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Education

Bill To Create New Federal Universities surface (See Names)

VAM News July 5, 2025

News Update THE Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives have taken new steps to expand the country’s higher education sector by considering the creation of two new federal universities. In the Senate, lawmakers passed...

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Education National

FULL LIST: Tinubu Makes 65 New Appointments For Universities, Institutions

VAM News August 7, 2024 0 Comment

Voice Air Media, News Update PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS GOVERNING COUNCILS OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians to the governing councils of these federal universities...

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Education

Electricity cost: Universities face disconnection amidst rising

VAM News July 3, 2024 0 Comment

Voice Air Media, News Update Nigerian universities are currently experiencing unprecedented crises because of the rising cost of electricity in the country. Some of the institutions have been disconnected from the national grid owing...

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Education

24 Polytechnics, Education Colleges Converted To Universities

VAM News October 27, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News update No fewer than 24 polytechnics and colleges of education have been converted to universities by the federal and state governments. However, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and education reform activists...

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Education

FULL LIST: Covenant, UI, FUTA, UNILAG Now Top Leading Universities In Nigeria

VAM News September 28, 2023 0 Comment

Voice Air Media Covenant University, the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, and the University of Lagos have emerged as the top four universities in Nigeria according to Times Higher...

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Local News

FG Set To Grant Autonomy To Universities

VAM News September 12, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News Update THE Federal Government on Monday, said it is determined to bring a new creative means of funding tertiary education by granting universities the autonomy to explore new sources of financing their...

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Education

Universities Reject Curriculum Designed By NUC

VAM News June 30, 2023 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards prepared by the National Universities Commission. The union said it was nightmarish, a threat to...

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Education

UNILORIN, UNILAG Top List Of Most Sought After Universities In Nigeria – FULL LIST

VAM News June 24, 2023 0 Comment

Umeh Nkechinyere is the top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations with a cumulative mark of 360. This is according to the presentation made by the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and...

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Education

2023 Elections: VCs, ASUU disagree as FG shuts Universities

VAM News February 10, 2023 0 Comment

Voice Air Media News Update THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has condemned the directive of the National Universities Commissions to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities that universities should be shut to...

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Education

ASUU Strike: NANS calls for reopening of universities

VAM News August 31, 2022 0 Comment

….there is a need to return back to class by Ruth Semilore The President, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Sunday Asefon, on Tuesday during an Interview with TVC described the strike action in...