FEMALE students in the famous Bayero University Kano have admitted being aware of a strict sexual harassment policy but resisted commenting, saying they feared being rusticated. This investigation reveals that sexual harassment has not abated at the institution despite the existence of a strict policy against...
THE Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the death of Olabode Abimbola Ibikunle, a lecturer at Prince Abubakar Audu University, formerly Kogi State University. The State Police Public Relations Officer, William Ovye Aya, confirmed the incident to Oga Lecturer on sunday. Ibikunle, a senior lecturer of the...
THE Lagos State University (LASU) has dismissed two lectures over allegations of sexual harassment, financial misconduct, and inhumane treatment of students. The university registrar and secretary to the council, Emmanuel Fanu, announced the dismissal of a professor and former Dean of the School of Agriculture, Olatunji...
STUDENTS of Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, have identified the man in a viral video allegedly attempting to engage in a sexual act with a female student as Ehigie Timothy, believed to be a lecturer in the institution’s Department of Statistics. In a one minute viral video...
THE Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has denied that Vice-Chancellor Abayomi Fasina’s sudden decision to embark on a six-month leave is connected to the sexual harassment allegations rocking the university. It also denied that it had anything to do with the recent controversy surrounding the governing council’s...
FEW weeks after assuming office, newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University, Isaac Zeb-Obipi, has declared that his administration will uphold strict discipline, emphasising zero tolerance for sexual harassment, examination malpractice, and other related misconducts. Zeb-Obipi this recently during his address at the university’s...
OVER 100 students staged a sit-in protest for days at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) in India, demanding the suspension of Assistant Registrar, Avinav Thakur, who is out on anticipatory bail in a rape and blackmail case. The students are calling for Thakur’s...
A NEW study which surveyed students and employees at Lund University in Sweden has revealed a prevailing culture of silence surrounding sexual harassment in the institution, mirroring the situation commonly seen on Nigerian campuses. A study published in November 2024, revealed that at least 63% of...
