The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the National Assembly to address the issue of low funding of the education sector in the country. The ASUU President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi made the call on Wednesday while answering Read more
The Joint Action Congress (JAC) of the Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has threatened to boycott duties. The fresh threat came after ending a seven-months strike action a few weeks ago. The LAUTECH JAC comprises the Senior Staff Read more
Ahead of the World Health Day (WHD) 2017 on Friday, April 7, 2017, depression has been identified as the leading cause of ill-health and disability worldwide with more than 300 million people now living with condition, an increase of more Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Saturday announced the arrest of about 25 persons throughout the country for extortion and illegally selling registration materials to the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, candidates. The culprits, according to the Read more
This is to inform the General public that there has been a confirmed case of Lassa Fever in Lokoja, Kogi State. The confirmation was done afterwards a patient (male) who is a resident of Angwan Kura, Lokoja reported at the Read more
African envoys in Delhi on Monday called the recent mob attacks on some Nigerian students near the national capital as “racial” and “xenophobic acts”. In a statement, the heads of African missions slammed the Indian government for failing to adequately Read more
The University of Jos has dissolved the institution’s Students Union Government (SUG). This is contained in a statement issued in Jos on Wednesday by Abdullahi Abdullahi, the school’s Principal Assistant Registrar, Information. According to the statement, the university has constituted Read more
Amnesty International has called on Uttar Pradesh authorities to bring to justice those responsible for the attacks against African students, saying the blacks in India are living in fear. This was contained in a statement issued by the group on Read more
Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) has sealed off the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, over non-remittance of Personal Income Tax running into N2.3 billion. The Chairman of the board, Mrs. Mimi Adzape-Orubibi, who led the enforcement agent to the Read more
Police stepped up security Wednesday in a northern Indian city where a mob attacked African students following the death of a local teenager from a suspected drug overdose. Five people were arrested over the assault in Greater Noida in which Read more