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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has signed a fresh $65 million performance-based agreement with six Nigerian universities under the World Bank-supported Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has unveiled comprehensive guidelines regulating the award and usage of honorary doctorate degrees across Nigeria’s university system, citing growing concerns over abuse and indiscriminate…

 The ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has entered its seventh month. The union, on February 14, 2022, embarked on a strike following what it described as the failure of the government to meet some of its…

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…

The Governing Council of University of Lagos (UNILAG) has sacked the institution's Vice Chancellor, Olawatoyin Ogundipe. His removal was announced during a meeting of the Governing Council of the institution which held at the National…

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…