Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Prof. Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, is dead. The Nation learnt he died of COVID-19 complications. Ibidapo-Obe’s death came as a shock to the academic community as friends and associates described it as...
Mrs. Deborah Archibong, the mother of an 11-year old boy, Master Don-Davies Archibong, alleged to have been sexually abused and mistreated at the Deeper Life High School (DLHS), Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has threatened to go to court if the school fails to pay her N100million compensation within 21 days. Mr...
The Federal Government has suspended workers fingered in extortion at enrolment centres of the National Identity Management Commission. It was gathered that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, ordered the immediate suspension of the staff members allegedly involved in extort...
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, Akwa Ibom State University chapter, has begun an indefinite strike to press for better condition of service. It was reported that academic and non-academic workers of the institution had been subjected to salary payment on percentage basis for the past 11 months...
State governments on Sunday differed on the Federal Government’s directive that schools in the country should remain shut till January 18 as part of efforts to curb COVID-19 second wave. While states such as Kogi, Anambra, Plateau and Ekiti said their schools would resume on January 18, Rivers, Cross...
THE National Association of Academic Technologists has issued a 14-day strike notice to the Federal Government. The university workers are protesting alleged disparity in the sharing of the N40 billion earned allowances released to the four university unions. They are also demanding the release of 50 pe...
