EDUCATION
Ikpeazu Appoints New Rector, Registrar, Others For Abia Polytechnic
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the appointment of Dr. Okorie Kalu Osonwa as the substantive Rector Abia State Polytechnic, Aba. The appointment of principal officers of the Polytechnic, Aba follows the recommendation of the Governing Council. Other principal officers approved by the Governor are Oriaku Chinyere - Registrar, Omenihu Friday - Bursar, Ndulaka Chigozie - Librarian, and Nwogu...
Gov. El-Rufai Sacks 16 Lecturers [SEE REASON & FULL LIST]
The Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has ordered the sack of 16 lecturers and 2 non-academic staff in Kaduna State University (KASU) for participating in a protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. The NLC and the Kaduna state government were involved in a bitter row in May after the former organised a massive protest in the state...
BREAKING! FG Orders Reopening Of Schools Nationwide By October 12
THE federal government has given directives for the reopening of all schools in the country by October 12. This came about six months after the closure of schools nationwide by the government to stem the transmission of COVID-19 pandemic. The minister of education, Adamu Adamu who made the announcement on Friday in Abuja, Also directed all Federal Colleges also known...
FG Agrees To Release N30 Billion To ASUU
The Federal Government has agreed to release N30 billion earned academic allowance to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Government will pay the money in tranches between May 2021 and January 2022. As part of the concession to end the seven-month strike, the government also pledged to spend N20bn on the revitalisation of the education sector. These agreements were reached...
COVID-19: Ogun State Suspends Schools Indefinitely
The Ogun State Government on Thursday said it has extended the ban of all high-density gatherings to school and worship centres in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abeokuta. He stated that the ban on high-density gatherings affected all schools – public and private – as well...
Under My Presidency, WAEC, JAMB, NECO Will Be Free For Nigerian Children — Kwankwaso
Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has vowed make West African Examination Council, (WAEC), Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and National Examination Council (NECO) free for all Nigerian children. Kwankwaso stated this on while presenting his manifesto in Abuja on Tuesday. The NNPP candidate pledged that he would ensure that all entry examinations into tertiary...
Abia Polytechnic: Ikpeazu Receives Accreditation Restoration Report, Blames Management Over Lack Of Prudent Spending
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has received the report of the Task Force On The Restoration Of Accreditation Of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba. The governor while receiving the report at governor's lodge in Aba congratulated the task force for a job well done, stressing that the management of the tertiary institution has failed to exercise prudence in matching their...
Strike: Federal Government Tells Court To Order ASUU To Call Of Strike
The Federal government on Monday urged the National Industrial Court to order the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven months strike. Joined as a claimant in the matter is the Minister of Education with the President of ASUU as sole defendant. The matter, which came up before Justice Polycarp Hamman, brought by Minister of Labour and...
We Are Willing To Call Off ASUU Strike – Prof Osodeke
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, says the union is willing to end its seven-month-old strike. Osodeke disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education tagged: ‘The Locked Gates of our Citadels -A National Emergency.’ Recall that the union embarked on industrial action on February 14, making...
Don’t Engage In Online Lectures – ASUU Warns Members
The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed lecturers nationwide not to engage in the online teaching of students. Following the lockdown due to the Coronavirus, several universities resorted to online teaching while the Minister of Education in April directed public tertiary institutions to commence online lecturing. But in a memo, ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun...
