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Kebbi Govt Releases N172m To Avert ASUU Strike At State University
The Kebbi State Government has released N172 million to forestall a looming strike by academic and non-academic staff at the state-owned Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and Technology, Aliero (AFUSTA). The State Governor, Nasir Idris, approved the release on August 14, 2026, for the payment of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowances (CATA) and Consolidated Non-Teaching…
Student Killed In Live-Streamed Philippine School Shooting
A high school student in the southern Philippines shot and killed a schoolmate before turning the gun on himself on Tuesday, in an attack he livestreamed using a body-worn camera. The shooting took place at Ateneo de Zamboanga University, a Catholic private institution in western Mindanao. France 24 Hundreds of students were evacuated after shots…
WAEC Faces Backlash Over 2026 Results as Schools Allege Grading Anomalies
The West African Examinations Council is facing mounting criticism over its 2026 WASSCE results after schools and education stakeholders raised concerns about unexpectedly low grades, alleged technical glitches and possible irregularities linked to the examination body’s expanded use of computer-based testing and paper serialisation. The controversy emerged after some schools reported sharp differences between students’…
Over 200 KASU Academic Staff Leave University as ASUU Issues Two-Week Ultimatum
More than 200 professors and other academic staff have left Kaduna State University over poor conditions of service and the university’s failure to implement the 2025 Federal Government–Academic Staff Union of Universities agreement, the KASU chapter of ASUU has said. The ASUU-KASU chairman, Dr Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this on Monday at a press conference held…
ASUU Presses FG to Pay Withheld Salaries, Fully Implement 2025 Deal
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has renewed its demand for the release of lecturers’ outstanding withheld salaries and urged the Federal Government to honour the December 2025 agreement, warning that resolving the lingering issues is crucial to sustaining industrial peace in Nigeria’s public universities. A photo combo of a classroom and ASUU’s logo…
Yobe Varsity Makes Tree Planting A Requirement For Graduation
A university in Yobe State is set to make tree planting a compulsory graduation requirement for students, in a move aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and encouraging young people to take an active role in combating climate change. Yobe State University entrance gate Yobe State University is set to make tree planting and sustained environmental…
Eight Redeemer’s University Students Pass ICAN Exams
Eight students of Redeemer’s University have successfully passed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) examinations, marking a significant academic achievement for the institution and its students. The candidates. Photo credit: Redeemer’s University Redeemer’s University has announced that eight of its Accounting students passed the May 2026 qualifying examinations of the Institute of Chartered…
ASUU Gombe Issues 14-Day Ultimatum, Threatens Indefinite Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State chapter, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the authorities, demanding payment of Earned Academic Allowance arrears for the 2018/2019 to 2022/2023 academic sessions and warning of an indefinite strike if its demands are not met. ASUU logo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State…
Project New Nigeria Takes Voter Education Campaign To Uyo University
Project New Nigeria has taken its voter education campaign to a university in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with its convener, Samuel Kaley Nzidee, urging young people across the Niger Delta to actively participate in the democratic process and use their votes to demand better governance. Project New Nigeria Takes Voter Education Campaign To Uyo Varsity…
# Abducted Ogun Poly Students, Two Others Regain Freedom
Five students of Ogun State Polytechnic and two other abducted victims have regained their freedom, with Governor Dapo Abiodun confirming that a victim injured during the attack has been stabilised after receiving medical treatment. Governor Dapo Abiodun (centre) said Ogun State will remain hostile to criminality and safe for every law-abiding citizen, resident and investor.…
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