Six months after the Senate passed a bill for the establishment of the Maritime University in Delta State, it is yet to take off, despite the federal government’s promise to release the sum of two billion naira. The delay of the University, initially billed to begin in October this year, has been a sore area for Niger Deltans, who believe the institution will consolidate on the existing peace in the region.

The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Literature and Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has announced Ikeogu Oke as the winner of the 2017 edition. The NLNG award goes with a cash prize of $100, 000. The announcement was made by the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the prize, Emeritus Prof. Ayo Banjo, at a news conference in Lagos. Ikeogu Oke’s collection of poems, The Heresiad, emerged winner from among 184 entries received for the competition.

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has made clarifications on its post-graduate courses following media reports on the inability of some students to graduate.

NOUN’s Director of Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Sheme, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that institution would not be swayed by such malicious stories.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its five-week old strike following a meeting with the Federal Government’s delegation.