Lecturers and and students in the South East have indicated interest in resuming classes as soon as the Federal Government and striking unions in the academic environment resolved the perennial dispute, which has dragged on for five months. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on industrial action on 14 February and was joined later by other unions in …

If all goes well, the protracted crisis in Nigeria’s universities may be over soon… at least for now. Following the three-part meeting with unions within the universities, the Federal Government expressed optimism that the decisions reached would yield fruits next week. In a statement yesterday, the Head of Press and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to consider the plight of students and call off the ongoing strike. At the 19th National Productivity Day at the State House, Abuja on Thursday, the President also urged students of Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions to exercise patience as the government strived to address the nagging issues …

Apparently responding to pressures by stakeholders in the higher education sectors, the Federal Government has brought forward the meeting with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from next Monday to tomorrow (Thursday). A letter to that effect was issued by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment and addressed to various stakeholders on Wednesday. Dated 11th May and …

As the ongoing crisis in public universities continues, there are indications that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may resume discussion with the Federal Government delegation next Monday, 16th May. This is as students across several universities continued their protests demanding an end to the protracted situation that has kept them out of academic activities for months. The Chairman …

By Oluwasegun Abifarin 28th May 1989: The cloud had gathered over the University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria. The drumbeat of the anti-SAP (Structural Adjustment Programme) uprising had sounded in Port Harcourt, Benin, Zaria, Ibadan, etc. And the “drummers” were in Akoka already. The stakes were high, and the odds equally high against the protest on campus that night. The University of …

Three hundred and six more Nigerians affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war arrived in the country from Budapest, Hungary on Sunday morning. This makes it the fourth batch of evacuees to return home since the rescue operation began on Friday. And the total figure of Nigerian safety back home has risen to 1,081. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that …

It’s not yet joy for some Nigerians trapped in the world’s new war theatre, Ukraine. This is even as over 775 of them returned home on Friday. Reports indicate that no fewer than 150 Nigerian students are trapped in the war zone. In Sumy, a Ukrainian city bordering Russia, the students were reportedly denied access to Russia despite interventions by …