By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced plans to scrutinise the management of funds allocated to public universities through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), citing concerns over accountability and utilisation of the interventions. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the public presentation of 72 TETFund-sponsored academic textbooks. …

The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has criticised the institution’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for embarking on an industrial action without following laid-down procedures. ASUU at UNILAG announced the strike after a congress held on Tuesday, directing lecturers to withdraw their services from Wednesday over what the union described as “amputated” salaries for January …

By Adesina Wahab  Lecturers at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, Lagos, have resolved to withdraw their services from Wednesday following allegation that their salaries for the months of January and February this year were not paid in full. The decision was taken at an emergency congress of the union held on Tuesday. The union held that members would not …

UNIZIK By Vincent Ujumadu Students of the School of Nursing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, on Tuesday staged a protest over what they described as a sharp increase in their tuition fees from ₦90,000 to ₦580,000. The fee adjustment was reportedly communicated through an internal memo issued on January 23 by the chairman of the board …

The University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja) has officially announced the commencement of applications for its postgraduate programmes within the College of Health Sciences for the 2025/2026 academic session. ​The Institute of Reproductive Health (IRH), in collaboration with the Institute of Medical Sciences Africa (IMSA), is inviting suitably qualified candidates to apply for several specialized medical and laboratory …

The University Management noted with concern that some students on Scholarship are experiencing difficulties in registering their courses on the University portal Despite reflection of their payments. By this Memo, I am directed to request the affected students to report their challenges in person to the DICT Center, Yelwa Campus between Monday, 9th March 2026 and Wednesday, 11th March 2026. …

The Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos (DLI, UNILAG), hereby informs the University community and general public that it has no affiliation whatsoever with external admission agents, consultants, or representatives claiming to act on its behalf in the processing of applications, admissions, or related activities. All applications to the Institute must be submitted exclusively through the official University of Lagos …

Students of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, have been directed to stop using the Tenece platform for school fee payments with immediate effect. In a circular issued by the Office of the Registrar on Monday, 9th March 2026, the institution announced the discontinuation of the Tenece payment platform. The directive, which takes effect immediately, requires all students to …

The 15th Convocation Ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has been scheduled to hold from April 17 – 18, 2026, according to an announcement by the Registrar of the university, Mr. Oladipo Ajayi. The Pre-Convocation Lecture, which will hold on April 17 by 11:00am, at the conference centre of the university, Jabi, Abuja, will to be delivered …

The management of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, has issued a strong warning to students against the indiscriminate creation of social media content and skits on the institution’s campus without proper authorization. In a memorandum issued by the institution’s management and signed by Mrs. F. Babatola, the polytechnic expressed concern over what it described as the alarming rate of unguarded …