Education

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UniCal), Prof. Offiong Offiong, says professorship must be earned through scholarship, integrity, and contributions to knowledge, not long service or entitlement. Offiong stated this on Saturday at the 7th Distinguished Lecture Series of the University’s

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged Nigerian tertiary institutions to shift away from their historical reliance on government allocations and TETFund subventions by actively participating in the capital market to achieve long-term financial sustainability. ​The call was made by the

Relief has come for thousands of university students across Lagos State as lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended their month-long industrial action, directing members to resume academic activities with immediate effect. ​The decision to call off the strike

In a major boost to tertiary education and workers’ welfare in Anambra State, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has approved the full implementation of the 2025 Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (FG-ASUU) agreement for staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU).

The Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board (BEQAEB) sealed Orenda and Opal Schools in Makurdi during an enforcement exercise carried out on Thursday morning, October 8, 2026. ​The action followed allegations that the institution subjected students to victimisation and infringed

The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, has officially rejected the ongoing indefinite strike action declared by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing. ASUSS has instructed secondary school teachers, principals, vice-principals, and education officers

The Federal Government has released eight months’ arrears of the Consolidated Non-Academic Staff Tertiary Institutions Allowance (CONTA) to non-academic workers across federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education nationwide. ​The announcement was made in a press statement issued on Wednesday, October 7,

Academic activities have once again ground to a halt at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) following a directive by the local branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ordering its members to embark on a total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike

Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State — The management and students of Hensard University, Toru-Orua, in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have felicitated with teachers across the world as the global community marks International Teachers’ Day. In a goodwill message to commemorate the

Academic and administrative activities across Nigeria’s public universities face imminent collapse as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) issued a strict 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the immediate release of funds to implement the newly signed 2026 collective