A coalition of staff unions at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has dismissed allegations levelled against the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, as baseless and malicious. In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, 26th November, 2024 in Ado-Ekiti, members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Congress of Nigerian Academics (CONUA), Non-Academic…
The Management of Ekiti State University, Ado – Ekiti, after due consultation and negotiation with its Students’ Union met to review the situation surrounding the fee regime payable by freshers for the 2024/2025 academic session. At its meeting held on Monday, 25th November, 2024, Management also considered the concerns of parents and stakeholders, including the…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced the immediate suspension of its foreign scholarships for lecturers of tertiary institutions across the country, effective January 1, 2025. The announcement was made in a circular dated November 25, 2024, and signed by its executive secretary, Sonny Echono. Mr Echono cited a higher cost of funding lecturers’…
The Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, has cleared a female student, Ramota Olahanloye, to graduate following the re-marking of her final-year examination scripts. Olahanloye had alleged that a lecturer, Dr. Anthony Agbegbedia, demanded sexual favours from her, and when she declined, he deliberately failed her in two final-year courses. In a statement issued on…
A 12-year-old student, Aladetan Opeyemi, has been inaugurated as the one-day chairman of Oluyole Local Government Area in Oyo State. Opeyemi, a student at Oyo State Comprehensive Model College, assumed the role alongside three other students: Abdulrasaq Oladokun (12 years old) as Vice Chairman, Aluko Israel (13 years old) as Secretary, and Tijani Teslim (13…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate swap of the Pro-Chancellors and Chairmen of the Governing Councils for the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) and Federal University Lokoja (FUL). This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday. The statement said in this reshuffling, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, currently serving…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, (UNIZIK) and the removal of the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, along with the Registrar, Mrs. Rosemary Ifeoma Nwokike. A statement issued by the special adviser to be the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…
Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu state, says Nigeria is underdeveloped because youths are not taught productive skills in school. The governor spoke on Tuesday while delivering the first Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) distinguished personalities lecture series. The lecture was titled “Experiential learning: Building the wealth of the nation.” Mbah said Nigeria’s…
A 22-year-old schoolteacher at the Blessed Peace School in Egbeda, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, identified only as Prosper, has been arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly sodomising a 10-year-old boy at the school. A PUNCH Metro correspondent learnt on Sunday that before performing the crime, the suspect…
The UK Home Office has announced an increase in the monthly proof-of-funds requirement for student visa applicants, raising the amount to £1,483 (approximately N3 million) starting January 2, 2025. This adjustment aims to address inflation and reflect the rising cost of living in the UK. In an official document, the Home Office outlined that the…