The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday after its National Executive Council meeting at the Comrade Festus Iyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja. Prof. Osodeke said the...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Group Managing Director of African technology giant, SystemSpecs, John Obaro, has urged students to acquire skills and attitudes necessary to thrive in a more technologically advanced future. Delivering the guest lecture during the recently held 10th matriculation ceremony of McPherson University, Ogun State, Obaro...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Calabar chapter, has sensitised students of the institution over the planned strike by the union if the Federal Government fails to meet their demands. Dr John Edor, Chairman of the union in UNICAL, who organised a forum on Thursday in...
The Kebbi State Government says 30 students and a teacher of Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri, abducted by bandits last year, have regained their freedom. Malam Yahaya Sarki, the Special Adviser Media to Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, confirmed this in a statement made available to the...
A federal lawmaker, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, representing Taraba Southern Senatorial District in the National Assembly has awarded scholarships of N50,000 each to 520 students in his constituency. Bwacha made the presentation to the beneficiaries on Wednesday at the annual hosting of constituents in Donga Local government Area of Taraba....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) Chapter has threatened to join the ASUU National Secretariat planned nation wide strike if the Federal Government do not implement the negotiations jointly signed by both the Federal Government and ASUU National officials....
Mr Ededa Emmanuel, the 2018 best graduating student of the Kaduna State University(KASU) has called on students to be hardworking and disciplined in order to achieve academic success. Emmanuel, 23, who bagged a first class in Micro Biology with a CGPA of 4.97, made the call during an interview...
The Ekiti State University (EKSU) has said that some of its students affected by a recent fees scam flouted its directive on the mode of payment of fees. Mr Bode Olofinmuagun, the institution’s Head, Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs, made the clarification in a statement on Monday in...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has increased registration fees for school candidates for West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from N13,950 to N18,000, beginning from 2022. WAEC Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known while announcing the release of results of the 2021...
Nine junior high school students drowned Friday after two canoes capsized on a river in the Northern Region of Ghana, police confirmed Saturday. Bernard Baba Ananga, Northern Regional Crime Officer of the Ghana Police Service, told Xinhua that about 31 students were on the canoes, which they used to...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested 48 individuals for their alleged illegalities in the conducts of the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB). According to a statement by ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, the joint operation tagged...