A Professor of Microbiology at the College of Medicine, Folasade Ogunsola has broken the glass ceiling by emerging the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos in its 60-year history. Chosen on Friday night, Prof. Ogunsola becomes the 13th substantive Vice Chancellor of the university after being picked by the selection committee of the institution. Prof. Ogunsola, daughter …

Ten academic staff of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) – six of them Professors – died between 14th February and now, according to the university branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU commenced its now protracted industrial action on 14th February, demanding Federal Government’s implementation of the Memorandum of Action on funding for revitalisation of public universities, which …

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu has been commended for his commitment to sound basic education in the state, which has started to yield positive results judging by the performance of pupils in terminal examinations. During a courtesy visit to his office in Akure by the management of Universal Learning Solution Initiatives (ULSI) executor of Jolly Phonics Project, the Executive …

The Federal Government has reversed itself on the earlier directive through the National Universities Commission that its universities should be re-opened despite the seven-month strike action by the Academic Union of University Staff (ASUU). Earlier in the day, the government – also through the NUC – had directed Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Chancellors and Governing Councils to re-open federal universities. Withdrawing his own …

The Vice-Chancellor designate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. Wahab Egbewole has condoled the family of Malam Abidu Yazid, who was Pro-Chancellor of the university until his death last week. The VC led a nine-member delegation from the university to pay a condolence visit at the residence and family house of the deceased in Katsina. He described the death …

The National Universities Commission has ordered Vice Chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures. In a letter signed by NUC’s Director of Finance and Accounts, Mr Sam Onazi, the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed asked that the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) should start lectures immediately. The letter directed the …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will today file an appeal against the ruling of the National Industrial Court (NIC), which directed its members to resume work after being on strike for over seven months. Counsel for ASUU, Mr Femi Falana told The PUNCH in Abuja that the union got the certified true copy of the judgment on Thursday. …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will appeal Wednesday’s ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the union to suspend its seven-month-old strike. In his ruling, Justice Polycarp Hamman had observed that the strike action has had impacts on the lives of the students, and that it was obvious that the legal adviser of the Federal Ministry of Labour …

The National Industrial Court has ordered the suspension of the seven-month-old strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This follows the granting of the motion on notice filed by the Federal Government on Wednesday. On Monday, counsel to the Federal Government, Mr James Igwe had urged the court to grant the interlocutory application because of its urgency …

In a bid to encourage professionalism and reward outstanding performance of both teaching and non-teaching staff, the Lagos State Education District I has celebrated the hard work of its teachers and members of staff who contributed to the advancement of education in the state. At the event held recently at Government Senior College, Agege, the Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary of the District, …