The Senate has successfully passed the Student Loans Access to Higher Education Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, paving the way for significant improvements in Nigeria's higher education financing landscape.
The passage of the bill, following the meticulous consideration of a report from the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, declared an indefinite strike over the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System and the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement.
The union’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the strike at a press briefing in its National Secretariat, Abuja.
He noted that the government...
One of the arrow heads of the cabal in Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, instigating the union to discredit the Special Intervention Team (SIT), has been identified as the Acting Director, General Studies, Dr. M.L. Igbafen.
For Dr. Igbafen and his cohorts, the...
says its establishment won't exert unnecessary pressure on State's finances
'Varsity not a product of mere fanciful effort'
The Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Implementation Committee for the proposed University of Ilesa.
He said the upgrade of the existing Osun State College of Education, Ilesa, to...
In a strategic move aimed at enhancing educational opportunities for Nigerian students, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Akintunde Sawyerr as the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This decision was revealed in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, emphasizing...
The Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, has opened a new Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in a renewed bid to deepen exchange between the school and the larger society.
The Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof. Abiodun Falodun, who disclosed this in a chat with journalists, said the centre is located in...
directs immediate resumption of academic activities
Following the protest by students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Edo State Government at the State Executive Council meeting, on Wednesday, suspended all union activities across all state-owned institutions...
The Federal Government has declared that nobody won or lost in the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), ordering members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to work.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made the declaration on Wednesday while...
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, has pledged to root out Nigerians flaunting counterfeit certificates, as revealed by Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, SAN.
During the receipt of the inter-ministerial committee's report on degree mills, Prof. Mamman expressed deep concern over the revelations, emphasizing the need...
As the Anchor University, Lagos (AUL) prepares to welcome its fourth set of students Friday, the authorities also have its eyes on the graduation of its first set of students later in the year.
The university owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry opened its doors on February 6, 2017...
