The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday announced a two-week total and comprehensive warning strike across all public universities in Nigeria, reigniting tensions in the country’s troubled tertiary education sector.The strike, which takes effect from midnight on Monday, October 13, 2025, was declared by ASUU National President, Prof.
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The University of Ibadan has emerged as Nigeria’s best university in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, published on THE’s website on Thursday.THE rankings placed the University of Ibadan between 801 and 1,000 globally and ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, a spot it last held in 2023.The
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The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, yesterday, announced the constitution of an Expanded Negotiation Committee to fast-track agreements with all unions in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, as part of efforts to avert a looming strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and keep students in school.Alausa, highlighted the
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government within which to address its seven-point demands.The union said the decision followed a meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC), which was held on Sunday at the University of Abuja. The National President of
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Malala and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, co-founder of the Malala fund, arrived in Nigeria on Friday to meet with its board of directors.Malala Yousafzai, co-founder of the Malala Fund, says the organisation is working with its partners to secure gender-responsive policies for girls in Nigeria.The Nobel laureate stated this while
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced the commencement of a nationwide recruitment exercise to fill several vacancies at its headquarters in Abuja.In a public notice issued on Friday, the Commission invited qualified Nigerians to apply for openings across officer, confidential secretary, and clerical or auxiliary staff cadres.“The recruitment exercise
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AS part of efforts to increase access to quality education, especially in the underserved communities in the country, Equity Learning Academy (ELA) has opened a tuition-free digital academy.Powered entirely by technology, the academy sited at Ewatto, a rural community in Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State, is potentially
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Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has so far raised N20,456,188,924.93 for her proposed National Library fund.The First Lady, who marked her 65th birthday recently, asked her well-wishers to donate to the fund.She said the money would go towards completing the National Library headquarters in Abuja.On Monday, she announced the
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has reacted to the birthday message of the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, describing it as a reflection of Nigeria’s misplaced priorities.Obi, in a statement on Sunday, joined Nigerians in wishing the First Lady well on her new age,
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, said 68 inmates have successfully passed the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO) examinations.The State Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu Lawan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Kano.He said the feat was achieved under the Centre for Inmates’ Continuity
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