LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Peter Obi, has lamented over the working conditions of university lecturers. The former Anambra governor disclosed that his friend, a university professor of about 14 years, begged him to put in words for him so he could be appointed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has reacted to reports that the federal government has increased salary of lecturers by 35 percent. ASUU said it has not been informed of any pay rise given lecturers in federal institutions by the federal government. The National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this in…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some gunmen Thursday attacked Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, in Kaduna State, abducting some lecturers and their families. An official of Kaduna Sate Vigilance Service who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) but did not want his name mentioned, said some students of the institution were also injured. The official, who…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Four University of Benin lecturers, Eight female students and five male students from Geology department were abducted by suspected Fulani Herdsmen at Igarra in Edo State. CAMPUS GIST gathered that they were all returning from a field trip before their forceful abduction. A student who managed to escape unhurt, confirmed the incident…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A strange and fetish-like object has been spotted at the front of the University of Ibadan gate, scaring people away. According to Tribune Online, a strange but fetish-like object said to have been placed in front of the main entrance gate into the campus of the University of Ibadan (UI), by unknown…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The recent alleged sexual harassment of female students by lecturers at the University of Lagos may only be a tip of the iceberg as more female students from tertiary institutions across the country have narrated their ugly experiences. Young girls who spoke with our correspondents in different parts of the country explained…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that his administration has submitted names of lecturers of the Rivers State University to the Department of State Services (DSS) for profiling following the activities of suspected cultists in the University. He also declared that his administration is working with security agencies to frontally…