Universities

The university’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Mr. Joshua Sulaiman, said the decision to review tuition was done with input from representatives of the university’s students and parents.

He added that authorities at the institution were left with no option but to increase the tuition following the harsh operating environment in the country.

“For five years, the university had not increased tuition in any way. This is the first time we are making some adjustments. Just look at the economic reality in our country. The cost of services is going up. Some months ago,...

The authorities of Adamawa State University (ADSU), Mubi, have recruited 80 vigilante men and hunters to ensure the security of the university community.
Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Joshua Shall, disclosed this to newsmen in Mubi on Thursday, August 20, just as the institution resumes academic activities.
Shall said that the institution was aware of the complementary role played by the vigilante groups and hunters assisting the military to recapture Mubi town after it was over ran by insurgents in October 2014,and therefore decided to recruited them to continue with their...

Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) has established an Institute of Environmental Health and Justice.
The institute will provide a broad-based research, professional training and competencies in Environmental Health and Justice that reflects the emphasis on national policies and needs.
The vice chancellor of the university, Professor C. C. Asiabaka, said the institute will address the gap in manpower development and tackle man-made environmental nuisances that pose threat to the people.
He said that the institute is the first of its kind in Nigeria and the ECOWAS sub-region...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi in Benue State, has called on security agencies to investigate the kidnap of one of its members, Dr. Joseph Ortser.

Ortser, of the Department of Wildlife and Range Management, was abducted from his house in Federal Housing Estate, North Bank area of Makurdi, on Friday night by unknown gunmen.

Daily Trust gathered that the lecturer escaped from his abductors and ran into Gbagyo village in Guma Local Government Area.

Acting chairman of ASUU in the institution, Dr. Bemgba...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos Zone, on Wednesday urged Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to immediately constitute a visitation panel to the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo.

Dr Adesola Nasir, ASUU Zonal Coordinator, made the plea at a media briefing in Lagos.
Nasir said that the visitation panel was expected to look into the affairs of the institution in the past five years.

He said that the crises in the university between the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. John Obafunwa, and the three staff unions could not be ignored.
“We wish to use this...

A 22- year-old man, Oluwatudimi Folajimi, has been arraigned for impersonating a fourth year medical student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) during an examination.
Student Pulse gathered that Folajimi attempted to write an examination on behalf of a 400-level student of medicine, Ayomikun Semudara, on the 4th of August.
The impersonator was found in possession of a forged student identity card bearing Semudara's name and was arrested.
Folajimi was arraigned before a Yaba Chief Magistrate's Court on a three counts charge.
“That you, Oluwatudimi Folajimi, and one Ayomikun...

No fewer than 1,300 teachers were inducted last Thursday at the Delta State University (DELSU) in Abraka by Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).

It was the maiden registration and third induction for graduates of Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and Bachelor’s degree in Education. The ceremony held at the 1,000-capacity lecture theatre.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Victor Peretomode, represented by his deputy for Administration, Prof Rose Aziza, congratulated the inductees, praising the TRCN officials for giving licence to the graduates.

The Registrar...

The authorities of the University of Ilorin reportedly prevented 35 candidates, mostly female from taking part in the post- UTME screening over indecent dressing.
It was gathered that the candidates had assembled at the centre designated for the computer based (CBT) test at the permanent site of the University when officials in charge of the test turned them back on account of their dressing considered not decent enough.
The authorities of the University, had in an advertorial before the commencement of the test, set guidelines for prospective candidates, one of which compels candidates...

According to Vanguard report, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, Prof. Ibrahim A. Njodi, who was accompanied by Principal Officers and other top management staff of the University, on Wednesday, presented the appointment letter to the Alaafin.

Briefing the Chancellor on the state of things in the institution, he noted that the school which took off in 1976 with just about 300 students in three faculties now has over 40 thousand undergraduate, postgraduate and non-regular students in eleven Faculties, a College of Medical Sciences and the seven specialized research and...

The school said 65, 000 out of 73, 250 candidates have been cleared for the post-UTME screening.

