Merit-Based Vice-Chancellor Appointments Essential – Echono
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has called for a strict merit-based system in the…
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Nigerian universities
NUC Launches Fresh SPESSE Expansion with New 2029 Targets
ABUJA, Nigeria – Vice-Chancellors of six Nigerian universities sign new performance contracts with the National Universities Commission, formally activating the Additional Financing phase of…
FG Launches TETFund Panel to Transform Engineering Education
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government inaugurates a high-powered ministerial committee to oversee a special TETFund intervention designed to overhaul engineering and technology education…
Group Hails ASUU Victory, Warns Government Against Agreement Betrayal
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) praises the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for what it describes as a hard-won victory…
University Of Abuja Expels 28 Students Over Misconduct
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Senate of the University of Abuja expels 28 students for serious disciplinary violations, including cult-related activities, examination malpractice, drug possession…
Nigeria Joins Global Digital Trust Network as NgREN Enters eduGAIN
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian researchers and universities have secured a major boost in global digital collaboration following the admission of the Nigerian Research and…
Nigeria Opens Environment University to Tackle Niger Delta Crisis
DELTA, Nigeria – The Federal Government launches a specialised university to confront environmental degradation in the Niger Delta, inducting over 1,000 pioneer students barely…
UI Emerges Nigeria’s Top University for Law, Medicine
IBADAN, Nigeria – The University of Ibadan emerges as Nigeria’s leading institution in law and medical sciences in the Times Higher Education World University…
Nigeria Raises Professors’ Retirement Age, Approves New Allowance Package
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government approves a new policy allowing university lecturers in the professorial cadre to retire at 70 years, alongside an…
FG, ASUU Strike New Agreement Promising Stability for Nigerian Universities
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) reach a renegotiated agreement, raising expectations of stability across Nigeria’s…