There are currently a total of 170 universities in Nigeria comprising the 43 Federal Universities, 48 State Universities and 79 private-owned universities. With a combined total annual intake capacity of 600,000 compared to the average of 2,500,000 applicants year in year out. In 2017, Nigerian universities counted 1.7 million undergraduate students and 234 thousand postgraduate students. Among master students, women accounted for 36 percent of the total, while the female percentage was slightly lower among bachelor students.
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ASUP to begin nationwide strike April 6
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has said it will begin a nationwide strike from April 6, 2021. ASUP said the strike is over the alleged “culture of neglect by the government on issues affecting the technological education sub sector.’’
NYSC releases list of universities banned from 2021 Batch A orientation course
The National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, has banned about eight foreign universities in the Republic of Benin and Niger from participating in the 2021 Batch A orientation course.
Universities will likely resume in January as agreement has reached 98% – ASUU
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says the Academic Activities in Nigeria Universities will resume January.
Clinical officer of jigawa state kidnapped in Kano
The clinical officer of Federal University Curse (FUD), Shehu Abdulhamid was travelling with his friend from Kano to Jigawa when he was abducted and taken to Gaya bush