The Federal Government says there was no Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between it and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which currently awaits signing by the President. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this in a statement signed by Mr Olajide Oshundun, Deputy Director, Press...
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The Class of 1982 of Saint Maria Goretti Girls Grammar School Benin City have pleaded with the Edo State Government to consider returning the School to the Catholic Mission to enhance the education of the girl child. The old students, under the auspices of Saint Maria Goretti Old Girls’...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to meet with the Prof. Nimi Briggs-led Committee on negotiation. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osekede said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN reports that the Briggs committee...
Enough is enough, President Buhari tells ASUU, urges lecturers to consider generational consequences
Enough is enough, President Buhari tells ASUU, urges lecturers to consider generational consequences
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider their position on the prolonged strike, expressing worry that the strike will have generational consequences on families, the educational system and future development of the country. President Buhari also said...
The Anambra State House of Assembly has expressed displeasure over 70 per cent budget slash in education from N3.23 billion to N1.1billion in the 2022 revised budget presented by Gov. Charles Soludo. They said that the budgetary allocation to education sector was unrealistic and the slash would lower the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As Principals of the Nation’s 110 Unity Colleges converge on Monday in Benin city to kick-start this year’s admission, Education Minister, Adamu Adamu has directed that they must be guided by the principles of fairness, equity and good conscience in the conduct of the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has denied fixing any examination for Saturday 9th July, 2022. This is contrary to insinuations in some quarters that the Council has scheduled examination for above date, which is Sallah Day (Eid- Adha). The NECO Head of Information and...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – An advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to redirect the budgets of the Presidency, the National Assembly and other sectors in order to meet the demands of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). SERAP, in a letter,...
Some stakeholders in the education sector have continued to express worry over the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). They said that the face-off had crippled the livelihood of the people around the universities. The stakeholders, who spoke with the News...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said that all tertiary institutions of the state will continue to run strike-free academic calendar in conformity with his administration policies. The governor gave the assurance while addressing students at the Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, shortly after inspecting several projects executed by the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – No fewer that eighty-eight thousand (88,000) students are taking part in the 2022 National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) certificate. The Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Ifeoma Isiugo Abanihe, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, while monitoring the 2022 NABTEB examinations at Federal...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday presented 13 Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to outstanding teachers selected across the six education districts. The teachers were presented brand-new vehicles for their passion and deployment of modern techniques to teach students. The recipients were among the finalists nominated for the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has approved no fewer than 85 venues across the country for the marking of the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. WAEC made the disclosure in a statement signed by its Acting Head...
An inmate of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Kuje Custodial Centre, Mr Chinwendu Heart, graduated with a Second Class Upper degree in Theological Studies from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). This is contained in a statement issued by Public Relations Officer, (PRO) FCT command, Mr Chukwuedo...
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has approved N200,000 scholarship scheme each to 500 indigent and brilliant students of the state in tertiary institutions. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Ini Ememobong, disclosed this in a statement in Uyo, made available to newsmen on Tuesday. He said the...
The Save Public Education Campaign, an NGO, says it will lead a national mass protest to bring an end to the incessant strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Convener of the group, Ms Vivian Bello, made this known at a news conference in Abuja on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Association of Educational Therapists (AET) has honoured an Abuja based educational therapist and founder of Royal School for Educational Therapy, Dr. Badewa Adejugbe-Williams, as an educational therapist/Professional. A statement issued in Abuja by the school management stated that the President of the Association...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – About 35,000 scholars in public tertiary institutions have benefitted from the TETFund scholarship for academic staff programme which commenced in 2008. Acting Director of Academic Staff Training and Development, Abdullahi Imam, who stated this when the representatives of the TETFund scholars paid a courtesy...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has faulted reports in media circles suggesting that the payments of overseas tuition fees from Nigeria will cost more as from January 2023, due to the purported withdrawal of the “Form A” Discounted rate, with effect from December...
Nigerian singer, Davido has awarded five years scholarship to a Ghanaian student who just earned distinctions in all subjects at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The brilliant student identified as Morro Suleyman scored A1 parallel after he sat for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in 2021, but was unable to proceed to...