The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) says it is not taking part in the ongoing nationwide strike by university lecturers. In a statement, CONUA’s president, Niyi Sunmonu, dismissed reports that have been suggesting its involvement in the ongoing strike. He said the union is committed to maintaining academic stability through constructive dialogue and peaceful engagement…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities will on Monday, October 13, commence a two-week warning strike after the ultimatum issued to the Federal Government elapsed. The announcement was made by the National President of the union, Prof. Chris Piwuna, at a press briefing at the University of Abuja. The renewed standoff between ASUU and the…
Dr John Ogi, a senior lecturer with Moses Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State has slammed the Federal Government over plans to stop the remuneration of the striking lecturers. Reports stated that the Federal Government warned that the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will trigger the enforcement of no-work-no-pay policy. Reacting,…
The Federal Government has issued a 30-day ultimatum to all tertiary institutions across the country to fully utilise their unaccessed and unspent education intervention funds or risk losing them. Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, gave the directive during a strategic meeting with Vice Chancellors, Rectors, Provosts, Bursars, and Procurement Officers held in Abuja….
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has faulted the Federal Government’s last-minute appeal for the union to suspend its proposed warning strike, saying the intervention came “a little too late.” ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, stated this on Thursday while speaking with the newsmen, accusing the government of failing to act promptly on the union’s…
The University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has been ranked Nigeria’s best university in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026. The ranking, published on the website on Thursday, placed the Ibadan-based federal university between 801 and 1,000 globally and ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, a spot it last held in 2023. The surveyed…
The federal government has set up the Mahmud Yayale Ahmed–led Expanded Negotiation Committee for Tertiary Institutions to enhance discussions with academic and non-academic unions across universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said the new committee was established to harmonize all…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has declared Tuesday, October 7, a school-free day to celebrate and honour teachers across the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Awka. “In view of the fact that the 2025 World Teachers’ Day fell on a Sunday, Governor Soludo…
Teachers across Nigeria have renewed calls for improved welfare, better working conditions, and the full implementation of the 65-year retirement age policy as the nation joined the rest of the world to mark the 2025 World Teachers’ Day.At various events held nationwide, teachers’ unions and education stakeholders decried the slow pace of policy implementation, poor…
The Kwara State Government has abolished the payment of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) levy in all public primary schools across the state, replacing it with annual school grants to ensure schools have sufficient funds. Chairman of the State universal basic education board (SUBEB), Prof. Shehu Adaramaja, announced this during the opening of bids for…