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ASUU And The Need For Intellectual Struggle

February 20, 2022 0

For a couple of decades, the integrity of the Nigerian University system has been erased and what remains is the urge for degrees instead of a functional University system where the hunger for knowledge can’t be quantified. The lingering faceoff between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government has almost killed the University system due to …

Coronavirus: FG Orders Closure Of Varsities, Schools Nationwide

March 20, 2020 0

The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate closure of tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools nationwide over the outbreak of the Coronavirus in the country and as part of measures to contain the spread.

Chambers Of Commerce To Establish University In Nigeria

May 2, 2019 0

Adedayo Emmanuel Founder/Chairman of the Asian-African Chambers of Commerce and Industry (AACCI) Professor Dr. Sir G.D. Singh has called on well-meaning Nigerians to support the establishment of the proposed University of Entrepreneurship and Technology in Nigeria. Singh, who is also the President of the University of Entrepreneurship and Technology, State of Delaware, USA, made the call in Lagos recently at …

ASUU Suspends Strike, Asks Lecturers To Resume Friday

February 7, 2019 0

The The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday suspended its The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday suspended its three-month strike following an agreement it reached with the Federal Government. According to reports, lecturers have also been asked to resume on Friday. The information was contained on ASUU’s Twitter handle, @ASUUNGR on Thursday evening: Academic Staff Union of …

ASUU Resumes Indefinite Strike Nationwide

November 5, 2018 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ordered its members across the country to commence an indefinite industrial action. This followed a meeting of leaders of the union on Sunday at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, the Ondo State capital. The National President of ASUU, Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi, told reporters that the union took the decision due to …

LASEMA Partners UNILAG On Emergency Management

October 11, 2018 0

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has expressed readiness to always partner with institutions and other stakeholders on safety of lives and property in the state. Its General Manager, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, on Thursday, made this known at the Command & Control Centre Alausa when receiving delegation of the Disaster Management Programme of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka. …

Several Shot, Two Feared Dead As Police, Mob Clash At Niger Delta University, Bayelsa

May 23, 2018 0

Photo Caption: Injured protesters being rescued on Tuesday by sympathisers as police clash with protesters at the Niger Delta University Amasoma, southern Jaw local government area of Bayelsa.

…Govt Condemns Attack …Says Opposition Political Leaders Behind Protest …Directs Security Personnel To Apprehend, Prosecute Armed Hoodlums By Amos Okioma At least two protesters were on Tuesday shot dead while several others were injured following a clash between Police and protesters at Niger Delta University, (NDU) Amasoma in Bayelsa . NDU, which was shut in March following incessant protests …

Fed Govt gives varsities nod to conduct post-UTME

August 17, 2017 0

The Federal Government has lifted the ban on the conduct of examinations usually organised by universities for admission seekers after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). Minister of Education Adamu Adamu said in Abuja that universities, polytechnics and other institutions were free to organise post-UTME screening as a pre-condition to gaining admission into public institutions. He explained that the Federal …