In July, 1992 the Nigerian military government headed by General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida gave an announcement that sent chills down the spines of millions of Nigerians. For the second time, Babangida’s Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) had proscribed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The announcement was made byContinue Reading
No fewer than 91 students from Zamfara state have been expelled by Cyprus International University over the failure of the Northwestern state government to pay the tuition and other fees. The students who are on state-sponsored scholarships in the university were evicted because Zamfara has not fulfilled the agreement forContinue Reading
*Their struggle is to secure the collapsing university system, Guarantee education of our Youths* *Journalists should remain ethical, side with the oppressed* Disappointed by federal government’s deceitful, insincerity and transparent lack of commitment to resolve the protracted impasse between her and the striking university lecturers, over 90% of members ofContinue Reading
The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) is promoting military diplomatic ties between the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Iranian Armed Forces for mutual benefits to both countries. This came to the fore at a bilateral interface between the Nigerian Minister of Defence and the Iranian AmbassadorContinue Reading
The Ibadan Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has alerted that public that the Federal Government “undertakers of privatization” are ready to take over public universities from the reach of the children of the masses. The Union in a release by its Zonal Coordinator, Professor Oyebamiji Oyegoke statedContinue Reading
The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said he will hand over Federal Government-owned universities to state governments. The Adamawa-born politician stated this on Monday as a panelist at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference held at theContinue Reading
In this write up, I want to talk about an angel in a form of a teacher and a civil servant that his roles manifest in the joy of people. This human builder and a pacesetter for a better Nigeria, is Professor Idris M. Bugaje, the Executive Secretary of theContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari opted to invoke the no work, no pay policy against striking university lecturers on Thursday after receiving the status report on the negotiation with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from Education Minister Adamu Adamu. The President was shocked that the lecturers have reduced their demandsContinue Reading
The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, FAS, and eight other Professors at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, have been elected as Foundation Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine (NAMED.) The other scholars so honoured include: Emeritus Professor Mercy Yetunde Olumide – Department of Medicine Emeritus Professor SogaContinue Reading