Lecturers Leaving Nigeria Since Beginning Of Strike — ASUU
President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Victor Osodeke, yesterday, disclosed that many lecturers in Nigerian Universities have left the country to pursue their careers abroad as the Federal Government fails to resolve the lingering crisis in the education sector. Fielding questions from journalists at the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Osodeke said: “We don’t...
Abia Teachers Suspend Strike, Urge Ikpeazu To Make Salary Payment A Priority
Members of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT in Abia State have suspended their strike with a charge on the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu to make the payment of their salary a priority. This is contained in a statement made available to ABN TV by the leadership of the teachers union on Tuesday in Umuahia. The release signed by Elder Comrade...
Strike: NANS Urges FG And ASUU To Negotiate
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said it supports the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in its negotiations with Federal Government regarding the ongoing strike. NANS President Danielson Akpan told The Nation that ASUU embarked on an indefinite strike not only because of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) issue but because the government had...
Reduce Out-Of-School Children Rate In Your Localities, FG Charges State Governors
The Federal Government has called on governors to stem the tide of rising numbers of out-of-school-children in their respective States by making substantive efforts to ensure increased access, improve quality and systems strengthening of education at all levels in the states. The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah, made the call on Thursday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during...
Alleged Sexual Assault: Nigerian Institute Of Journalism Sacks Randy Lecturer
The Nigerian Institute of Journalism has sacked one of its lecturers, Mr Tene John, over alleged sexual assault on one of its students, Ms Anjola Ogunyemi. His sack was announced by the NIJ in an official release signed by its Registrar and circulated on its official social media handles on Monday. Lecturers in the journalism institute confirmed the authenticity of the...
SAN Seeks Stella Oduah’s Arrest Over NYSC Scandal
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights lawyer, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has called for the recall and prosecution of the Senator representing Anambra North, Stella Oduah. Adegboruwa also maintained that Oduah should be barred from seeking...
2025 UTME: Candidates, Parents Demand Total Cancellation Of Results Amid JAMB Registrar’s Apology
A wave of reactions has trailed the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, with many candidates and parents calling for a total cancellation of the entire examination following the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) admission of technical errors that marred the process. At a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede,...
WAEC Conducts Trial Computer-based Essay Test In Preparation For 2026 Exams
The West African Examinations Council has conducted a trial test on essay writing ahead of the Computer-Based WASSCE for School Candidates in 2026. The exercise, led by the Head of WAEC’s Nigeria National Office, Dr Amos Dangut, took place on Thursday at the WAEC Training and Testing Centre, Ogba, Lagos. Senior secondary school students participated in the trial, designed to familiarise...
ASUU Strike Will Soon End – Ngige
The federal government has assured that the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon end. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He disclosed that the Ministries of Finance, Education, Labour and Employment and the Office of the Accountant General will meet with the union. “The issue of ASUU will soon come...
Mascot Kalu Salutes Wife On Completion Of Masters Degree Programme In UK
Governorship candidate of Action Peoples Party (APP) in the just concluded elections in Abia State, Sir Mascot Uzor Kalu has congratulated his dear wife, Adaeze Aguele-Kalu as she completed her higher education programme. ABN TV learnt that she rounded off her Masters's Degree programme at Imperial College, London on Wednesday. The former Abia Chief of Staff described the achievement as an...
