Education

ASUU Backs Down On Strike, Agrees To 40% Salary Increase

ASUU Backs Down On Strike, Agrees To 40% Salary Increase

ASUU Backs Down On Strike, Agrees To 40% Salary Increase The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has softened its stance in the prolonged wage dispute with the Federal Government, agreeing to a 40 per cent salary increase, a development that may finally close months of drawn-out negotiations and avert fresh industrial action across public universities. ASUU had earlier rejected a 35 per cent pay rise, maintaining that the offer fell short of expectations. But at the final negotiation session with the government panel chaired by Yayale Ahmed in Abuja, union representatives were informed that 40 per cent was the…
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Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK

Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK

Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK Uche Okirie, a UK-based Nigerian student, was stabbed to death in the early hours of Saturday by a Congolese suspect, a report by the Norfolk police has confirmed. Colleagues of Mr Okirie told Peoples Gazette they had identified him but were struggling to reach his family in Nigeria. The Norfolk police also appealed to UK residents with useful information to contact them on 101, citing incident number 51 of Saturday, November 22, 2025. Mr Okirie, a student of the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, was stabbed in…
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Unical’s Cyril Ndifon Jailed Five Years For Sexual Harassment

Unical’s Cyril Ndifon Jailed Five Years For Sexual Harassment

UNICAL’s Cyril Ndifon Jailed Five Years For S3xual Harassment Cyril Ndifon, suspended law faculty dean at University of Calabar (UNICAL), has been sentenced to five years imprisonment without an option of fine. James Omotosho, the presiding judge in the case, handed down the sentence at the federal high court in Abuja on Monday. In 2023, Ndifon was removed as a UNICAL dean over alleged abuse of office and sexual harassment, with female students as victims. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had charged Ndifon alongside his co-defendant, Sunny Anyanwu. Counts one and two, of four, accused…
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Reps Urge FG To Suspend WAEC’s Planned CBT For 2026 WASSCE

Reps Urge FG To Suspend WAEC’s Planned CBT For 2026 WASSCE

Reps Urge FG To Suspend WAEC’s Planned CBT For 2026 WASSCE The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to halt the planned introduction of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Lawmakers warned that the move, if implemented, could trigger widespread failure, psychological distress, and even fatalities among students ill-equipped for the digital transition. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Hon. Kelechi Nworgu on Thursday, who cautioned that adopting CBT without adequate preparation could spark a major educational crisis. Nworgu…
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Prof. Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi Appointed Substative Vice-Chancellor, University Of Abuja – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Prof. Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi Appointed Substative Vice-Chancellor, University Of Abuja – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Prof. Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi — Substantive Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja. The University of Abuja community, together with its alumni, partners, and the broader Nigerian academic family, warmly celebrates the appointment of Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja. His emergence at the helm of this great institution heralds a new era of academic renewal, visionary leadership, and transformative excellence. A distinguished scholar of clinical anatomy and biomedical anthropology, Professor Fawehinmi embodies a rare blend of intellectual depth, cultural insight, and administrative acumen. His assumption of office marks a defining moment for the University, signaling…
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Tinubu Approves Establishment Of Federal University Of Science, Technology In Epe

Tinubu Approves Establishment Of Federal University Of Science, Technology In Epe

Tinubu Approves Establishment Of Federal University Of Science, Technology In Epe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos State, marking the end of a seven-year moratorium earlier imposed by the Federal Government on the creation of new tertiary institutions. The approval was formally announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary session, where he confirmed that the President had signed the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe (Establishment) Bill, 2025, into law. “It is my honour to announce that the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe…
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JAMB Extends Public University Admission Deadline

JAMB Extends Public University Admission Deadline

JAMB Extends Public University Admission Deadline The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has extended the deadline for the admission processes into public universities. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday. The statement read, “You will recall that the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held on 18th July, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, had fixed Friday, 31st October, 2025, as the deadline for all public universities to conclude their admission processes. “The Board commends the zeal, diligence, and commitment demonstrated…
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Governor Otti’s Transformative Impact On ABSU – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Governor Otti’s Transformative Impact On ABSU – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Governor Otti’s Transformative Impact on ABSU By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD The ongoing transformation at Abia State University, Uturu, under the leadership of Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, is redefining the landscape of tertiary education in Abia State. Once weighed down by infrastructural decay, erratic power supply, and administrative neglect, the institution is now witnessing a remarkable rebirth driven by purposeful leadership and strategic investment. In fulfilment of his promise to rejuvenate the institution, Governor Otti recently flagged off a series of landmark projects at Abia State University, including the construction of a modern Faculty of Law building, a 5000 capacity…
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Students Likely To Stay Longer At Home As NLC Declares ‘No Pay, No Work’ Over ASUU Strike

Students Likely To Stay Longer At Home As NLC Declares ‘No Pay, No Work’ Over ASUU Strike

Students May Stay Longer At Home As NLC Declares ‘No Pay, No Work’ Over ASUU Strike The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its affiliate unions from the education sector on Monday declared ‘ no pay, no work’, in response to the Federal Government declaration of ‘no work, no pay’ policy as a result of the ongoing two weeks warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The NLC alongside the unions also gave the Federal Government a four-wheel ultimatum to conclude outstanding renegotiations of the 2009 agreementts. The unions include ASUU, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities,…
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NELFUND: Full List Of 203 Schools That Failed To Submit Students’ Data For Loan

NELFUND: Full List Of 203 Schools That Failed To Submit Students’ Data For Loan

NELFUND: Full List Of 203 Schools That Failed To Submit Students’ Data For Loan The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has released a list of 203 tertiary institutions that failed to upload their students’ data for the 2024/2025 student loan application exercise. It also announced the reopening of the portal for 48 hours to allow institutions yet to comply to do so. The Guardian reports that institutions are required to upload their students’ information onto the agency’s Student Loan Application System (SLAS), which allows the students to apply for the loan. A statement late Friday by the Fund’s Director of…
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