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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) condemned the federal government's move to dissolve university governing bodies across the country on Thursday.  The union urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reverse his outrageous decision to dissolve the councils without finishing their terms of office. Comrade Christopher Piwuna of the University of Jos, National Vice Chairman of ASUU, spoke while presenting a paper at an event honouring retiring lecturers at the Joseph Sarwuaan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM), formerly known as the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM), in Benue State.  "It is wrong to dissolve governing councils and transfer our councils' powers to the Federal Ministry of Education or the National Universities Commission (NUC) without due recourse to university laws," Piwuna stated. "It is also a disservice to the universities to allow a vacuum because mischievous vice chancellors and ministry officials could connive to ruin our

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that its planned nationwide protest slated for August 2 (today) would commence at 7:30 am across the federation’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). News reports that the planned protest expresses the labour union’s displeasure over what it described as the unfavorable policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led government, especially the removal of fuel subsidy. The NLC Head of Information, Comrade Benson Upah, told journalists that workers and civil society organisations would converge at the Unity Fountain Abuja to start the protest while the state chapters will equally commence protest at the same time. Upah disclosed that NLC’s affiliate unions, through their state branches, have mobilised their members and are already for the protest. He noted that appropriate security agencies have also been notified and are expected to provide security for Nigerians during the protest, adding that the eyes of the international commun

THE PRESIDENCY ANNOUNCES FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES TUITION FEE FREE The nation's federal universities, according to the presidency, continue to be tuition-free. Recently, some federal universities and unity schools announced an increase in tuition costs for new and returning students. With the rising inflation and skyrocketing cost of living brought on by some of the federal government's recent economic policies, the development sparked outrage on social media platforms. Dele Alake, President Bola Tinubu's special adviser on special duties, communications, and strategy, claimed in a statement on Wednesday that some universities' increases in tuition are "discretionary charges for hostel accommodation, registration, laboratory, and other charges." They do not constitute tuition.      The Federal Government had raised tuition rates at the nation's federal universities, according to numerous news outlets earlier this week. These stories are false and untrue, the s