The National Universities Commission has tasked Nigerian universities with strengthening quality assurance, character development and graduate employability as Trinity University awarded degrees and prizes to 323 graduates at its fifth convocation in Lagos.
JAMB and WAEC have introduced a N4,000 one-off WASSCE result verification fee, ending repeated verification payments for candidates seeking tertiary admission.
Lecturers at Kaduna State University have begun a two-week warning strike over unresolved demands, while the university appeals for suspension of the action.
Lecturers at AAU and IBBU have withdrawn their services as ASUU disputes over agreements, allowances and other outstanding demands spread across state universities.
More than 2.2 million candidates are captured on JAMB CAPS for Nigeria’s 2026/27 tertiary admissions as institutions continue processing admission offers.
Kaduna State University has disputed ASUU’s claim that more than 200 lecturers have left the institution, as both sides differ over staff welfare and working conditions.
Industrial disputes are deepening across some Nigerian state universities as governments and university authorities seek solutions to lecturers’ demands and prevent further disruption to academic activities.
The Federal Government has introduced the 2026 Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Programme, offering N365 million in research awards to promote innovation, academic excellence and commercialization of research in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
