239 First-class lecturers quit UNILAG within 7 years over poor pay – Ex-VC

The immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has revealed that 239 first-class graduates employed as lecturers left the institution within seven years due to…

ASUU-UNN Joins Call for Nationwide Strike, Demands FG Honour 2009 Agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) branch, has declared its readiness to join the impending nationwide indefinite strike if the Federal Government fails to…

FG introduces mandatory ethics, criminal screening for teachers

The Federal Government has launched a Teacher Ethics and Criminal Record Verification Framework, making it compulsory for all teachers in public and private schools to undergo ethics screening and criminal…

ASUU Mobilizes Nationwide Rallies, Gives FG August 28 Deadline to Meet Demands

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced plans to embark on a nationwide rally on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, to press home its long-standing demands from the Federal…

NCCE Shuts Down 22 Illegal Colleges of Education in Nationwide Crackdown

The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education across Nigeria as part of a nationwide enforcement drive.   The move follows President…

Court Dismisses UNN Law Student’s Fundamental Rights Suit, Awards N300,000 Costs Against Him

A High Court in Enugu State has dismissed a fundamental rights suit filed by Chidi Kingsley Akabogu, a third-year law student at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC), against…

Benue State Abolishes Customized Textbooks, Graduation Ceremonies in Schools

  The Benue State Government has introduced sweeping reforms in the education sector, abolishing customized textbooks, compulsory extended lessons, and graduation ceremonies in schools across the state. In a circular…

Nigeria’s Education System in Crisis as 2025 WASSCE Results Show Alarming Decline

  Stakeholders in the education sector are still reacting to the recent results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, released by the West African Examinations Council,…

UNIZIK bans final-year students from organizing final examination signing out ceremonies

The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, have banned final-year students from carrying out any form of final examination signing out ceremonies.         Final year students…

Tinubu Administration Halts Establishment of New Universities, Polytechnics Amid Infrastructure Concerns

  President Bola Tinubu’s government on Wednesday, approved a seven-year ban on the establishment of new federal tertiary educational institutions across the country. The decision was made during the Federal…