Why We Won’t Call Off Strike – ASUU
AS negotiation between the federal government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, lingers, the Union has reiterated that they will not be called off the seven months old strike until all the issues in contention are adequately addressed to avoid a future industrial action in an event all the issues on the negotiation table are not met. This...
Davido Storms Abia Again!! Afrobeat Superstar To Deliver Commencement Speech, Commission Female Hostel At Clifford University Convocation
All eyes will be on Clifford University, Owerrinta, Abia State, this Sunday, October 19, 2025, as Nigeria’s Afrobeat sensation, Davido, takes center stage, not on a concert platform, but at the university’s 6th Convocation Ceremony. The multi-award-winning artist, philanthropist, and global hitmaker will deliver a powerful commencement address to inspire graduating students as they take their final bow from the...
JAMB Confirms Release Of UTME Resit Examination Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of results for the resit Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted for candidates affected by technical issues during the 2025 main exam. In a statement issued Sunday morning by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the Board revealed that out of the 336,845 candidates scheduled for the resit, 21,082...
ASUU Strike: Buhari Government Will Teach Lecturers Lesson With ‘No Work, No Pay’
The Federal Government has again threatened that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who are currently on strike, will not receive salary. Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, said lecturers would not be paid for the six months they are absent from work. He disclosed that the measure would serve as a penalty over the “behavior of ASUU.” Addressing State House...
BREAKING: Ekiti Assembly Upgrades College Of Education To University
A bill seeking to upgrade the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti to a full- fledged University of Education, Science and Technology has been passed by Ekiti Assembly. The House, at its plenary on Tuesday presided over by Speaker Funminiyi Afuye, unanimously passed the bill into law following a holistic consideration of the report of its committee on Education, Science and Technology. While...
Over 60,000 Submit Applications For Student Loan In 6 Days
The Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, the Fund has received over 60,000 applications for student loan since the opening of NELFUND portal for students at federal institutions last Friday. Sawyerr, who stated this on Thursday while addressing the media in Abuja, said that out of the 60,000 applications, 30,000 students had successfully completed the...
We’ve Not Decided Yet To Call Off Strike — ASUU President
It is still uncertain whether the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will end soon as President of the union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi said there were certain steps to be taken to reach that final conclusion on the issue. Professor Ogunyemi told Tribune (not ABN TV) in an exclusive interview on Saturday that even though government...
We’re Only Owing 5 Months Salary Not Ten, Abia State University Replies ASUU
The Management of the Abia State University, ABSU, has debunked claims by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in the institution that its members were being owed for 10 months, insisting that staff of the university are only owed for five...
Osifo Honours UNIBEN Best Graduating Students With N1 Million
UNIBEN Best Graduating Students get N1 million Prize The Osasere Osifo Prize for Academic Excellence has honoured six (6) best graduating students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in the just-concluded 50th and 51st combined Convocation Ceremonies of the institution with N1 million. The awardees include Ifeanyi Desmond Sorokwu, the overall best graduating student for the 2021/2022 academic session from...
Abia Govt To Collaborate With Gregory University On Entrepreneurship Studies
Abia State Government has said it is willing to partner with one of the leading private universities in Nigeria, Gregory University Uturu in developing entrepreneurs studies to create employment in line with the vision of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. The Commissioner of Education, Asso. Prof Kanelechi Nwangwa made the declaration when he led a team of top officials from the ministry...
