Gov. Otti Speaks At Cambridge University Conference In UK
The University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, United Kingdom, will be hosting the Abia State Governor, His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti on Saturday, May 18, 2024. This year's conference theme, ‘Kujenga Africa: Forging Global Alliances’, a Swahili phrase meaning ‘to build’, is a timely call to action for unity, collaboration, and innovation. It underscores the need for these elements to...
We’re Working To End ASUU Strike Soon, Ngige Assures
The Federal Government, yesterday, expressed the hope that the one-month warning strike embarked upon by Academic State Union of Universities, ASUU, on February 14, 2022, would soon end. Recall that ASUU called its members out on the warning strike to compel the Federal Government to address their demands, some of which had been lingering since 2009. Minister of Labour and Employment,...
Students Loan: FG Updates New Date Explains Delay In Take-Off
The Federal Government has stated that the Nigeria Education Loan Fund portal for eligible students would open in March. The Executive Secretary, NELFund, Dr. Akintunde Sawyer, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja, urged eligible students to register to access the fund. President Bola Tinubu on June 12, 2023, signed the Access...
How ASUU Meeting With FG Ended Without Resolution As Lecturers Walk Out In Anger
The negotiation meeting held by the federal government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday, ended in deadlock, thus dashing hope of imminent resumption of academic activities in the nation’s public universities. The union had met yesterday with Prof. Briggs’ renegotiation committee with a view to resolving its difference with FG towards reopening the universities. The meeting which held at...
OPM International University Scholarship Beneficiaries Complete Industrial Attachment At UPTH
Medical students from ESM University, Benin Republic, under the OPM International University Scholarship, have successfully completed their Industrial Attachment (IT) at the prestigious University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). This achievement is a direct result of the efforts of HRM King Apostle Chibuzor, General Overseer of OPM, who leveraged his connections to secure placements for the students in renowned...
NUC Defends Sen. Nwoye, Says Appeal For Admission Of Constituents Not Wrong
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has defended the senator representing Anambra North senatorial district, Tony Nwoye, for appealing to the University of Abuja to give admission to five members of his zone in the state. Recall that social media was abuzz weekend with criticisms of the senator’s action, especially as candidates with very high scores in the Joint Admission and...
JAMB Raises Cost Of Mock-UTME Because Of High Price Of Diesel
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has announced an increase in the service charge for this year’s mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Less than a week to the optional examination, the board disclosed that the service charge has been increased by N400. It stated that while the examination would be conducted freely at its centres, JAMB said candidates willing...
Group Cautions Against Abduction Of Journalist Over Report On Afe Babalola University
The National Association of Online Security Reporters (NAOSRE) has warned security agencies not to harass or abduct Idumonza Isidahomhen, the Editor-in-Chief of OpenLife, a pan African news magazine, over a report published by his platform. The association raised the alarm over the alleged plot to arrest the publisher, who doubles as the Public Relations Officer of NAOSRE, in a statement...
ASUU Strike: No Decision Yet On UTAS Edu Minister Says
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, says a payment platform, one of the bones of contention surrounding the protracted industrial strike embarked by the members of the Academic Staff Union Universities, ASUU, is yet to be approved. This was disclosed by Adamu, yesterday, while fielding questions on Channels TV. Recall that ASUU had demanded that its members be exited...
UBEC Lauds Universal Learning Solutions Over Innovation In Education Of Nigerian Children
The Universal Basic Commission, UBEC has applauded an education-centred non governmental organisation, Universal Learning Solutions, USL for the innovation, Jolly Phonics it has deployed in ensuring that children learn to read and write with minimal challenge at an early stage. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at an event to mark the fifteenth anniversary of ULS, the Executive Secretary of UBEC,...
