Lagos Govt Orders Primary, Secondary Schools To Resume On Tuesday
The Lagos State Government has ordered all public and private schools below the tertiary level in Lagos State to resume for the second term 2021/2022 academic session on Tuesday, This…
Osun Govt Suspends Teacher Over Facebook Post
The Osun State Government has suspended a teacher of Masifa Community Grammar School, Ejigbo, identifed as Mr Akinyemi Philip over his comments on Facebook. The suspension was contained in a…
ASUU Suspends Strike As NITDA Approves UTAS For Members Salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday resolved to put on hold its decision on strike. The varsity teachers’ union took stand to give room for further consultations and…
Land Dispute: Hoodlums Attack OAU Vice-Chancellor, Staff In Ife
Hoodlums on Monday attacked some management staff of the Obafemi Awolowo University, including Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede. The staff members had tried to visit a hostel built on land claimed…
NUC Accredites 25 Varsities
Only 25 varsities have their courses fully accredited, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has affirmed in its 2021 universities ranking. None of the best-ranked varsities was listed among the 25…
WHO Appoints Ayoade Alakija Special Envoy
The World Health Organisation has appointed a Nigerian, Dr. Ayoade Alakija, as the global health agency’s Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus,…
Osun Teachers Recruitment: Knocks As Govt. Conceals Names of Successful Candidates
SOME applicants for the 2020/2021 teachers’ recruitment in the State of Osun have tackled the state government for not publishing the names of successful candidates in the exercise. It would…
ASUU Set To Take Decision On Proposed Strike On Saturday
The Academic Staff Union of Universities is meeting on Saturday to, among other things, take a final decision on its proposed nationwide strike. The union’s zonal coordinator in charge of…
UI, FUTA Emerges Best Varsity In NUC’s 2021 Ranking
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ranked the University of Ibadan (UI) first in its latest 2021 ranking released on Sunday. The ranking, which was carried out using twelve indicators,…
NYSC Members To Show COVID-19 Vaccination Proof Before Camp Registration
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says prospective members will be required to show evidence of vaccination before they will be allowed into the camp for registration from the next…
Osun Teacher’s Recruitment: Hope Rises As Successful Applicants Begin To Receive Notifications
Successful applicants who applied for jobs in the teaching service in the recently conducted teacher’s recruitment exercise in Osun have begun to receive notification messages from the State’s Ministry of…
Sylvester Oromoni: Protesters Storm Dowen College
In the early hours of wednesday, some protesters, mostly women on barricaded the entrance of Dowen College in Lekki area of Lagos State to protest against the death of 12-year-old…
Police Arrest Three Dowen Students Over Death Of Sylvester Oromoni
Three students of the Dowen College, Lekki Lagos are currently assisting the police in their investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni junior, a 12-year-old student of the college. The…
ASUU’s Ultimatum To FG Ends, Lecturers Threaten Of Strike, Say Demands Unmet
The Federal Government has begun moves to prevent an industrial action in the country’s public universities as the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ three-week deadline ended on Sunday. The Minister…
NYSC Has Come To Stay, More Relevant Than Ever – Sunday Dare
The minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare, has revealed that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has never been more relevant. Speaking on Saturday at the premiere of an…
Ede Residents, Poly Students Want Govt To Address Incessant Cult Attacks
By Sodiq Yusuf STUDENTS of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede has bemoaned the increasing rate of cultism activities among their colleagues on the campus. The activities of the cultists, according to…
Lagos Govt Orders Indefinite Closure Of Dowen College
The Lagos State Government has ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, located in the Lekki area of the state. This is pending the outcome of an investigation into the…
Osun Govt Releases Teachers’ Recruitment List
The state government of Osun has released list for the teachers’ recruitment exercise. This was disclosed in a press release personally signed by the Commissioner for Education, Hon. Folorunsho Bamisayemi…
Police Arrest Founder Of Oduduwa University, Adedoyin, Six Others Over OAU Master Student’s Death
The Osun State Police Command have arrested Dr Ramon Adedoyin, founder of Oduduwa University and the Polytechnic, Ile-Ife, over the death of a master’s degree student of Obafemi Awolowo University,…
UNILORIN Expels Final-Year Student Who Beat Lecturer To Coma
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has expelled Salaudeen Waliu, the final-year student who assaulted a female lecturer of the institution. The spokesperson of the institution, Kunle Akogun, confirmed Waliyu’s expulsion…