Education

ASUU rejects parents’ N10,000 offer, insists on continuation of strike

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4 years ago

August 26, 2022

ASUU’s National President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rebuffed the proposed payment of N10, 000 per session by each parent under the aegis of the National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) to aid the Federal Government in funding universities.

In a recent interview, Dr. Ademola Ekundayo, spokesman of NAPTAN, said the action was taken to help the Federal Government meet ASUU’s requests.

“It can be called parents’ support levy for universities. We are at the receiving end of the industrial action. We plead with the ASUU and Federal Government to immediately resolve their differences,” he said.

But, ASUU’s National President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, responded to the proposal by rejecting it during an appearance on Arise Television, yesterday.

Instead, he advised the association to put more pressure on government

“I think what this association should be doing is to tell the government to perform its function. They should put pressure on the government to use Nigerians’ money to fund education as it is done in other countries.

“We can’t be calling ourselves the giant of Africa and we are the worst in education. You see students from Nigeria going to Ghana, Benin Republic, Togo, and other small countries to study but nobody from these countries are coming to Nigeria to study.

“So they should add to the pressure coming from ASUU to ensure that the government prioritize education. That is more important than the N10,000.”

•Members’ll decide next step

He enjoined Nigerians to disregard a document on social media that ASUU chapters voted for indefinite strike except a particular university in Niger State.

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He, however, confirmed that members from all chapters have been invited for a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting next week.

“It’s at that meeting that they would all vote and decide on the next line of action as regards the six months strike.”

He maintained that ASUU, at national level, do not impose decisions on all the chapters, rather, they present matters to them for critical deliberation and decision on what is good for them and other members, considering their peculiarities.

On August 1, ASUU announced an extension of its ongoing nationwide strike by four weeks to, perhaps, give Federal Government more time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues but from all indications, the issues are yet to be resolved.

Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, told State House Correspondents recently that Federal Government and ASUU have reached agreements on virtually all the contentious areas except the issue of six months salary arrears which he said would not he paid because they did not work for it.

•Abiodun appeals for truce

As the feud lingers, Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has appealed to both parties to find ways of resolving the crisis for the interest of students and the nation as a whole.

Abiodun, who made the appeal at the inauguration of the Governing-Councils of the state-owned tertiary institutions in Abeokuta, decried the prolonged crisis, which according to him has done more harm to the education sector of the country.

“This is no more a matter of who is right or who is wrong, it is a matter of what is good for the youths of our nation. I, therefore, appeal to both sides to find a meeting point and resolve this crisis for the good of our youths and our nation in general”, he pleaded.

•NANS rises against lecturers

Meanwhile, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has accused lecturers of deliberately prolonging the strike.

Its President, Sunday Asefon, in a statement, said students have been sympathetic and supportive of ASUU’s demands, but have now decided to withdraw their support because of ASUU has been inconsiderate to students’ plight.

“Since the commencement of this ASUU strike six months ago, NANS has advocated and pushed in favour of ASUU. We directed our protests, advocacy, and struggles against the Federal Government, requesting they accede to the demands of the strike lecturers.

“We have supported their demand for earned allowance, revitalization funds for tertiary institutions, and the adoption of the UTAS platform for the payment of university lecturers against the Federal Government’s insistence on IPPIS. In the same vein, we rejected the Minister of Education’s suggestion that students should hold ASUU responsible and seek legal compensation for liabilities suffered as a result of the strike.

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“Undoubtedly, we have supported ASUU this far because we believed those demands are just and reasonable. But we condemne in totality, the insistence of ASUU on the payment of a six month arrears salary for the entire period of the strike before they can call off the strike.

“This demand is not only insensitive, it is also selfish, inconsiderate, and uncharitable. The six months are periods of no work. As much as we encourage the government to pay their arrears irrespective, it is unfair to base resumption of academic activities on full payment of the arrears.”

•NAAT suspends strike, rejects ‘no work, no pay’ policy

However, the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has announced the suspension of its three-month strike.

National President of NAAT, Ibeji Nwokoma, who addressed journalists in Abuja, said the decision was taken at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting because it had secured commitments and resolutions on some of its demands, even as it rejected the ‘No work, No pay’ policy of the Federal Government.

He listed commitments secured from the Federal Government to include the release of enabling circular on CONTISS 14 and 15, agreements on payment of arrears of minimum wage/consequential adjustments, payment of occupational hazard allowance, implementation of responsibility allowance, among others.

He said: “Following this understanding with Government, NAAT as a democratic union directed all its branches to conduct referendum on whether to suspend or continue the strike action. NEC of NAAT met and considered the results from branches hence the decision to suspend the strike effective, Thursday 25th August, 2022.

“The result of the referendum from branches showed that 80.56 per cent voted in favour of suspension of the strike while 19.44 per cent voted for continuation of the strike action.”

But he said at the expiration of the three months window period, NAAT would not hesitate to resume the suspended action without notice if all the issues agreed upon with the education minister on behalf of Government were not holistically addressed.

