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The Federal Government has invited pro-chancellors, vice-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils  of federal universities to a meeting in Abuja on September 6 as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff…

The Yoruba have a saying that could literally be interpreted thus: “When a child is confronted with something bigger than him, he frets.” This probably captures the response of Nigerian leaders to the ongoing #ENDSARS protests…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has unveiled a new syllabus for its professional Examination in respond to the growing demands of the market. The ICAN President, Dame Onome Adewuyi, launched the new exams…

BY OLABISI DEJI-FOLUTILE If only Nigerians are fully aware of the damage being done to the nation’s tertiary education sector, especially its universities, with this impasse in negotiations between the Federal Government and…

BY OLABISI DEJI-FOLUTILE I am eager to see how the current impasse between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will be resolved. Will government adopt the University Transparency and Accountability…

Sacked Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has asked the public to ignore the announcement of his removal from office. The Governing Council of the UNILAG had on Wednesday during its meeting announced the sack of the…

BY OLABISI DEJI-FOLUTILE Again, we had a bit of good news as regards the education sector this week with the commencement of assessment of Nigerian universities to determine their readiness for resumption by the National Universities…

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has inaugurated the governing councils of 13 federal universities in the country. Adamu, during the inauguration in Abuja on Monday, charged the chairmen and members of the various councils…

The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abubakar Rasheed, has said the agency is in the final stage of “a draft review’’ of Nigeria’s university curriculum. Mr Rasheed, a professor, stated this at an…

A non-governmental organisation, Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI), has called for the passage of the Sexual Harassment Prohibition Bill currently in the National Assembly. It said this would address the sexual abuse cases wreaking havoc in…