Tag: UNIVERSITIES
Nigerian universities, polytechnics, others overpopulated – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria’s
higher education sector is overburdened by population growth.
Speaking at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja on Thursday during a...
ASUU suspends strike, directs lecturers to resume work Friday
The Academic Staff Unions of Universities
(ASUU) has suspended its three months old strike.
ASUU national president, Prof. Biodun
Ogunyemi, said this while addressing newsmen after a...
ASUU begins indefinite nationwide strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) commenced a nationwide industrial action on Monday over failure of the Federal Government to meet its demands.
ASUU...
120 cut-off mark does not mean automatic admission – JAMB
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that the contentious 120 cut-off mark does not mean automatic admission into the university.
Nigerians have...
JAMB retains minimum university cut-off mark at 120
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed the cut-off marks for tertiary institutions.
JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Tuesday at...
Nkem Ndem: 7 things students can do during ASUU strike
It has been a few years since Nigerian students had to deal with long-term strikes; and just at the moment we thought the era...
ASUU begins indefinite strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday announced that it had commenced a “total and comprehensive indefinite” nationwide strike.
Addressing journalists after an...
Nigerian varsities training students for jobs that no longer exist –...
The Vice Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Prof. Labode Popoola, on Tuesday, said that Nigerian universities are training students for jobs that no...
Glo Campus Storm returns to Nigerian universities
Telecommunications company, Globacom, has concluded arrangements to return its Campus Storm to the nation's tertiary institutions as another season of its Campus Storm concert...