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ASUU suspends two-week warning strike, gives government one month to its address demands. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the two-week warning strike that started on October 13, 2025. The strike was meant to end next Monday but was called off earlier after new promises from the Federal Government and the National…
The Ogun State Government arrested six people for allegedly breaking a government seal and continuing construction at a gas station on Oba Erinwole Road in Sagamu. Farouk Akintunde, the Special Adviser to the Governor on the Environmental Protection Agency and chairman of the Ogun State Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, said the site was previously sealed…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have teamed up to find a permanent solution to the frequent disruptions in the academic calendars of Nigerian universities. The NLC gave the government a four-week deadline to finish negotiations with all academic and non-academic unions in higher education institutions. On Monday,…
Boko Haram terrorists have killed the Commanding Officer of the 202 Tank Battalion, Lt. Col. Aliyu Paiko, along with several soldiers, during an attack in the Kashimri area of Bama Local Government Area, Borno State. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Maj. Appolonia Anele, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. Anele explained that…
The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed reports in some newspapers and online platforms claiming that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is no longer mandatory for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, described the report as false, baseless, and…
Victor Osimhen’s hat-trick and Frank Onyeka’s goal sealed a crucial win for Nigeria, but it wasn’t enough, as South Africa’s 3-0 victory over Rwanda kept them at the top of the group. Despite a dominant 4-0 victory over the Cheetahs of Benin Republic, the Super Eagles of Nigeria fell short of securing automatic qualification for…
The Federal Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday that Nigerian senior secondary school students in the arts and humanities will no longer be required to obtain a credit in Mathematics in their Senior School Certificate Examination, conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), as a prerequisite for admission…
The institutions affected include Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), and Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU). The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced that three additional universities have joined the ongoing two-week warning strike. The institutions now participating in the strike are Tai Solarin University of Education…
Examinations going on in many Nigerian universities were stopped on Monday after the two-week warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) began. Some of the universities affected include the Federal University Dutse in Jigawa State, the University of Jos in Plateau State, and the University of Benin in Edo State. Others, such…
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Begins Two-Week Warning Strike Over Unresolved Demands The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a two-week warning strike starting Monday, October 13, 2025, to push the Federal Government to meet its long-standing demands. ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, made this known on Sunday during a press conference…
