The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the recent proposal from the federal government to increase salaries of academic staff by 35%.According to ASUU leaders, this increment is insufficient and reflects a broader issue of chronic underfunding in the Nigerian education sector.In a press briefing
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has scrapped the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in Nigerian schools.The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, who made this known at the 2025 Language in Education International Conference, organised by the British Council in Abuja, said
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The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill prescribing up to 14 years imprisonment for educators convicted of sexually harassing students in tertiary institutions.The move comes amid recurring reports of lecturers coercing students for grades, admission advantages and other academic favours—a problem widely documented in Nigerian universities over the years, including
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The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has claimed that human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, does not possess a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate, alleging that he evaded the mandatory national service.Jimoh made the claim on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, while responding to
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A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old pupil.This was disclosed in a statement by the Press Officer of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Vincent Adekoye.According to Adekoye, the judgment was
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There was mild drama at the National Assembly on Wednesday when representatives of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) staged a walkout during a session with the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies.JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, was absent and sent a Director, Mufutau Bello,
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The Federal Government, on Thursday, dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on some media platforms claiming that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is no longer required for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.In a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Education through its Director of Press
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The body of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NAN, has dissociated itself from what it calls “false claims that NANS is planning to organize or participate in a so-called “#FreeNnamdiKanu.”In a statement by NANS’ President Olushola Oladoja warns parents and guardians to Caution their Children and wards Against Being
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The National Association of Nigerian Students has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities to resolve their ongoing dispute and prevent another strike action that could disrupt the nation’s academic calendar.In a statement signed by NANS President, Olushola Oladoja, on Wednesday, the
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Nigerian senior secondary school students in arts and humanities will no longer be required to present a credit in mathematics in their Senior School Certificate Examination, as a condition for admission to universities and polytechnics, the Federal Ministry of Education said on Tuesday.For years, admission seekers in arts and humanities,
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