EDUCATION

No Nigerian professor earns more than N416,000 – Lagos ASUU Chairman

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2021

The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said no Nigeria professor earns more than N416,000 as salary. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Dele Ashiru advocated for better welfare packages for

EDUCATION

Sheikh Gumi opens school for bandits in Kaduna forest

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2021

Kaduna based Islamic Scholar Sheikh (Dr) Ahmad Gumi has built schools for herdsmen in Kaduna forests as part of measures to curb banditry and general insecurity. Gumi said that the insecurity situation in the country can become a thing of the past, saying bandits are ready to drop their arms if education opportunities and other […]

EDUCATION

Strike: ASUU destroying education in Nigeria – Adamu Garba alleges

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2021

A former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, on Monday, accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of destroying Nigeria’s education system. Garba described ASUU as the single most destructive system of Nigeria’s education sector. He lamented that the union was always striking for money and not innovative learning. In a Facebook post, the businessman wondered

EDUCATION

Another strike looms as ASUU issues three-week ultimatum to FG

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2021

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a three-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to address all issues in the December 2020 Agreement. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this on Monday while addressing reporters in Abuja. He warned that the union might be compelled to embark on another nationwide strike should the […]

EDUCATION

Unilorin student beats lecturer to coma

Daily Dispatch November 14, 2021

A 400-level student of the Department of Microbiology, University of Ilorin has beaten a lecturer to stupor. The student, simply identified as Captain Walz, reportedly didn’t observe the compulsory Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) and sought the lecturer’s help. The victim, identified as Mrs Zakaria, is said to be the student’s project supervisor. The

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Lecturer arrested arranging ‘resit’ for female student in bedroom

Daily Dispatch November 10, 2021

A lecturer at the Kwara State University, Malete, Pelumi Adewole, has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, for allegedly sexually harassing a student. Adewole was arrested by the State Intelligence Bureau over offences bordering on criminal intimidation, sexual harassment and examination malpractices, among others. The offences,