News at its Zenith
News at its Zenith
President Bola Tinubu, GCFR President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Tribunal accepts NYSC, Chicago State University, Mobil Certificates against Tinubu. The PDP and Atiku Abubakar submitted certified copies of President Bola Tinubu’s academic and work records, which the Presidential Election Petitions Court has accepted. The documents comprise a B.Sc. certificate from Chicago State University, […]
Group photo at the VC Conference Room Wikimedia affiliates in Nigeria donate audiovisuals to Ajayi Crowther University. The Wikimedia User Group Nigeria and the Yoruba Wikimedians User Group have jointly donated educational audiovisual resources to Ajayi Crowther University. The material was jointly presented to the Vice Chancellor of the University at the university’s main campus […]
Image: TETFund (CREDIT: Google) Foreign scholarship lecturers from TETFund have disappeared. The number of Nigerian university instructors who have fled after studying overseas under the support of TETFund is frightening, according to Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. According to Echono, TETFund would seek repayment from the missing […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi Government reaffirms health commitment. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has reiterated the Federal Government’s dedication to transforming the health sector to enhance healthcare delivery for all Nigerians. Speaking on Wednesday at the commissioning of the permanent site of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi Illegal admissions: JAMB’s crackdown An analysis of data for the 2022/2023 admission session in Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions reveals that 88 institutions conducted admissions outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), making these admissions illegal. JAMB introduced CAPS in 2017 to centralize and automate the admission process for all […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi ASUP demands suspension of new Service scheme The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Auchi Polytechnic chapter in Edo State, has called for the immediate suspension of the new Scheme of Service for Nigerian Polytechnics, which was implemented on June 7, 2024. Lecturers argue that the new scheme hinders the […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi Protest begins over withheld salaries The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) at the University of Abuja have commenced a protest against the government’s decision to withhold four months’ salaries from university workers during their 2022 strike. Addressing the […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi Great Benin kingdom artifacts returned Frustrated by the delay of some Western countries in returning the looted Benin Bronzes, Nigerian artists both at home and abroad have concluded that the exploitation of Africa’s artifacts persist Dr. Bolaji Ogunwo, a painter and lecturer at the University of Lagos, has urged those holding […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi UNIABUJA Management not cause of ASUU Members’ withheld salaries — VC The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’allah, has clarified that the institution is not responsible for the withheld salaries of its Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members who are currently on strike. In a statement obtained on […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi UK Migration Decline The United Kingdom has experienced a significant reduction in the number of foreign workers and students arriving, dropping nearly 30% this year, according to new Home Office data. The decline from 121,000 to 85,200 in the first five months of this year aligns with the goals of both […]
