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ASUU suspends strike after a two-week warning action, giving the Federal Government a one-month window to meet key demands as dialogue

BREAKING: ASUU suspends strike, grants FG one-month window to meet demands

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike, giving the Federal Government a one-month window to meet its key demands. The decision means ASUU suspends strike actions across public universities while dialogue continues between both parties. The announcement was made on Wednesday during a press conference at the union’s national […]

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Books get new home: LASU shines as Sanwo-Olu opens 4-storey library

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The Governor of Lagos State and Visitor to Lagos State University (LASU), Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has officially commissioned and unveiled the newly constructed LASU Library Complex at the university’s main campus in Ojo. The 4-storey, 350-seater state-of-the-art facility marks a major boost to academic infrastructure in the institution and underscores the Lagos State Government’s

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IYA RAINBOW

I chose my children over remarriage — Mama Rainbow

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Veteran Nollywood actress, Idowu Philips, popularly known as Mama Rainbow, has opened up about the personal experience that made her vow never to remarry after the death of her husband. Speaking in a recent interview with actress Bimpe Akintunde, the 83-year-old screen icon recalled how a man who once proposed to her changed his mind

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NANS urges compulsory drug testing for fresh, graduating students

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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on tertiary institutions across the country to introduce compulsory drug testing for both new and graduating students as part of their clearance process.   NANS President, Olushola Oladoja, made the appeal in Abuja on Monday during a sensitisation campaign against drug abuse, stressing that the initiative

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Education minister

FG makes U-turn, says Mathematics, English remain compulsory for O’Level students

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The Federal Government has clarified that English Language and Mathematics remain compulsory subjects for all students taking their O’Level examinations, despite recent adjustments to university admission requirements. In a statement released on Sunday by the Federal Ministry of Education, the government explained that the new admission policy does not exempt any student from registering or

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15-year-old, Agbo Adoga, becomes first Nigerian to hit perfect SAT score of 1600

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A 15-year-old Nigerian student, Agbo Adoga, has reportedly become the first Nigerian to achieve a perfect score of 1600 on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). Adoga, a student of Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, is said to have recorded the highest possible SAT score — 800 in Mathematics and 800 in Reading and Writing. The

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Dele Alake

Why Nigerian schools charging in dollars should be closed — Alake

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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has called for the closure of schools in Nigeria that charge tuition fees in foreign currencies, describing the practice as a serious economic problem that fuels the naira’s decline.   Alake made this known on Wednesday in Abuja during the Nigeria Gold Day Celebration, held alongside

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Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa

‘We’ve done everything possible’, FG pleads with ASUU to call off strike

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The Federal Government has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its two-week warning strike, saying it has met all the union’s demands and provided a formal counter-proposal.   Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said the government had engaged ASUU several

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Redeemer’s University

God of Adeboye: Redeemer’s University produces 185 fresh first-class graduates

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Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, will graduate 1,341 students at its 17th convocation ceremony, with 185 of them earning first-class honours. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Shadrach Akindele, announced this at a press briefing held to mark the university’s 17th convocation and 20th anniversary celebration. He described the occasion as a “season of double honour” for the

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