NAAT had embarked on the strike on 21st March, 2022 to press home its demands which include non-full implementation of FGN/NAAT 2009 agreement, refusal to release enabling circular for the implementation of CONTISS 14 and 15 for academic technologists, non-payment of the arrears of Earned Academic Allowances to our members, among others.

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FG Orders Polytechnics to Scrap Non-Technical Courses, Restricts BTech Degrees

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August 6, 2026

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Minister of Education Dr Tunji Alausa

FG Orders Polytechnics to Scrap Non-Technical Courses, Restricts BTech Degrees

The Federal Government has directed polytechnics across Nigeria to gradually phase out non-technical programmes that fall outside their statutory mandate, as part of a comprehensive reform of the country’s technical and vocational education sector. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, issued the directive on Thursday in Abuja while inaugurating the Governing Board of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), which had operated without a substantive board for more than five years. The minister also urged institutions under the NBTE’s regulatory oversight to strengthen their focus on applied sciences, engineering, technology and innovation.

Alausa criticised polytechnic leaders for straying from their original mandate, noting that more than 50 percent of courses currently offered fall under management and social sciences. According to the minister, programmes such as accounting, mass communication and other management-related courses now outweigh technical and engineering disciplines, thereby weakening the relevance of polytechnic graduates in the labour market. The minister stressed that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is no longer an alternative pathway to university education but a strategic national priority. He noted that no nation can achieve meaningful industrialisation without a strong base of technicians, technologists, artisans, fabricators, automation specialists, machine operators and other skilled professionals. The government is deliberately shifting the nation’s education system from an overdependence on paper qualifications to producing competent, innovative and highly skilled graduates equipped to drive industrialisation, entrepreneurship and national productivity.

As part of the reform, ongoing amendments to the Polytechnic Act would enable polytechnics to award Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degrees in science, technology and engineering programmes, while non-science programmes will continue under the Higher National Diploma (HND) framework. The proposed reform is intended to end the long-standing dichotomy between HND and Bachelor’s degrees, a policy shift many education experts have described as a watershed moment for technical and vocational education in Nigeria. The minister assured stakeholders that strict quality assurance measures would be enforced to ensure that degrees awarded by polytechnics meet global standards. The reform follows years of advocacy and legislative efforts to address the systemic discrimination faced by HND holders in career progression and employment, a policy shift that aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

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Alausa outlined four key priorities for the newly inaugurated Governing Board. The board is to provide strategic leadership, sound policy direction and effective oversight while maintaining a clear distinction between governance and management by allowing the Executive Secretary and Management Team to handle day-to-day administration. The board is to accelerate implementation of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) framework in collaboration with the Industrial Training Fund to formally recognise and certify the competencies of skilled artisans under the National Skills Qualification Framework. The minister explained that the initiative would enhance employability, expand access to finance, create opportunities for government contracts and strengthen labour mobility within the ECOWAS region. Alausa called for comprehensive modernisation through Outcome-Based Education, with programmes reflecting the realities of Industry 4.0 by integrating digital technologies, automation, artificial intelligence, green technologies, advanced manufacturing systems and other emerging competencies. The minister also directed the board to ensure that public resources, capital projects, intervention funds, research initiatives and institutional investments translate into measurable improvements in skills acquisition, institutional performance, youth employment and national productivity.

Responding on behalf of the Governing Board, its Chairman, Professor Babatunde L. Salako, expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Education for the confidence reposed in the Board. He pledged the Board’s unwavering support for the Renewed Hope Agenda and the Minister’s reform initiatives, assuring that members would work diligently to expand opportunities for young Nigerians to acquire relevant technical skills, promote innovation and nurture a new generation of entrepreneurs and job creators. Professor Salako further identified changing the long-held perception of technical education as a second-choice option as one of the Board’s foremost responsibilities. He stressed the need for sustained public enlightenment to encourage parents, students and the wider society to embrace TVET as a respected pathway to employment, entrepreneurship and national development.

In a related policy shift, the Federal Government has scrapped the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) requirement for admission into Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes and National Diploma non-technology agriculture and agriculture-related courses. The decision followed data showing declining enrolment in Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and agriculture-related programmes across the country. The UTME waiver is aimed at reviving technical, agricultural and teacher education while expanding access to tertiary education for young Nigerians.

The minister charged governing councils, rectors and academic boards to urgently review and restructure their academic offerings to align with approved educational standards and national development priorities. Regulatory agencies have been directed to strengthen monitoring and enforcement, ensuring that polytechnics comply with approved mandates and stop operating outside their defined scope. Institutions that fail to comply with the new directives risk sanctions, the minister warned, adding that the future of Nigeria’s workforce depends largely on a strong, focused and skills-oriented polytechnic system.

