Category: Education

ASUU Declares Interest In Joining Nationwide Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared interest in joining the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) nationwide strike action which will begin on September 6, 2023. NLC plans to embark on a two-day warning strike over the fuel subsidy removal, naira devaluation, and alleged threats by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, to demolish […]

Complete List Of Newly Restructured Programmes In Nigerian Universities

A newly restructured curriculum has been released by the National Universities Commission (NUC) for Nigerian universities. Chris Maiyaki, the commission’s acting executive secretary, revealed the situation during a meeting with stakeholders last week. According to Maiyaki, the implementation of the new curriculum will commence in September 2023. Maiyaki went on to say that the new […]

Conversion From HND To BSc: New Update On One Year Top-Up Program From NBTE

The Higher National Diploma (HND) holders who desire to convert to a bachelor’s degree are given a new update from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on its new online one-year top-up program. The conversion is only available to HND holders who intend to pursue academic careers, according to the Board. On August 14, […]

Taliban Stop Female Afghan Students Leaving Country To Study In Dubai

“After the Taliban shut universities for women, my only hope was to get a scholarship which would help me study abroad,” says 20-year-old Afghan student Natkai. Natkai’s name has been changed for her own safety. The Taliban have cracked down hard on women who oppose them. Natkai says she kept studying even though there was […]

ASUU Appeals To President Tinubu To Pay Lecturers Eight Months Withheld Salaries

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged President Bola Tinubu to pay without delay the eight months’ worth of salaries that have been withheld from its members as a result of what it called “the 2022 patriotic strike action triggered by the Government’s failure” to uphold agreements made with the Union. As a […]

New Varsity Curriculum To Begin Implementation In September – NUC

The Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS), created for universities, will commence implementation in September, according to Chris Maiyaki, Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC). The new curriculum, according to Maiyaki, will reposition Nigerian universities to be among the best in Africa, he said on Wednesday during the Stakeholders’ Colloquium on CCMAS […]

JAMB Stops Institution From Selling Application Forms For NCE, Distance Learning, Sandwich, Other Programmes

In accordance with a recent directive from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), tertiary institutions are not permitted to sell admission forms for First Degree, National Diploma, National Innovation Diploma, Nigeria Certificate in Education, or other related courses for Full-Time, Distance Learning, Part-Time, Outreach, Sandwich, or other related courses. No institutions is now permitted […]

Kaduna Govt. Approves Reduction Of Fee In Tertiary Institutions 

 Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has reduced the current high fees in the state tertiary institutions by 30 percent as students will be paying 70 percent of their fees. In his remarks during a news conference on the “review of current fees regime in Kaduna State tertiary institutions” held at Government House, Kaduna on Monday. […]

NBA Investigates Alleged Sexual Assault By UNICAL Law Dean

The Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has been suspended following allegations of sexual assault. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has formed an ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations. After the conclusion of the association’s most recent National Executive Committee (NEC), which was presided over by […]