Category: Education

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has backtracked on his earlier claim that no agreement exists between the Federal Government and ASUU. In a fresh statement on Friday, he clarified that the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement is indeed valid and enforceable, contrary to his remarks the day before. His initial comment in Abuja — dismissing ASUU’s…

The skull of a Malagasy king, decapitated by French troops during a bloody colonial assault in 1897, has finally been returned to Madagascar after more than a century in France. On Tuesday, French authorities handed over the skull believed to belong to King Toera, along with those of two other members of the Sakalava ethnic…

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Chris Piwuna, has accused the Federal Government of neglecting agreements reached with the union despite countless meetings and negotiations. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, Piwuna stressed that ASUU has always embraced dialogue, attending every session convened by the government. However, he lamented that…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has described as false and misleading, the statement attributed to the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Sunday Olowo Samuel that the institution has cleared salary backlogs with a monthly subvention of five hundred million naira. On Thurdays, 21st…

Two concerned Edo indigenes have petitioned Governor Monday Okpebholo to urgently dissolve the Ambrose Alli University Governing Council, citing corruption, irregular recruitment, conflict of interest, and academic collapse. They warn that continued mismanagement under Chief Dan Orbih threatens the university’s integrity, urging decisive intervention to restore transparency, accountability, and credibility. Your Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a fresh directive to all candidates seeking admission this year: go back and re-upload your 2025 WAEC results. In a statement released on Monday via its official X handle, JAMB explained that the new instruction affects both candidates who had already uploaded their results earlier and…

The reality in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions today is a clear reflection of how tough the economy has become. Back in the day, parents could afford to send their children off to school with bags of food, provisions, clothes, books, laptops, and even basic home items to make life on campus comfortable. But those days are…