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Prof. Wole Soyinka, has once again lashed out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his supporters. He alleged that the retired General’s supporters harassed and bribed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) delegates to approve the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital and give it a special status under the international body. In his new book, titled; ‘Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?: Gani’s Unfinished Business’, which was released to the public on Tuesday, Soyinka, who explained his role in letting the international body know that it was being hoodwinked over the real status of the presidential library, alleged that the ex-president’s supporters adopted the Nigerian ‘brown envelope’ method to lure the educational body into submission. Soyinka also recalled how he warned UNESCO that its “reputation ran the risk of being besmirched if it succumbed to the importuning from that ex-president” but that he...

More Problems for Nigeria Universities as SSANU, NASU, NAAT join ASUU, declare indefinite strike The problems facing the Nigerian educational institutions are about to increase as all the major non-teaching staff unions of public universities have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike. According to Premium Times, the strike is set to begin from September 11. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists, (NAAT), announced the strike on Wednesday, September 6. The president of SSANU, who is also the chairman of JAC while speaking at a press conference in Abuja explained reasons for the industrial action, saying the nationwide strike would be total and comprehensive. He said: “During the strike, there shall be no provision of services, no matter how skeletal. Concessions shall not be granted while all our members are to sta...

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All branches of ASUU held a congresses meeting on 25th August, across the country over the ongoing strike. and the importance of this meeting is for the lecturers to consider the latest offer(s) by the federal government aimed at resolving the imbroglio. it was gathered that the meeting will discuss whether or not to accept the federal government’s offer. it was confirmed that all the branches are expected to submit their respective reports to the national body who will take a final decision.

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ASUU meets today to discuses and draw resolutions to the ongoing ASUU strike. check later for update...

JAMB has release a new cut-off mark for Tertiary institutions in Nigeria, not withstanding that the institutions can raise there cut-off point mark above that of JAMB. It was reported by Premium Times that these decisions were taken at the 2017 Combined Policy Meetings on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria which ended on Tuesday, August 22. The Minimum Cut-Point: University = 120 Polytechnic and College of Education = 100 Innovating Institution = 110 Institutions are however allowed to raise their cut of above JAMB stipulated cut-off marks. and that admissions into public degree awarding institutions are to end admission October 15th for first choice and December 15th for second choice. He also spoke about illegal admissions saying the new process allows the registrar to approve all candidates.

The Federal Government of Nigeria today lifts bans on Post UTME exams, Amadu Amadu the minister of education urges all universities not to impose huge financial burdens on parents asking that the universities should make screening fees affordable. Also to note that the federal government is now wiser in regrades to the situation having studied what is going on in the universities, giving kudos to JAMB for having remitted huge sum into the treasury of the federal government. In this light he said that the ban of Post UTME has always been conducted by the universities in the country has been lifted from the day of this report. Having ordered that the exams be scrapped last year, he has declared that universities can now organize the post-UTME exams as a pre-condition for students hoping to get admitted into the various higher institutions in the country.