 per cent, compared with the current seven per cent allocation. The Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, made the appeal during the 13th Convocation Lecture of Nile University in Abuja on Tuesday, speaking on “Redefining the Nigerian…
The Executive Secretary of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), Dr. Iyela Ajayi, has called on State Senior Secondary Education Boards (SSEBs) to intensify oversight of constituency projects in senior secondary schools nationwide. Ajayi made the appeal in Abuja while receiving delegations from the Zamfara and Kaduna State SSEBs during separate visits. He stressed…
Nigerian linguists and language policy scholars have advised the Federal Government (FG) to rethink its decision to drop indigenous languages as the mode of instruction in basic education arms. The experts expressed their minds in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday. NAN recalls that the Minister of Education,…
University lecturers in Nigeria have warned that the country may face another wave of industrial action unless the Federal Government urgently addresses long-standing disputes affecting public higher education. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja Zone, issued the warning at a press conference in the capital on Monday. The Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Al-Amin Abdullahi—represented…
