Ray Nkemdirim Foundation Revives Schools Quiz In Abia
A former director of Operations of the Department of State Services, DSS, Chief Raymond Nkemdirim has rolled out plans for the revival of Schools Quiz competition in Abia State. Using his foundation, Ray Nkemdirim Foundation (RNF), the former DSS boss said the quiz competition started on April 12 and will end May 26, 2021. Speaking with ABN TV, Chief Nkemdirim said...
Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation Announces Another Scholarship For 650 Students To Study In 12 Nigerian Universities
A leading non-governmental organizations in Nigeria, Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation has announced additional scholarships for 2022 academic year to 650 students. Beneficiaries are expected have interest and passion in the medicine and surgery to study in 12 selected Nigeria universities ABN TV had earlier reported that the Foundation which has a strong interest in education and health, in collaboration with Venezuela...
FG Addressed Two Of Eight Demands, ASUU Blasts Chris Ngige Over False Claims
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has countered claims by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, that about 98 per cent of the demands by the lecturers have been met. In a statement on Thursday, the Ibadan zone of the union said the Federal Government had met only two of eight demands contained on December 22, 2020, Memorandum...
MBBS Examination: Ikpeazu Lauds ABSUTH, Promises to Do More for Institution
Abia State, Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has applauded students, management and staff of Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba, for the results posted by students of the institution in the just concluded 4th and 5th MBBS examination. According to a statement released by the state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, the Governor who described the performance as...
Teachers To Enjoy New Salary Structure From January – FG
The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says teachers will begin to enjoy the new salary structure promised by President Muhammadu Buhari from January 2022. Nwajiuba made the disclosure on Thursday, in Abuja at a symposium organised by the Ministry of Education. The symposium is part of activities to mark the forthcoming 2021 World Teachers Day with the theme “Teachers...
1,409 Students Kidnapped, 16 Killed In One Year — Report
Plan International Nigeria, a non-governmental organization, says available records have shown that at least 1,409 students have been kidnapped from their schools in the country since 2020 and as many as 16 reported to have died or been murdered by the gangs. It said as primary and secondary schools across Nigeria reopened for a new academic session, many children were...
ASUU Threatens Another Strike, Gives FG 3-Week Ultimatum
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government a three-week ultimatum to meet its demands contained in the Memorandum of Action (MoA), signed by both parties on December 23, 2020. Failure to comply, it said, ASUU could resort to industrial action. The Union also set up an independent committee to probe what it described as questionable appointment...
No Nigerian Professor Earns More Than N416,000 – Lagos ASUU Chairman
The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said no Nigeria professor earns more than N416,000 as salary. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Dele Ashiru advocated for better welfare packages for university lecturers. He noted that despite the renegotiated agreement, the Federal Government has not signed the Memorandum of...
ASUU: “Strike Can’t Be The Tool We Use Every Time” — Gbajabiamila
Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker of the house of representatives, has brokered a truce between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU and the government have been at loggerheads in the past months. ASUU had, in a recent strike notice, issued a three-week ultimatum to the federal government to implement the agreement it reached with the union. While...
Ex-FRCN Director Engr Abiola Bags PhD Digital Communication (Photos)
Culture and religion remain two inseparable factors that shapen human existence and must not be neglected by leaders in the country. Provost Kingdom Life University Florida US, Professor Olufemi Lawal stated this at the 2021 International conference, convocation and inauguration of National Executive Council of Institute of Certificate Church Mediator and Administration, ICMA, held at the institute of church and...