Kunle Akogun, the Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs of the institution, in a statement at Ilorin on Sunday, said the week long exercise would hold in Ilorin and Lagos simultaneously.

He cautioned the candidates to dress properly, noting that the institution will not fail to prevent indecently dressed candidates from writing the exams.

“Candidates for the pre-admission screening exercise are also advised to be decently dressed, as candidates with indecent dressing will...

WITH eye on curbing the activities of cult members, the Department of State Security (DSS) is perfecting plans to capture the bio data of students of tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

The development to be jointly implemented by the DSS and concerned authorities of the institutions, would guarantee safety of lives and property on the campuses and engender stable academic calendars.

New Director of the Kwara State Command of the DSS, Mr. Abdullahi Shinkafi, who made the disclosure yesterday said the University of Ilorin “a Centre of Excellence and one of the best universities...

Authorities of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) have discharged Aishat Jubril, 15, and Kamalat Balogun, 7, two weeks after their successful open-heart surgery, a first in the hospital.

The corrective operations were performed two weeks ago by doctors from the Cardio-Thoracic unit of the hospital alongside a medical team from Apollos Pediatrics Hospital, India.

At a discharge ceremony organised by the management of the UITH headed by its Chief Medical Director (CMD) Professor Abdulwaheed Olatinwo, Ahishat and Kamalat were full of life, a sharp contrast to their...

THE family of the abducted lecturer, Dr. Joseph Orsar of the University of Agriculture, (UAM), Makurdi, who was abducted by unknown gunmen last Friday, has heaved a sigh of relief as the victim regained his freedom from his abductors.

The Guardian gathered that Orsar, a lecturer with the Department of Wild Life and Range Management at UAM, fell into the hands of the abductors around 5:00pm in his house located at the Federal Housing Estate, North Bank, Makurdi.

Narrating his ordeal to The Guardian on behalf of the victim, the Acting Chairman of ASUU, UAM, Dr. Bemgba Anjembe...

Two news items last week heightened the crisis in the tertiary education sector. First is the unconfirmed report that the Federal Government plans to revert four Universities of Education it upgraded in May 2014 (about a year ago), to their former status as colleges of education.

The second is the denial of full operational licences (accreditation) to eleven (11) private universities. The two reports underscore the magnitude of problems confronting education in general and tertiary education in particular.

The developments also show the lack of blueprint as to what the country...

Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter, Dr Adelaja Adekoya said yesterday that nobody came forward to testify against the alleged rapist lecturer, Akin Baruwa, when the school set up a panel to investigate the matter.
Adekoya, while speaking with Daily Trust, said it is not true that the institution refused to investigate a petition allegedly written by another victim against Baruwa.
According Adekoya, the varsity’s Vice Chancellor has a reputation and will not have cover up such a case.
He said when the panel was constituted,...

A 23-year-old man who wrote the 2015 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has committed suicide.
The victim, identified as Ugochukwu, was found hanging in his apartment located at 311 Road, FESTAC Town on Sunday.
His mother and sister had returned home after church service to find his dangling body hanging from the ceiling fan in the living room.
Officers of the FESTAC Police Division were alerted about the discovery.
According to Punch report, the deceased was seeking admissions into UNILAG and had written the schools...

The National Alumni Association of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, at the weekend, elected new executive members to pilot its affairs for the next two years.
The election which was held during its 10th Annual General Assembly saw Dr. Ahmed Tijjani Mora, emerged as the new national president of the association to replace Princess Henrietta Ingo Ogan, who has completed her terms.
Professor Funmilayo Braide emerged the deputy national president, while Arch. Sani Khalil Ibrahim, was elected the national secretary and Abdullahi Lattef Saka was the national assistant secretary.
Mr....

The local chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Benue State University (BSU) in Makurdi, has on Monday, called off its strike and asked members to return to work.

It would be recalled, the lecturers embarked on an indefinite strike four months ago due to the inability of the former Governor, Gabriel Suswam to pay salaries.

The strike was called off after a peace meeting held by the ASUU leadership and representatives of the management and the state government. The parties reached a “realistic” agreement after hours of meeting.

The ASUU...