A member of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has called on President Bola Tinubu to halt the implementation of the recently approved reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), warning that key aspects of the proposed overhaul could weaken the scheme's original mission of promoting national unity and contributing to national defence.
Through the National University Advancement Programme, a new initiative aimed at enhancing alumni engagement, strategic partnerships, and institutional fundraising, the Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to making Nigerian universities financially sustainable and globally competitive. This was said by Education Minister Tunji Alausa in a keynote speech at the National University Advancement Program training for university officials' conclusion ceremony.
The Federal Government announced plans to remove the long-held policy of dividing junior and senior secondary schools on Tuesday, after it was revealed that more than 20 million students drop out before reaching senior secondary school. Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, claimed that the program, which was implemented to divide junior and senior secondary education into different administrative institutions, had not succeeded in its goal and had instead made education more difficult to access nationwide. This was revealed by Alausa during the opening of the Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee of the Universal Basic Education Commission in Abuja.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has undergone its first full evaluation since its founding 53 years ago, with the approval of a comprehensive overhaul by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). In a tweet on his X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Minister of Youth Development Ayodele Olawande revealed the news, characterizing the clearance as a significant turning point in repositioning the NYSC for the future. The minister claims that the changes are intended to maintain the program's history of fostering national cohesion while turning it into a platform that provides young Nigerians with the knowledge, opportunities, and experience they need to prosper in a rapidly changing world.
The Federal Government and the Registrar of Trade Unions have been directed by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, which is located in Abuja, to register the recently established National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities as a trade union. Judge Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae's ruling mandated that the three defendants register the NANTS (claimant) as a trade union in accordance with the Trade Union Act. On Tuesday, our correspondent received a copy of the court's enrollment of the judgment order.
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has disbursed five months' arrears of Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) to eligible lecturers across universities.
