The National University Commission (NUC) has today issued provisional licenses to 20 newly approved private universities in Nigeria. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu while presenting the license to the beneficiaries at the NUC headquarters in Abuja said, with this approval, the number of private universities in Nigeria is now 99 out of the total 197 available.

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has today disclosed its 2021 West African School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for secondary School candidates scheduled for May/June, may not hold.

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has commenced an indefinite strike nationwide. The leadership of the union led by its president, Anderson Ezeibe made the announcement on Tuesday while addressing newsmen in Abuja.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has decried the fraudulent activities of cybercafés and tutorial center operators who specialise in deceiving candidates, using the board’s insignia and name. The exam board in a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Dr. Fabian Benjamin said criminal elements dupe students under the guise of registering them for the 2021/22 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) application. ”It is a criminal offence for one to use the exam bodys’ name and logo when one is not licensed by the Board to do so for any reason,” Dr. Fabian warned.

The Non-Academic Staff Union on Education ( NASU), Imo State chapter, has requested the federal government to approve a special salary scale for its staff, on the ground that her salary is insufficient to upset their bills.

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has on Friday threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action across all polytechnics with effect from April 6, 2021, over unresolved issues between some of its members and the Federal and State Governments. Mr. Anderson Ezeibe, National President, ASUP made the announcement while addressing the press on the union’s plight during the union’s 99th National Executive Council Meeting, at the Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina State.
While speaking, the union president highlighted some of their grievances including the non-payment of 10 months arrears of the new minimum wage as well as the failure of some states to implement the new minimum wage.