MOUAU Vice-Chancellor Professor Otunta Cleared Of Sexual Harassment Allegation By Female Staff
Professor Francis Otunta, the Vice-Chancellor of the Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia State, accused of sexual harassment has been cleared by the school authorities. According to the school management, the female staff accused the VC because she was disciplined for travelling abroad and absconding from her duties without due authorization. In a statement by the Registrar and...
Gov. Otti Appoints Chidinma Ndukwe As Abia Poly Acting Rector
Following the dissolution of the board of State Government agencies, Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, has directed the most Senior Civil Servants to take over the leadership of their respective institutions on acting capacity. By this directive, the Deputy Rector (Academics), Abia State Polytechnic Aba, Engr. Mrs Chidinma Martha Ndukwe is to step in as the acting Rector. This instruction...
Abia Government Orders Traditional Rulers To Enforce School Attendance Directive
The Abia State Government, under the leadership of Governor Dr. Alex Otti, has issued a directive aimed at ensuring every child of school age in the state returns to school as the new academic term begins on January 13, 2025. In a statement signed by Prince Nnamdi Elekwachi, the Director of Chieftaincy Affairs, traditional rulers across the state have been...
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...
Improve On Research Now, Proffer Solutions In Nigeria’s Innovative Space, Buhari Charges Universities
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged universities of technology in the country to improve their ingenuity on research to enable them proffer solutions and achieve breakthroughs in the nation’s innovation space. President Buhari, who was represented by Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, gave the charge, at the weekend, during the 33rd convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology,...
Senator Kalu’s Compulsory Free Education Bill Passes First Reading
The Senate has passed for first reading a bill that recommends a fine of N50,000 to parents who default in providing their children with primary and secondary school education. The Red Chamber also recommended free meals for every child in the country. The bill proposed by Senator Orji Kalu titled, ‘Compulsory free Universal Basic Education Act 2004, Section 2’ states that...
Gov. Yahaya Bello Releases N497m For Payment Of WAEC Fees For Kogi Students
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has approved the disbursement of N497 million for the payment of the 2023 WAEC examination fees for students enrolled in the state’s public schools in the state. This is according to a statement from Governor Bello’s Chief Press Secretary Onogwu Muhammed. “As part of efforts aimed at further improving the state’s educational system, Governor Yahaya...
Prof. Azubuike Onyebuchi Appointed To Amadeus University Governing Council
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, Prof. Azubuike K. Onyebuchi, has been appointed as a member of the Governing Council of Amadeus University, Amizi, Abia State. His appointment, which took effect from June 1, 2024, is for a four-year term, in accordance with the provisions of the University Law. The Board of Trustees of...
ABSU Staff Unions Protest 6 Months Unpaid Salaries, Says We’re Now Victims Of Humanitarian Crisis (Photos)
Members of the Staff Union of Abia state University (ABSU) including Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday staged a peaceful protest over alleged non payment of 6 months salaries by the state government. Also joined in the protest are Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU); Non-academic staff of Education and and Associated Institutions(NASU); and National Association of Academic...
Ex-Minister Uche Ogah Donates ₦10M To Clifford University, Announces Automatic Employment For Accounting Graduates
Clifford University, Ihie, Abia State, witnessed a historic moment on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, as former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Samson Ogah (Ph.D., FCA, CON, OON), announced a ₦10 million donation to the institution during the Eminent Personality Lecture Series, where he served as keynote speaker. Speaking before a packed audience of students, faculty members, university...
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