A physically challenged member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Queen Samuel Okafor Ivunnah has celebrated passing out from the scheme. Showing off her NYSC certificate on Friday, October 7, she wrote: “Thanks to Almighty God for making this…
Folasade Ogunsola, a Professor of Microbiology, has emerged as the 13th Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG). The scholar makes history, as she becomes the first female VC of the institution established in 1962. Ogunsola will succeed the outgoing…
The Federal Government (FG) on Monday withdrew its earlier directive asking the management of Vice-Chancellors in universities “to ensure that the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resume and commence lectures immediately.” This was contained in…
The General Overseer of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W. F Kumuyi, has urged the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to shift grounds in resolving the conflict between them in the interest of Nigerian…
Nigerians, especially University students and their parents wait with bated breath as legal fireworks begin today, Monday, in the suit filed by the Federal Government against the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. It was recalls that the Federal Government…
The lawsuit filed by Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, against the Academic Staff Union of Universities, has been adjourned. The case was heard by Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja. The…
The Federal Government has complained about Nigerians’ preference for foreign languages, especially English. The Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Segun Runsewe spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The official said unless something drastic was done…
The former queen revealed that she has been conferred with an honourary doctorate at the Myles Leadership University, Cotonou, Benin. Naomi Silekunola Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has announced that one of her…
The students, who are the main lifeblood of this area, are currently at home waiting for news on when the strike will be over. The ongoing ASUU strike has brought many businesses in university towns to a halt. According to…
Adamu Garba, an ex-presidential aspirant, has suggested renaming the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, after the late Queen Elizabeth II to immortalise her. Garba, in a series of tweets, advocated for the immortalization of the late Queen. He also indicated that…
Unrepentant fraudster, Olufolajimi Abegunde has accused the FBI of racism over his conviction and jailing for various BEC scam and money laundering fraud in the USA. Olufolajimi Abegunde has spent three years of his six and half years conviction for…
To meet this segment of the ASUU demand, the Federal Government must cough out N1trillion. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has asked the federal government to pay it N1 trillion before its ongoing strike will be called off.…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has denied requesting a fresh N1tr from the federal government as a condition to end its ongoing strike action. The report of the huge cash demand was denied on Sunday by the National…
The Nigerian government said it has arranged a special evacuation flight for Nigerians in Ukraine but could not say the exact number of its citizens living in the Eastern European country. Daily Trust findings have shown that about 12,000 students…
A medical doctor at Dowen College, Dr. Mojisola Bisiriyu, on Tuesday, told an Ikeja Corona’s Court that no medical test was conducted on the late student of the school, Sylvester Oromoni before he was taken home on health grounds. Bisiriyu,…
Ojo Jonathan Adewale has emerged the youngest chartered accountant in Nigeria after passing the final stage of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) examination. He speaks with ENIOLA OYEMOLADE on the challenges he faced in his quest to…
The toddler was left with cane marks all over her body after the beating. The Unic Vilos Montessori School, Maza Maza has been sealed by the Lagos state government after a pupil was left with marks by a teacher from…
Nestlé has reaffirmed its commitment to improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Nigeria, even as it recently launched WASH facilities in Ogun state. An estimated 100 million Nigerians are said to lack basic sanitation facilities and 63 million do…
The photo has caused uproar on social media with many condemning the state government for neglecting education in the state. The attention of the government of Nasarawa has been drawn to a photo of pupils sitting on bare floor to…
A chairman of one of the branches, who preferred anonymity because he’s not in a position to speak, said the least consideration so far is a warning strike. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will finalise decision on…