The Federal Government has declared the industrial actions embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian University as illegal. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, stated this shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting held at the State House yesterday. Adamu Adamu disclosed that the renegotiation was still ongoing with the ASUU official when they jumped the gun and declared an industrial action prior to the conclusion of negotiation with the Federal Government.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has declared that prospective school candidates without the National Identification Number (NIN) will have the chance to write this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr. Patrick Areghan, gave the assurance yesterday, at a conference to announce the release of results of the WASSCE 2021 for Private Candidates Second Series on Monday in Lagos. Areghan was speaking against the backdrop of worry expressed by some parents, following the recent collapse of the NIMC portal.

The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) has revealed it would go after its members at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) who conferred a professorship on the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami. The Academic body declared Pantami’s professorship as “illegal” saying one cannot be in the Minister's office and be in the classroom at the same time.

After the rounding up of the "NEC for NEC" meeting that was dragged into the early hours of 14th February 2022, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has agreed to embark on a one-month warning strike to drive home its demand from the government.

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) has advised all tertiary institutions across the country to make drug tests mandatory for new and returning students as part of efforts to curb the menace of drug abuse among Nigerian youths.

The Senate has on Tuesday approved the establishment of six new additional campuses of the Nigerian Law School across the six geo-political zones of the country. The newly approved law schools in addition to the seven existing ones will bring the total number of law schools in the country to 13, excluding the Bwari campus in the Federal Capital Territory. The approval followed consideration of Senator Opeyemi Bamidele who also serves as leader of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters on the Legal Education Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021.