ASUU Won’t Strike, FG Vows To Keep Students In School. WAEC, NECO exams to fully adopt computer-based testing from 2026. Women achieve stronger leadership roles, summit highlights inclusive reforms. The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has assured Nigerians that students will remain in school despite concerns about a possible strike by the Academic Staff Union … Read more
About 120 universities from Nigeria and 36 others from across Africa have begun arriving in Lagos for the 11th edition of the All-Africa University Games. The event, co-hosted by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Lagos State University, will run from Friday, September 20 (today), through September 29. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Augustine University has achieved a significant milestone by receiving full accreditation for 13 of its academic programmes from the National Universities Commission (NUC). The accreditation was confirmed in a letter dated June 6, 2024, following the NUC’s accreditation visit in October and November 2023. The fully accredited programmes include Accounting, … Read more
JAMB will hold a policy meeting on July 18, 2024, to determine cut-off marks and admission guidelines for the 2024/2025 academic year The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scheduled a policy meeting for the 2024/2025 admission exercise for tertiary institutions in the country on Friday, July 18, 2024. The meeting will set the … Read more
ASUP has rejected the newly reconstituted governing councils of Federal Government-owned polytechnics and universities. The union demands a review of the list to include former Rectors, Chief Lecturers, and other experienced personnel to prevent governance crises. ASUP views the appointments as discriminatory against polytechnics and believes the current list will not benefit the institutions. EKO … Read more
The Israel-Hamas war is disrupting academic activities thousands of miles away in the US. In the last few days, big protests have rocked major universities in the US. They are demanding that the US cuts it investments supporting Israel in the war. Eko Hot Blog reports that student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have disagreed with the assertion by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that Federal Government’s student loan scheme would keep the beneficiaries perpetually indebted. ASUU had also argued after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa that the initiative would … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the sum of N683,429,268 billion as the 2024 Intervention Funds for public tertiary education institutions in the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday through the official X handle of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Center @PBATMediaCenter. According to the release, the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commended the federal government for removing universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform. It was earlier reported that the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, announced the exemption of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government has exempted universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform. The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Maman, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday. Maman said the decision was taken by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has reacted as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu halts the automatic deduction of 40 percent from federal universities’ Internally Generated Revenues (IGR). This online media platform reported that Tinubu announced the latest development on Friday at an ongoing 75th … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to utterly stop the funding of federal owned universities. Editor’s Pick Tinubu Appoints Zacch Adedeji As Acting Chairman Of FIRS Varsity Lecturers, Parents Join Students In Protest Against Fee Hikes, Make Fresh Demands Mohbad’s … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) has said it has “uncovered plans” by “some elements” in parts of Nigeria to stage violent protests. The service’s spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, made the disclosure in a statement Monday morning. According to Afunanya, the planned “violent protests” are aimed at discrediting the federal government … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards prepared by the National Universities Commission. The union said it was nightmarish, a threat to quality university education, and an erosion of powers of the university Senate in Nigerian universities. EDITOR’S PICKS Shehu Sani Slams Wike’s … Read more
Obi has reacted to NUC’s directives to shut down universities ahead of the 2023 general election. Universities over the country have been directed to shut down on 22nd February to prepare for the election. Obi appreciated the decision, stating that students have the right to vote. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of … Read more
Nigerians are set to head to the polls on February 25 and March 11 to elect a new set of leaders. The federal government has moved to ensure that university students are not left out in the process of performing their civic responsibilities. Therefore, the government has directed universities to close for three weeks. Eko … Read more
Lecturers took to the street to call out to FG to pay withheld salaries. EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ago-Iwoye, yesterday, took to the street calling on the federal government to pay the withheld salaries of their counterparts in the … Read more
ASUU is set to carry out a nationwide protest over FG’s ‘no-work, no-pay’ order. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities is set to embark on a one-day nationwide protest rally over the implementation by the Federal Government of a “no-work, no-pay” policy for lecturers in the country. The protest will … Read more
ASUU is set to decide on a potential strike in a meeting scheduled for Monday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Staff Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government have once again ‘resumed hostilities’ less than a month after the union put a halt to its 8-month strike action. The National Executive … Read more
Lectures will hold an emergency meeting over the payment of half salaries by the government. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is the likelihood of another industrial action in Nigerian universities as lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are set to hold an emergency meeting following the decision of … Read more