Nigeria, April 10 -- The Nigerian government has mandated that all federal tertiary institutions make their vacancies and recruitment public.

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, asked the universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to publish their vacancies in at least one national daily newspaper, on their websites and in other relevant academic and professional journals.

In a statement by the ministry's spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, the minister said the directive followed the waivers granted to some of the institutions to recruit more staff into their folds after they raised concerns about manpower shortage.

"This directive aims to ensure a transparent, open, and competitive recruitment process that offers equal opp...