A total of 39,066 candidates, representing 9.65 per cent of students who sat for November/December 2011 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) had their result withheld by the examination body for their alleged involvement...
President of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie said the ongoing strike is not aimed at frustrating students as speculated in some quarters. He said, rarther,...
The 2012 budget as presented by President Goodluck Jonathan before a joint session of the two chambers of the National Assembly last Tuesday has continued to generate mixed reactions from different quarters, especially as it affects the education secto...
The federal government said it is working towards rejuvenating the existing unity schools across the country with a view to positioning them as befitting learning centres. The minister of state for education, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Nwike disclos...
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has said the refusal of the Federal Government to implement the agreement it reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has proven that it is untrustworthy and therefore cannot be trusted to k...
The 49 teachers at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) whose removal were reversed by the Supreme Court two years ago, have returned to the court to enforce the implementation of the judgment terms by the university. The lecturers, are asking the Feder...
Students across various Nigerian universities have condemned the ongoing strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking to LEADERSHIP WEEKEND, some students of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, said ...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has challenged universities in the country to aspire to join the league of the world’s best 100 universities at the next count, noting that this can be achieved if they diligently pursue academic excellence and e...
Katsina state government has earmarked the sum of two hundred and sixty five million naira (N265M) for its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme to boost girl-child education in the state. Addressing newsmen in Katsina yesterday, the Special Advise...
As the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) nationwide strike enters its third day, students and parents have started counting their losses, even as the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) appealed to both the Federal Govern...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday vowed not to go back to classes until its demands were met fully by the Federal Government. ASUU began a nationwide indefinite strike midnight on Sunday. The President of ASUU, Prof Ukachukwu Aw...
Work at the site of a new Kano State University commenced this month while the institution is expected to be fully functional in the 2012 academic session. The establishment of the new institution will bring the number of state universities in Kano Sta...
Every day, new modalities are coming up on how to salvage the Nigerian education sector which analysts have said has gone down the ladder, especially when compared to what it used to be two decades ago. Kuni Tyessi in this exclusive interview with the ...
The minister of education, Prof Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai has attributed the falling standard of education to the lack of merit in the qualification of many head teachers whom she says lack skills in effective management before being appointed. She stated ...
TheNational Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) has charged the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government to implement the agreement it had with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in 2009, to avert a strike action which will paralyse t...