President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the resistance being displayed by the Academic Staff Union of the Nigerian University (ASUU) over a directive to join the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) was an effort in futility.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has begun a two- week warning nationwide strike with effect from Monday, March, 9. Many students have expressed their displeasure about the development which they stressed will apparently tamper with their Academic calendar. The union's National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, made this public at end of the National Executive Council meeting (NEC) held at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT).

The Organised Labour in Kebbi state has directed workers to commence an indefinite industrial action with effect from Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020.

The Kano state Council of Ulama has kicked against their Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over his recent decision to ban street begging of Almjiri street kids across Kano state and its environs, describing the Governor's action as lacking seriousness in all ramifications.

The National Examination Council, NECO has on Tuesday announced that its Governing board has approved the dismissal of 19 staff for certificate forgery, following the worker's confession to the crime. According to PUNCH, the affected workers confessed during a Staff Certificate Verification Committee screening, which was set out to fish workers "with the questionable credential".

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has registered over 1.9 million candidates for the 2020 unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), making it the highest number of candidate to have been registered for the examination.