STUDENTS and staff of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, are sitting on the edge of provocation that could lead to unrest and strike over power outage in the school which has been on for over a month now. The issue has now been compounded as the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC Plc, the power...
The Directorate of Research Management and Innovation, Lagos State University (LASU) has embarked on sensitisation visits to faculties in preparation for the Sixth LASU Research and Innovation Fair. The team, led by the Director, DRMI, Prof. Adejuwon Adeneye, along with members of the Central Planning...
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Ibadan has discharged twelve out of the 24 students and a security guard of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, charged for the alleged murder of their colleagues. Recall that 25 students of the institution were on June 5, arraigned and charged with conspiracy,...
Activities on university campuses may be grounded from tomorrow. Non-teaching staff are set to down tools. The workers are seeking payment of their four-month salary arrears and to resume the payment of the N35,000 wage award announced in October last year by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Their umbrella...
The tariff raise approval by Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for customers in Band A may worsen power situation in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, workers said yesterday. They said ABU and most varsities cannot afford the tariff due to “underfunding”. Their concern was raised in an...
The Nigerian students and 28 others will compete in teams to solve a real-world building and construction challenge – with a winning prize of $10,000. Two Nigerian students have been recognised among the top 30 in New Zealand’s Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Management sector. A...