A couple in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand are suing their only son and his wife for not giving them a grandchild after 6 years of marriage. Sanjeev and Sadhana Prasad, 61 and 57, say they used up their savings raising their son, paying for his pilot’s training as well as a lavish wedding. […]
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA has appointed Professor (Mrs) Adenike Temidayo Oladiji of the Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, as the Eighth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University. The Council presided over by the Pro-Chancellor, Chairman of Council, Ambassador (Dr.) Godknows Igali, ratified the appointment at its Special Meeting […]
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has presented licenses to 12 new private universities recently approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC. With the presentation of the licences, Nigeria now has 111 private universities and the total number of universities in the country is 215. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu presented the licences to proprietors […]
A Nigerian female pilot, Adzuayi Ewuga, has died in a plane crash in Central Cameroon. The late pilot is the second daughter of Senator Solomon Ewuga, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State and former Minister of State for FCT. The pilot reportedly died with 11 others on board a mini-aircraft […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has described Justice Mary Odili as a potent ray of hope and beacon of strength to the womenfolk across Africa and beyond. Justice Muhammad stated this in Abuja during a valedictory session in honor of Justice Odili as she bows out of office as the Justice of […]
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has expressed determination to prosecute institutions of higher learning involved in the mobilization of unqualified graduates for National Service. The Director-General of the NYSC, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim gave the indication during a meeting between the Scheme and Registrars of Corps producing Institutions in Abuja. Major General Ibrahim said […]
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has said it will commence a two-week strike from May 16, 2022. ASUP, in a statement released on Wednesday, said it took the decision after an emergency National Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday. The Polytechnic lecturer’s strikes come a day after their counterparts Academic Staff Union of […]
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has resigned his position following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that all cabinet members vying for elective offices in the 2023 elections, tender their resignations on or before May 16, 2022. The President’s directive was made known on Wednesday, at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered members of the Federal Executive Council seeking to contest elective offices to resign on or before Monday, May 16th, 2022 Those affected are Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu, and Minister of State for […]
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has given the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to address the union’s demands else it will embark on industrial action. The ultimatum is contained in a statement by the President of the association, Dr Smart Olugbeko and the General-Secretary, Dr Ahmed […]