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The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday insisted Nigerian universities are not ready to re-open in the middle of a second wave of the...

The Nigerian government says all schools must comply with COVID-19 safety protocols.

…Closure of varsities unconstitutional, disastrous — Afe Babalola …Students threatening to beat up VCs, lecturers over closure – UNIBEN VC By Adesina Wahab & Rotimi Ojomoyela Stakeholders in the education sector, yesterday, told the Federal Government that they are in support of reopening of schools, if all necessary safety measures and facilities are in place to stem the spread of COVID-19. They include the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, National Parents Teachers Association of Niger...

Adamu Adamu It may not be out of place to say that expectations of stakeholders in the educational sector were not met in the outgone year as most of the problems confronting the sector remained unsolved. The nation’s educational system is still bogged down by poor funding, industrial crises, brain-drain, poor remuneration, decayed infrastructure, and dearth of competent teachers. Unfortunately, these challenges run through all the three tiers of education – primary, secondary and tertiary....

Olalekan Adetayo, AbujaThe Federal Government has finally resolved to go ahead with the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools nationwide...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kindly share this story: Members of the Non-Academic Staff Union and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities protesting the non-payment of minimum wage, welfare arrears, IPPIS and sharing formula of the N40bn Earned Allowance in Abuja on Tuesday. Photo: Olatunji Obasa Our Reporters Non-academic unions in universities and the Academic Staff  Union of Universities on Tuesday differed on the Federal Government’s N40bn earned allowance for the institutions’ ...

Deji Elumoye The federal government has commissioned some Nigerian scientists and scholars to investigate the efficacy of using Ivermectin drug in the treatment of COVID-19 infections. This is coming as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that it cannot guarantee social distancing in crowded classes and congested hostels. The research team, which is composed of Nigerian scholars at home and abroad, has also submitted a report on the usefulness of the drug to the World H...

Vice Chancellors of some federal and state universities and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, were at daggers drawn yesterday over resumption of universities in the face of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.

Channels Television   Updated January 12, 2021 File photo: ASUU National President, Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi, speaks during his appearance on Sunrise Daily on November 9, 2020.   The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday insisted Nigerian universities are not ready to re-open in the middle of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Universities Commission (NUC) had earlier directed universities to resume academic activities on January 18. But ASUU is asking the fed...

Kayode OyeroThe Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, said it cannot guarantee social distancing in crowded classes and congested h...