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ASCSN has directed Unity College teachers nationwide to suspend their industrial action after the Federal Ministry of Education agreed to place the King's College concession on hold for two weeks pending a joint review committee's report.
The Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association has partnered with leading connectivity and ICT solutions provider IPNX to deliver a campus-wide digital transformation of the historic institution. The landmark initiative will equip the 97-year-old school with high-speed internet, smart classrooms, digital learning tools, and enhanced security infrastructure, in a move aimed at restoring GCI to its rightful place among Nigeria's foremost centres of academic excellence.
Kuje Area Council Chairman Danjuma Samuel Shekwolo has pledged continued investment in public primary education, citing renovated classrooms, new school blocks, and efforts to resolve outstanding teacher welfare issues.
The Federal Government has uncovered a staggering 258,000 illegal admissions in Nigerian universities and colleges of education, with one institution admitting more illegal students than legitimate ones. As the Ministry of Education inaugurates a ministerial committee to strengthen accreditation and quality assurance, concerns mount over the production of half-baked graduates and the systemic corruption fuelling admission racketeering
UNIBEN management has strongly refuted allegations of paying half-salaries to academic staff, clarifying that full August salaries and federal allowances were fully disbursed
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has declared its subject-based Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) format outdated after more than three decades, launching a fundamental overhaul to assess critical thinking, reasoning and problem-solving skills. Registrar Prof. Segun Aina says the current model duplicates O-Level examinations and may no longer predict which candidates will succeed in tertiary institutions.
The University of Ibadan has introduced new guidelines for collecting Statements of Result and certificates, including escalating penalties for delayed collection and shredding for documents left unclaimed beyond 10 years.
The Lagos State Government has launched the maiden Lagos Cleaner Energy Schools Innovation Challenge (LCESIC) 2026, inviting SS1 and SS2 students across the state to design practical clean energy solutions and compete for the state championship.
UNIPORT ASUU has declared an indefinite strike over incomplete salary payments and allowance disparities, halting all academic activities after the university management failed to meet a 48-hour ultimatum
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has shut down Lagos State's three public universities indefinitely after the state government failed to implement the 2025 FG/ASUU agreement. The strike, which commenced on Tuesday, affects thousands of students across LASU, LASUED, and LASUSTECH, with the union accusing Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's administration of treating lecturers with contempt despite repeated appeals and a 14-day ultimatum.
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has pledged to strengthen access to its admission process for visually impaired applicants while expanding institutional support for students and other members of the university community living with disabilities. The commitment followed a demand by the Nigeria Association of the Blind, South-West Zone, for closer collaboration on inclusive education, assistive technology and digital innovation.
Lecturers at Plateau State University have called off their three-week indefinite strike after the state government agreed to commence a pension scheme, implement the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement, and pay outstanding arrears.