FG Orders Polytechnics to Scrap Non-Technical Courses, Restricts BTech Degrees

Education

BREAKING: 61.54% Pass Rate as WAEC Releases 2026 WASSCE Results – How to Check Results

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2 days ago

August 5, 2026

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BREAKING: 61.54% Pass Rate as WAEC Releases 2026 WASSCE Results – How to Check Results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. This announcement was made on Wednesday via a post on the council’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, directing candidates to begin checking their results online. According to the Head of WAEC Nigeria National Office, Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, a total of 1,200,514 candidates — representing 61.54% of those who sat the exam — obtained credits and above in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. He noted that this figure represents a slight 1.42% decrease compared to the 2025 examination results. A total of 1,959,668 candidates registered for the examination from over 24,000 schools across Nigeria and other West African countries, with 1,950,726 eventually sitting for the test. The exams were conducted from April 24 to June 19, 2026. Of the 1.2 million candidates who met the university admission benchmark, 558,883 (28.65%) were male, while 641,631 (32.89%) were female. Overall, female participation edged out males, with 997,267 females (51.12%) compared to 953,459 males (48.88%).

WAEC also announced that the results of 167,486 candidates (8.59%) have been withheld over various allegations of examination malpractice. Dr. Dangut noted that the use of mobile phones in examination halls and organised cheating were among the infractions cited. This figure represents a decline from the 9.7% malpractice rate recorded in 2025. Some supervisors and invigilators suspected of assisting candidates in malpractice have been arrested and will be disciplined.

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The council confirmed that 1,834,695 candidates (94.05%) have had their results fully processed and released, while the results of 116,031 candidates are still being processed due to candidate-related errors. A total of 1,213 candidates with special needs participated in the examination, including 137 visually impaired candidates and 491 candidates with hearing impairment.

Here are the steps to check your 2026 WAEC result:

Step 1: Get Your Serial Number and PIN

Before you can check your result, you need a Serial Number and PIN. If you don’t have them, you can recover them on the WAEC website:

Visit waec.org.
Click the “Serial Number and PIN” menu at the top of the page.
Select the 2026 examination year and the appropriate diet.
Enter your examination number and the National Identification Number (NIN) you used during registration.
Enter your email address and phone number to receive a One-Time Password (OTP).
Enter the OTP to recover your Serial Number and PIN.

Alternatively, you can purchase a new WAEC result checker e-PIN for ₦5,000 by visiting waeconline.org and following the payment instructions. Scratch cards from previous years remain valid and can be used up to five times.

Option 1: Check Online via the WAEC Website

Step 2: Visit the WAEC result portal
Go to waecdirect.org.

Step 3: Enter your examination number
Type your 10-digit examination number (7-digit centre number + 3-digit candidate number).

Step 4: Select the examination year
Choose 2026 from the dropdown menu.

Step 5: Select the examination type
Choose School Candidate Result.

Step 6: Enter your Serial Number and PIN
Input the Serial Number and PIN you recovered or purchased.

Step 7: Submit
Click the Submit button. Your result will appear on the screen and can be printed or saved.

Option 2: Check via the WAEC Mobile App

You can also check your result using the official WAEC Result Checker app:

Download the WAEC Result Checker app from the Google Play Store.
Open the app.
Enter your examination number, select 2026 as the year, and enter your Serial Number and PIN.
Submit to view and download your result.

Option 3: Check by SMS (No Internet Required)

If you do not have internet access, you can check your result via SMS on MTN, Glo, or Airtel networks:

Type your message in this format:
WAEC[Examination Number][PIN]2026
Example: WAEC4123456789*123456789012*2026
Send the message to 32327.
Standard SMS charges apply.

BREAKING: 61.54% Pass Rate as WAEC Releases 2026 WASSCE Results – How to Check Results

Education

UNIOSUN ranks third among state universities in latest Webometrics ranking

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4 days ago

August 3, 2026

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UNIOSUN ranks third among state universities in latest Webometrics ranking

Osun State University, Osogbo, has emerged as the third-best state-owned university in Nigeria in the July 2026 edition of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.

The institution also secured the 19th position among all universities in Nigeria, according to the latest ranking released by Webometrics, an international university ranking platform that assesses higher institutions based on their web presence, research visibility and academic impact.

In a statement made available on Monday, the university said the achievement reflects its sustained investment in quality teaching, impactful research, innovation and digital visibility.

The university added that it was also ranked 17th in Nigeria in the 2026 uniRank National University Ranking, another international assessment of higher education institutions.

Reacting to the development, the management described the rankings as a reflection of the commitment of its governing council, management, academic and non-academic staff, students and alumni to advancing the institution’s vision of becoming a globally competitive university.

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According to the university, the recognition will further strengthen its resolve to sustain excellence in teaching, research, community service and international collaborations.

Webometrics, published by the Cybermetrics Lab of the Spanish National Research Council, releases its rankings twice a year, evaluating universities based on indicators such as research excellence, openness, visibility and the impact of their online academic content.

Established by the Osun State Government in 2006, UNIOSUN has continued to expand its academic programmes, research output and international partnerships, earning recognition among Nigeria’s leading public universities.