Appropriate funding of tertiary education remains a major challenge for many countries, particularly developing ones. In addition to personnel emoluments and building of infrastructure, the university system requires enormous financial resources to meet its research funding demands and contribute more to more meaning socio-economic growth of nations. To address...
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Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday implored the Federal government to end the six-month old ASUU strike in the interest of the students and for national development. The House made the call at its plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Hon. Bamidele Oleyelogun. The lawmakers called on...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has debunked a report making the rounds on social media that it has issued directive on the resumption of academic activities on August 18, 2022. LAUTECH’s Principal Assistant Registrar, Public and Alumni...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Higher Education Observatory for Africa (HEOFA) has commended the efforts of the National Universities Commission (NUC) in implementing its 2021-2027 strategic plan on ranking. A Ghanaian member of the Board of HEOFA, Dr. Fred Mensah gave the commendation in a statement issued to...
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to work with government and lecturers to end incessant strike in Nigeria universities. Abubakar stated this at a youths programme with the theme “Intergenerational Synergy on Government”, organised by PDP to commemorate the 2022 International Youth...
The Niger Development Commission (NDDC) has resumed the suspended scholarship scheme as part of efforts to eradicate poverty in the Niger Delta region. Mr Udengs Eradiri, Special Adviser on Youths to the Interim Administrator, NDDC, Dr Efiong Akwa, who announced the development, said that it was part of NDDC’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Muhammadu Buhari has again appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the ongoing strike which has drastically affected the universities’ students all over the country apart from disrupting their academic pursuits. President Buhari also urged ASUU leaders to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, (COEASU) lecturers have suspended their ongoing strike for a period of 60 days. In a joint statement on Friday, The COEASU President, Dr Smart Olugbeko and Dr Ahmed Bazza, General Secretary of the union announced the suspension...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has reiterated its readiness to further transform teaching profession in the country, noting the place of education as a human right which must involve equity, inclusion, quality and relevance. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr David Adejo...
The Kaduna State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a World Bank-supported project, on Thursday began disbursement of N102.4 million Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) to 8,475 schoolgirls in the state. At the disbursement ceremony in Kaduna, the Project Coordinator, Mrs Maryam Dangaji, said that the CCT intervention...
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State says the Federal Government of Nigeria cannot borrow N1.1 trillion to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who have been on strike for over five months. The Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum said this on Wednesday when...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the recently conducted mop-up examination for 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). The JAMB Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, announced the results in a statement issued in Abuja...
In his continued payments of scholarship for various categories of Borno students, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the payment of N19,392,000 registration fees for 59 Borno students, currently in law school campuses across the nation. The registration was for the 2021/2022 academic session. Executive Secretary of Borno State...
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has trained 180 lecturers and teachers on critical assessment competency. The Director Psychometric, JAMB, Dr Ariyo Akinyele, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Tuesday. Akinyele said that the gesture was to enhance...
Lagos State universities are not on strike! I am yet to understand why academic staff of state-owned universities often abandon their classrooms when ASUU declares a trade dispute with the Federal Government, not State Governments, over noncompliance with agreements signed by the Federal Government, not by State Governments, and...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says results of a total of 365,564 candidates who sat for its 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates have been withheld. A total of the 1,607,981 candidates registered for the examination from 20,222 recognised secondary schools across the...
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), says it will petition the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) over conduct of examination by Kaduna State University (KASU) management amidst ongoing strike by the union. This was contained in a statement on Monday in Kaduna...
The National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS) has said the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike would affect students chances in the labour market after graduation. Mr Shasanya Akinola, National President of NULASS in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – As part of efforts to improve on the standard of education in Akpabuyo LGA of Cross River State, the Chairman of council, Rt Hon. Emmanuel Offiong Bassey has presented over 500 desks to seven primary schools in the LGA. During the presentation of desks, Honourable...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Bonro State Governor, Babagana Zulum has lamented over the non implementation of the national minimum wage for Local Education Authority (LEA) teachings in the state, admitting that some tea hers still receive less than N11,000 as monthly salaries. This is sequel to wide spread...