Lecturers in tertiary institutions owned by the Plateau government have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over non-payment of salaries. The lecturers, under the aegis of the Joint Union of Academic Staff of the Plateau-Owned Tertiary Institutions (JUASPTI), also accused the state government of failing to honour agreements reached with the union. Mr Lawam…
A few days after sacking two lecturers who were found guilty of sexually harassing students, the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi has expelled 30 of its students for examination malpractice and forgery of their certificates. The Rector of the institution, Sanusi Gumau, flanked by the Chairman of the Governing Council, Barr. Isaac Abbot Ogbobula disclosed this at…
Lecturers under the auspices of Academic Staff Union Of Polytechnics (ASUP) have suspended their 65-day old strike. The National Publicity Secretary of ASUP, Abdullahi Yalwa, made this announcement on Wednesday. He said the union suspended the strike following an appraisal of the report indicating the gradual implementation of the items contained in the Memorandum of…
Two UNILORIN lecturers win £233,780 research grant – The Informant247 Two University of Ilorin lecturers, Prof. Joshua Olaoye and Dr. Musliu Sunmonu, have won a research grant of £233,780 from the Innovate UK African Agriculture Knowledge Transfer Partnership, KTP. According to Unilorin Bulletin issued on Monday, the duo who are lecturers at the Faculty of…
FG cancels meeting with striking lecturers, judiciaries No end in sight to the ongoing industrial action by the polytechnic lecturers, judiciary workers as the Federal Government (FG) has cancelled a meeting scheduled for today (Thursday) with the leadership of the striking Unions. No reason has been yet given for the cancellation of the meeting which…
The Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested twenty-eight suspects and two lecturers of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa – Abdulahi Opashola and Adebisi Ademola, over their alleged internet fraud. The suspects are – Kingsley Essien, Tobiloba Adenuga, Tope Ayodele, Rasheed Mujib, Oladipo Opeyemi, Saadu Muktar,…
