News as it breaks
The Plateau State Government has expressed sadness over a school building which collapsed in Jos, the state capital, on Friday. 17 persons have been confirmed dead and over 120 persons trapped at the Saint Academy building located in the Busa Buji community. PUNCH Online reports that the school building collapsed…
Four migrants drowned in the Channel overnight off Boulogne sur Mer on France’s northern coast while trying to cross to Britain, French maritime police said Friday. A navy patrol boat went to the site after being alerted that several migrants had fallen into the sea while trying to cross the…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions of the University of Abuja on Tuesday commenced protest over the failure of the government to release the four-month salaries of the university workers during the period they embarked on strike in 2022.…
The Kwara State University, Malete has expelled 175 students for various offences. A statement signed by the Ag. Director, University Relations, Dr. Saeedat Aliyu, said the approval of the expulsion followed the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee (SDC), which held sittings between October 2021 and March 2024. It said,…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has demonstrated his commitment to healthcare and education by donating N10 million to the Grimard College of Nursing Sciences in Anyigba, Kogi State. The donation was made during a visit to the institution on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday via X,…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities said it will be meeting with the Federal Government on July 25, 2024 over its unmet demands. This was as non-academic staff of universities declared on Sunday that they were set for a one-day protest on Tuesday on campuses over their withheld four-month salaries.…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos, said the union may consider going on strike if the government does not respond to its demands after all the nationwide protests. For some weeks now, ASUU chapters have been engaging in nationwide protests. They also wrote open letters to the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has uncovered 3,000 fake graduates who never set foot within the four walls of a classroom. The board also decried the issue of illegal admissions by some institutions which, it said, had remained a source of embarrassment to the country. The Registrar, Prof Ishaq…
The National Universities Commission has given full accreditation for all the take-off academic programmes of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State. A statement signed by Registrar of CUSTECH, Olufunke Hudson said that the full accreditation status highlights the university’s dedication to upholding excellence. According to the statement,…
The Nigeria Governors'(NGF), Head of Education Department, Secondary Education Board, Universal Basic Education Board and Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) have expressed readiness to collaborate with a Non-Governmental Organisations, Lola Cater For The Needy Foundation, in a collaborative efforts in reforming the education system in Nigeria. The NGF…
