Professor Chris Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, and current Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, Plateau State, has emerged as the new President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Professor Piwuna defeated his opponent, Professor Adamu Babayo from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, thereby succeeding Professor Victor Osodeke, a soil science expert from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State. Piwuna assumes office...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the emergence of Comrade Professor Christopher Goson Piwuna as its new National President. The development follows the expiration of the tenure of Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, who previously held the position. Professor Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist and lecturer at the University of Jos, Plateau State, was declared the new president during the union’s National Delegates Conference held in the early hours of Monday. His emergence comes at...

The Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Professor Isa Chiroma has restated  the body’s commitment to zero tolerance to examination malpractices. Chiroma  disclosed this on Thursday during an investigative hearing in Abuja, held by the House Committee on Justice, chaired by Hon. Olumide Osoba, which focused on concerns related to the alleged withholding of Bar exam results and the backlog of students awaiting their Call to the Bar. The hearing followed a peaceful protest...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), showing that 78.50 per cent of candidates scored below 200. According to JAMB’s official statistics, out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the examination, only 420,415 candidates (around 21.5 per cent) scored 200 and above while 12,414 candidates (0.63 per cent) scored 300 and above. Here is the full breakdown of the results: 320 and...

All is now set for the joint convocation of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, for graduands of the university between 2019 and 2024. The event which stretches from the 10th to the 15th convocation, signals part of the effort by the current university management to reposition the institution as a model and modern citadel of learning. Founded in the year 2000, exactly 25 years ago, Anambra State University, now Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, was established on...

The management of Taraba State University Jalingo has reiterated its zero tolerance to cultism, examination malpractice, and other anti-social behaviours. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Sunday Paul Bako, stated this while administering an oath to newly admitted undergraduate students at the College of Education, Hong study centre, urged the students to avoid anything that may jeopardize their academic pursuit. He said to maintain the standard of teaching and learning, students of the institution...

The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has approved the commencement of Law programmes in five Nigerian universities, following the successful outcome of verification visits conducted by the Nigerian Law School. This resolution formed part of the key outcomes of the Council’s second quarterly hybrid meeting, held on Thursday, 17 April 2025, at the Council Chambers of the Nigerian Law School Headquarters, Bwari, Abuja. The meeting was presided over by Chief Emeka Ngige, OFR, SAN, Life...