No fewer than 60 lecturers across Nigerian universities and polytechnics have been suspended, dismissed, had their appointments terminated or been prosecuted over allegations of sexual harassment and other forms of sexual misconduct in the last five years.
An analysis of disciplinary actions publicly announced by tertiary institutions between 2021 and July 2026 shows that while universities and polytechnics have maintained zero-tolerance policies against sexual misconduct, reports of lecturers demanding sex from students have continued to emerge across the country.
The latest incidents occurred on July 27, 2026, when Paul University, Awka, Anambra State, announced the suspension of a practical biology technologist in its Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Cornelius Eze, over allegations of serious sexual misconduct after a complaint was lodged with the institution on July 14.
A week earlier, on July 18, Kogi State Polytechnic terminated the appointment of a lecturer, Mukhtar Muhammed, over allegations that he sexually
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