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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria urging swift action to resolve the lingering issues in our public universities. The deadline for said ultimatum, set for October 12, 2025, comes with a warning of a two weeks warning strike, potentially escalating into a total indefinite shutdown if demands are unmet, this of course will amount to a significant disruption to Nigeria’s education sector. In a press release signed by ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna today, September 29, 2025, following the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the University of Abuja, the union decried FG's persistent refusal to address its concerns which has been before them for over 16 years of raising the said issues, with intensified efforts over the past three months through media and public platforms. According to the press release, the union's key demands include the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN ...

In a recent landmark ruling, the Federal High Court in Abakaliki has in a judgment delivered on Thursday, September 25, 2025, by His Lordship, Hon. Justice Hillary Oshomah, ordered the Nigerian Correctional Service and four other respondents to pay a sum of ₦22 million in damages and costs to Barr. Sampson Imeze Ekigbo, a legal practitioner and presiding officer of a Customary Court, who was given a pretty resounding slap by the correctional officers. According to reports and a post by Barr. Sampson Ekigbo via his Facebook page, the case which was filed under suit number FHC/AI/FHR/11/2025 on the 28th day of January, 2025, and adjudicated after a hearing on the 30th of same month, stemmed from an incident that occurred on November 26, 2024, at Harriz Filling Station in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, when and where Barr. Ekigbo was assaulted by two officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service, identified as Ifeanyi Nwovu and Ogwuma Chidi, after a minor traffic altercation involvi...

Nigeria has again witnessed another significant event to wit: call to the biggest bar in Africa, where in 4,437 new lawyers were formally admitted into the Nigerian legal profession. According to report, a total of 4,429 candidates who excelled in the February 2025 Bar Final Examinations conducted by the Nigerian Law School notwithstanding their negative marking system, were joined by eight additional candidates from previous examinations in the admission ceremony hosted by the Body of Benchers at its headquarters in Abuja, on September 23rd, 24th, and 25th, 2025, and presided over by the Chairman of the Body of Benchers and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON. During the ceremony, the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN, Life Bencher, presented the candidates to the Body of Benchers, attesting to their academic excellence and moral character as “fit and proper” for admission into the legal profession, in accordance wi...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), which is the foremost body representing millions of students across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, joined the global community today in commemorating the International Day of Peace. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, this annual observance serves as a powerful reminder of the urgent need for peaceful coexistence, constructive conflict resolution, and the promotion of non-violent values in societies worldwide. In a time marked by escalating global conflicts, social divisions, and localized unrest, NANS underscored the critical role of Nigerian youth, particularly students, in fostering a culture of peace and unity. As the nation’s future leaders, students are uniquely positioned to drive transformative change by rejecting all forms of violence, including cultism, thuggery, electoral malpractice, and interpersonal aggression, which continue to disrupt academic environments and communities across Nige...

This is to notify all prospective students of University of Nigeria (UNN) to ahead of Post-UTME/DE screening registration which will officially close on Monday, 22nd September by 11:59 PM, note that the university has reportedly adopted an automated screening system that will combine both JAMB-UTME scores and O’level results. Suffice it to say that there will be no manual grading for the screening process as every candidates admission chances will depend strictly on how well he/she performed in JAMB (UTME) and O’level results. The screening method is the proposed calculation method and the ratio to be used is 90:10 ratio when calculating scores. ie: 90% will come from UTME score, while 10% will come from O’level result. This means that candidates' UTME performance is very important, but their O’level results also play a good role. Mathematically, this is expressed as: [0.9 × JAMB Score] + [0.1 × Screening Score] Screening Score is gotten using the O'level Grading S...

The Management of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree (OSPOLY) has announced the resumption of academic activities for the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka affiliated programmes with the Polytechnic for the 2025/2026 Academic Session. According to an internal memo from the Osun State Polytechnic through the registrar, Abiodun O. Oloyede, to all Nnamdi Azikiwe University students, the new academic session (2025/2026) begins on Monday, September 22, 2025. Adding that all admitted students are expected to pay their acceptance fees and go to the Admissions Office within the next two weeks for certificate screening and registration.  See memo below: Meanwhile, students are strongly advised to comply with the resumption directive and complete all registration formalities promptly.

Lagos Island was today September 16, 2025, engulfed by chaos, as multiple fire outbreaks tore through some parts of the city buildings including markets within hours, leaving a trail of destruction and economic loss. The fires, which struck Afriland Tower on Broad Street and several plazas near Mandilas Market, destroyed goods and properties worth millions of naira, injured several people, and exposed critical gaps in the city’s fire safety infrastructure. In a report by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the first blaze erupted at approximately 1:24 PM today at Afriland Tower, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street housing offices, including a branch of United Bank for Africa (UBA). The Federal Fire Service (FFS) traced the fire’s origin to the inverter room in the basement, with thick smoke rapidly spreading to upper floors. Panic gripped workers as escape routes became inaccessible, forcing some to leap from windows on the sixth floor and higher. Video below captured the harro...

The Management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has banned all social activities on the campus that will exceed 6pm. According to them, every social event within the institution environment must be held strictly during the daytime and under the supervision of the University Security Unit. The directive which was contained in a communiqué signed by Mr. Inya Egwu, the Acting Public Relations Officer of the university, came following the unfortunate incident that occurred within the institution on Friday night - September 12, 2025, involving a murdered businessman identified as Chiebonam Nweze (Power_autos) from Lejja Nsukka and the alleged murderer - Onyeka popularly known as "Daddy_Yo", a non-student of the university from Umudiaka Nsukka. In a report sourced from Sen Chijinkem Ugwuanyi's Facebook account by EruditeNewsBlog, the tragic incident happened during a Faculty of Arts bonfire event held at the Department of Archaeology, opposite UBA Hall of ...

In a shocking escalation of political tensions ahead of the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election, a viral video has captured a confrontation at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Onitsha involving Sir Paul Chukwuma, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate for governor, and Anambra State's Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Agha Mba. According to reports sourced from eyewitnesses at the scene by EruditeNewsBlog before the violent confrontation and assault video surfaced, Sir Chukwuma arrived at the hospital with a team of security personnel overpowering medical centre staff. His intent according to one of the witnesses was to transfer them to better-equipped private facilities, citing inadequate infrastructure at FMC Onitsha to wit: lack of ventilators and emergency services which he claims exacerbates the state's health crisis under Governor Soludo's administration. "He attempted to remove the victims of the Onitsha gunshots,...

Yesterday, September 12, 2025, our Akwaibom celebrity chef Hilda Baci at the bustling Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, orchestrated what is poised to become a Guinness World Record-breaking feat: the world's largest pot of jollof rice . The event, initially planned for the public Muri Okunola Park but relocated to the hotel’s car park due to logistical and regulatory concerns, drew over 20,000 spectators. Despite the controversy surrounding the venue change, Baci’s meticulous preparation and unyielding determination turned the Gino World Jollof Festival into a triumphant showcase of culture and ambition, poised to secure her another Guinness World Record. Hilda Baci’s path to this monumental event began a full year earlier, in September 2024, when she announced her ambition to break the record for the largest pot of jollof rice. The 28-year-old chef, already a global sensation for her 93-hour cooking marathon in 2023, approached the challenge ...