Universities

Suleman Adamu, the Minister of Water Resources, at the weekend, revealed that over 52.7 million Nigerians have no access to portable water supply in the country.

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has set a new target for staff and students of Edo State University, Iyamho, promising to make the institution one of the best in global university ranking.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities said the federal government has promised to disburse the total sum of N25 billions to Universities by April.

The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) allocated a total of N727,225,862,128.86 billion worth of investment in critical areas of infrastructure development in the Nigerian tertiary institutions.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has denied receiving N163 billion from the federal government.

No fewer than 2, 900 indigent students in tertiary institutions from Mani Local Government have been awarded scholarship grants in the last three years by the Katsina State Government.

Federal Government is launching a new crackdown on dozens of illegal higher institutions, including 66 universities and 68 polytechnics.

The leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has distance itself from the purported allegations by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) claiming it received N150 million from the presidency.

The Federal Government says it will continue negotiation process with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday to resolve ongoing industrial action embarked by the striking lecturers.

The Tertiary Education Fund (TETFund) has said it disbursed N134 billion to universities, polytechnics and colleges of education as intervention funds in 2018.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N161 billion as 2018 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) intervention budget for 2019 intervention activities, in accordance with the provisions of the TETFund Act 2011.

President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation (PMBCO), on Wednesday, told Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that had he not been a beneficiary of the slow system, he should have been sent to jail before May 2015, when Buhari mounted the saddle.

President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation (PMBCO) removed the gloves Wednesday night to engage Atiku Abubakar bare-knuckle and lash him over his attack on Buhari, who had blamed Nigeria’s slow system in arresting corruption.

Members of the National Board of Trustees (NBT) for the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Research Endowment Programme have been charged to localise their research facilities

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) chides former APC national chairman Bisi Akande for accusing striking lecturers of producing ‘vagabonds and unemployable graduates’

Ex-ASUU scribe Pedro Obaseki advises federal government and university lecturers to consider negative impact of ongoing strike on millions of students and parents

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Amendment Act, to allow the institution to operate as all other universities in the country.

The Federal Government will meet with the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) on Monday Dec.10, over the ongoing nationwide strike.