I’ll Declare Your Positions Vacant, El-Rufai Threatens Kaduna Lecturers Involved In ASUU Strike
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has threatened to sack all the Kaduna State University (KASU) who are currently observing the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. ASUU has been on strike since February over the failure of government to meet th...
NBTE Introduces Online Programmes To Convert HND To Bsc
The National Board for Technical Education has unveiled an online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma holders to convert their certification to Bachelor’s Degree through online top-up for one year, with foreign accredited universities. The board disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by its Head of Media Unit, Mrs Fatima Abubakar. Abubakar said this...
Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Hopes Face Stubborn Resistance from Norwegian Committee
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize may face an uphill battle, as the Norwegian Nobel Committee insists it cannot be swayed by political pressure or media campaigns. Since returning to the White House in January, the 79-year-old Republican has repeatedly declared that he “deserves” the award, boasting of ending six wars, despite ongoing conflicts in...
FG Approves Establishment Of Seven Tertiary Institutions, Converts Alvan Ikoku COE To Federal University
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of seven new tertiary institutions in the country. The Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, Obilor-Duru Augustina Okechi, disclosed this, in a statement, on behalf of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman. According to the statement, the breakdown includes two federal universities, two colleges of education converted...
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...
92 Graduands Of Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike Bag First Class
No fewer that 92 our of the 5,817 first degree graduands of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike Abia State have been awarded first class honours in the just concluded convocation exercise. The convocation ceremony which was the 10th in the series took place on Saturday. Speaking at the event, Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Maduebibisi Iwe, revealed that 4,115 of...
ASUU Strike: We Can’t Take It Anymore, Buhari Talks Tough
It is time for university lecturers who have been on strike since February 14 to call it off in the interest of their students and the country, President Muhammadu Buhari admonished yesterday. The President urged well-meaning leaders in the country t...
Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Kalu To Deliver Enugu’s Economic Summit Lecture
Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, is to deliver a lecture at the 4th Annual Economic Summit, an initiative of Egede Economic Summit Initiative, Enugu. The lecture, scheduled for Saturday,April 30 has ...
Appeal Court Orders ASUU To Resume Academic Activities
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has ordered members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resume work with immediate effect. The appellate court gave the order in a ruling on an application by the ASUU seeking permission for it to appeal against the order of the National Industrial Court which asked the striking lecturers to resume duty. The Court...
FCT Primary School Teachers Stage Protest Over Non-Payment Of Salary Arrears
FCT primary school teachers protest non-payment of salary arrears at the Unity Fountain in Abuja on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday, staged a protest at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The protesting teachers accused the FCT Area Councils of poor attention to their welfare. The teachers protested the non-payment of salary arrears,...
