Emmanuel Osodeke
21 Mar
There are fresh concerns from stakeholders over the non-constitution of governing councils of federal universities dissolved in the wake of President Tinubu’s assumption of office.
21 Mar
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has thrown its weight behind the striking Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions
22 Jan
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed worry over the proliferation of tertiary institutions across the country amid meagre funding of existing ones.
31 Dec
Key education stakeholders say government at national and sub-national levels must give the much needed attention and show sincere commitment to the development of the education sector, to make necessary impact in 2024.
3 Dec
In a country where education plays a central role in the political, socio-economic milieu, it is only natural, even proper that debates thrive, as it is doing in Nigeria, about the cost of education vis-à-vis educational opportunities to the average citizen.
14 Nov
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to join the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
26 Sep 2023
Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have made a downward readjustment of sundry charges payable by students of the institution.
25 Sep 2023
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has warned that about 50% of Nigerian university students may drop out of school within the next two years if the Nigerian government fails to stop the continuous fee hike in universities.
15 Sep 2023
President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the Federal Government cannot completely stop funding universities.
10 Aug 2023
As the nation awaits the appointment of the 47th Minister of Education, stakeholders have called on the new helmsman to declare an emergency in the sector in order to address the various challenges confronting the sector.
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