The Federal Government has directed tertiary institutions in the country to establish Sexual Assault Referral Centres to address cases of students offering lecturers sex in exchange for good grades, harassment and gender-based violence on campuses. The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, affirmed this at the national summit held in Abuja by Alliances for Africa in collaboration with the Committee …

The Federal Government said it would start subsidising electricity in universities and health institutions under Band A feeders. The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu disclosed this on Saturday when he appeared on a programme aired by different radio stations in Ibadan, Oyo State. Adelabu said the government would not subsidise private businesses operating in these universities and hospitals. After …

President Bola Tinubu has cancelled the controversial deduction of 40 per cent of Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) from federal universities across the country. The President who was represented by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, spoke on Friday at the 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan and described the policy implementation as “ill-timed”. He also maintained that …

President Bola Tinubu has approved commencement of academic activities in six of the 14 new universities established in the last days of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, disclosed this after meeting behind closed-doors with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. Fielding questions from State House correspondents, Prof. Mamman said the initial phase would …

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on Monday, said it increased its yearly intervention for Information and Communications Technology from N15 million to N100 million for universities in order to ensure that institutions meet up with the present digital reality globally. TETFund also stated that over two million students and members of the academic community in tertiary institutions across the …

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sunday Echono has revealed plans to disburse N18 billion to six public universities under its Special High Impact Intervention. At a press briefing on Thursday, Echono disclosed that N3 billion would be given to six selected varsities, N1bn each to six polytechnics and six colleges of education across the country. …

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday inaugurated the Governing Council of the state University. He urged members to initiate policies and programmes aimed at raising the standard of the institution. Former Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Akin Oyebode is the Chairman of the council and Pro-Chancellor. Other members are the President, Architects Registration Council of Nigeria, Dipo …

Male students trickled back to their classes Monday after Afghan universities reopened following a winter break, but women remain barred by Taliban authorities. The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021, and has sparked global outrage – including across the Muslim world. “It’s heartbreaking to see boys …