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Remaining Nine Abducted Zamfara Varsity Students Regain Freedom After 6 Months In Captivity

Nine of the abducted female students from the Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara State, have regained their freedom, bringing some relief to their families and loved ones. The abduction occurred on September 22, 2023, when suspected terrorists raided off-campus hostels near the Federal University in Sabon Gidan Community, kidnapping a total of twenty-four female students.…

Withheld Salaries: SSANU, NASU direct members to begin nationwide strike Monday

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have instructed their members across university and inter-university center campuses nationwide to initiate a service withdrawal starting from Monday, March 18. This directive comes after the associations recently conducted a seven-day warning strike over the unpaid…

A witness informed the court that a UNICAL Professor, Ndifon, allegedly requested her virginity in exchange for admission.

The star witness of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recounted her ordeal, detailing how she was allegedly pressured by the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, to exchange her virginity for admission. Identified simply as TKJ (a pseudonym), she testified…

Plateau State Governor dismisses Vice Chancellor of state university and leaders of tertiary institutions.

Governor Caleb Mutfwang has ousted Professor Bernard Matau, the Vice Chancellor of Plateau State University, along with four other heads of tertiary institutions in the state. Matau, who assumed the VC position while serving as Commissioner for Higher Education in the previous administration led by former Governor Simon Lalong, was removed from his post before…

Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stage a protest against the delayed payment of salary arrears.

On Tuesday, January 23, primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) gathered for a protest at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The teachers, expressing discontent with the inadequate attention to their welfare by the FCT Area Councils, raised concerns about the non-payment of salary arrears, promotion arrears, and new minimum wage arrears dating…

Katsina University officially verifies the kidnapping of two female students.

In recent news, Al-Qalam University, a private institution in Katsina State, has officially verified the abduction of two female students in Kaduna. The victims, Habiba Ango Shantali and Maryam Abubakar Musa, were traveling in a commercial vehicle from Niger State to Katsina when they were abducted around Zaria on January 15, 2024. The spokesperson for…

The Federal Government closes 18 overseas university campuses due to counterfeit degrees.

The Federal Government has issued a ban on 18 foreign universities operating in Nigeria, cautioning Nigerians against enrolling in these institutions. The Ministry of Education, through the National Universities Commission, referred to these universities, including five from the United States, six from the United Kingdom, and three from Ghana, as “degree mills.” The closure follows…

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