Education
We are not going back on strike. VCs, registrars, bursars not paid – SSANU
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) says the union will not stop its plan to embark on a nationwide strike over demands not yet met by the Federal Government.
SSANU threatened to shut down hostels and power supply in universities across the country if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands before next Monday, March 18, 2024.
“To surprise you, even Vice Chancellors are involved in this because VCs have not been paid, registrars have not been paid, bursars have not been paid.”SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim told Channels TV
He said there are some universities that are currently holding their semesters’ association but “it’s quite unfortunate that we have to take this painful decision. Some of us also have out children in these schools but when we strike, everything is grounded”.
“Shutting down the university is clearly beyond how it will affect the students because it’s everybody; there will be no electricity, there will be no water, there will be no security, there will be no hostels for students, and there will be no administration,” he said.
The SSANU President slammed the Federal Government for paying withheld salaries to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) while neglecting other unions like SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU).
Ibrahim alleged that the office of the Accountant General, through the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) office, has been treating SSANU and NASU with disdain despite that the President granted waivers that all unions which embarked on the industrial action in 2022 be paid.
Ibrahim said crisis was due to what he called a misplacement of priority, saying that the university is a chain and “you don’t treat a group different and others indifferently.”
SSANU had embarked on an eight-month strike in 2022 to press home some of their demands including better welfare package.
The former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration subsequently invoked a ‘No Work, No Pay policy’ against the unions.
President Bola Tinubu last October approved the release of four of the eight months withheld salaries for ASUU members.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a 23-member committee to determine the admission eligibility of 599 outstanding underage candidates who scored 320 and above in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), out of over 11,000 candidates in that category.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, emphasizes that scoring 320 is not an automatic ticket to university admission. He notes that each of the affected candidates must also attain at least 80 percent in both their school based assessments and post UTME examinations to be considered.
He further advised parents against cutting corners to secure admission for their underage children, warning that maturity and readiness remain key factors in tertiary education success.
The Registrar also adds that only those who meet all requirements at each stage of the rigorous screening process will be recommended for admission. The final list of successful candidates is expected to be released in September.
Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Abdullah Aminu, a student from Yobe State, Nigeria, has emerged as the world’s best in English language skills at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals held in London, United Kingdom.
Nafisa, who represented Nigeria through Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC), Yobe, outperformed over 20,000 students from 69 countries, including many from native English-speaking nations.
Yobe teen beats 69 countries to win global English championship
Education
FG approves the allocation of funds to 15 TETFund beneficiary institutions to support the creation of innovation hubs and entrepreneurship centres
The hubs would provide Core Labs/Workstation to cover Electronic Lab, 3D Printing Lab, Laser Technology Lab, Product Design Lab, Robotics and Coding, Artificial Intelligence, among others.
The 15 institutions benefitting are:
1. Federal University Dutse (N1 billion)
2. University of Uyo (N1 billion)
3. University of Ibadan (N1 billion)
4. Federal Polytechnic Bida (N750 million)
5. Taraba State Polytechnic, Jalingo (N750 million)
6. Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola (N750 million)
7. Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zuru (N750 million)
8. Kano State Polytechnic, Kano (N750 million)
9. Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Uwana (N750 million)
10. Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State (N750 million)
11. Bayelsa State Polytechnic, Aliebiri (N750 million)
12. Federal Polytechnic, Ede (N750 million)
13. Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (N750 million)
14. College of Education (Technical) Kabba (N750 million)
15. Enugu State College of Education (Technical) (N750 million)
The initiative aims to facilitate and accelerate the uptake of promising research output, providing solution-driven and multidisciplinary hubs tailored towards the needs of beneficiary institutions.
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