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UK Universities Withdraw Admission Offers to Nigerians as Student Visa Refusals Surge

Several universities in the United Kingdom have begun withdrawing admission offers to prospective international students, including Nigerians and Pakistanis, amid tighter immigration controls and...

NLC Begins Indefinite Strike in Abuja Over Teachers’ Promotion Dispute

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday commenced an indefinite strike across Abuja, directing workers in public...

Teachers’ Day: What Our Tutors Take-home Pay Should Look Like

By Salihu Othman Isah Every October 5, we celebrate World Teachers Day. We roll out the drums. We invite dignitaries. We give speeches about how...

Six Years After Promise, Nigerian Teachers Still Await Special Salary Scale, Others

As Nigeria marks 2026 World Teachers’ Day, the NUT says a key part of the Buhari administration’s pledge to transform the teaching profession remains...

Nigeria’s debt stock inches nearer N170trn as FG begins talks for new $1.5bn World Bank loans

The Federal Government is seeking fresh World Bank financing totalling $1.5bn for climate resilience, social protection and early childhood development, even as Nigeria’s total...

Nigerian University Lecturers and the Self-Normalisation of Poverty

By Prof. Abdelghaffar Amoka Abdelmalik I was invited to conduct an external examination for three postgraduate students (1 PhD and 2 MSc) at an institution...

Delta Deputy Director Dies After Altercation As Police Arrest One, Government Sets Up Panel & Commissioner Denies Culpability

Tension has continued to mount in Asaba following the death of Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of...

NDA Professor Advocates Stewardship Accounting to Strengthen Accountability, Combat Corruption

Professor Terzungwe Nyor, Professor of Accounting at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), has called for the introduction of Stewardship Accounting into undergraduate and postgraduate...

FG Bows to Public Pressure, Suspends Planned WAEC, NECO Fee Hike

The Federal Government has suspended its proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National...

FG Approves ₦50,000 WAEC, NECO Examination Fee from 2027

The Federal Government has approved a new registration fee of ₦50,000 for candidates sitting the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) conducted by the West...

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