ASUU: House Of Rep Steps In As Protesting Students Block The Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
The House of Representatives Deputy Speaker has directed relevant committees to intervene in the standoff between the federal government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities. Wase, who presided over the plenary on Wednesday, directed the House Committees on Education and Labor to settle the crisis, failing which the parliament’s leadership will intervene. At […]
PMB Endorses 2022 Disbursement Proposals For Tertiary Institutions
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari, has authorized the 2022 financial disbursement proposals for public tertiary institutions. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, made this known while receiving in his office, representatives of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) in Abuja. Echono said a meeting has been scheduled […]
UTME 2022: Over 1.7m Candidates Sit For The Examination Nationwide
No fewer than 1.7 million candidates are set to take part in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide scheduled to run from May 6 to May 16. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) affirmed that the examination would be conducted for 1,761,338 candidates that successfully registered for the examination in 755 registered […]
ASUU Confirms FG Stoppage Of Salary
Some members of the striking university-based unions have confirmed that the Nigerian government has imposed a “no work, no pay” policy on the striking lecturers. Recall that federal government-owned university in the country have been closed down as a result of the strike embarked by four unions – the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), […]
10-year-old Chrisland Pupil Breaks Silence By Apologizing, Then Deletes Social Media Accounts
The 10-year-old female student who was suspended by Chrisland Schools in Lagos State for allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct with a colleague at a school competition in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, has deleted all of the videos on her Likee account. The account gained popularity when a video of the pupil and her male colleague […]
NASU And SSANU Extend Strike
The leadership of non-academic workers under the umbrella of the Non-Academic Staff Union, (NASU), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) at the weekend said they have extended the ongoing strike by one month. The National President, SSANU, Comrade Mohammed H. Ibrahim, and Comrade General Secretary, NASU, Peter A. Adeyemi, who disclosed this […]
Lagos Govt Reopens Chrisland Schools
The Lagos State Government this morning has announced that it has reopened Chrisland Schools. In a press release by the Lagos State Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, obtained by POLITICS NIGERIA, the government announced it will be psychologically supporting the teenage students involved in the sex-tape scandal. It also said it decides to ensure […]
Police Invite Chrisland Management, Parents, Students Involve In Sexual Act
The Lagos State Police Command has said that the management of Chrisland Schools, parents, and pupils allegedly involved in sexual acts during a school trip to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, have all been invited. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Public Relations Officer, said this in a telephone interview on Tuesday. He said, “All […]
Lagos Closes Chrisland School Over Sex Scandal Involving A 10-year Female Pupil
The Lagos State government ordered the closure of all Chrisland Schools, an elite school in the state, on Monday due to a sex scandal involving minors who are pupils there. During the World School Games, held between March 10 and 13, 2022 in Dubai, a shocking video of a sex game between a 10-year female […]
FG Approves The Creation Of 12 New Private Versities
The federal government approved the creation of 12 new private universities in Nigeria on Wednesday. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, told State House correspondents this following the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Kano, Niger, Gombe, Sokoto, Delta, Abia, Anambra, […]
