How Our Free School Feeding Programme Increased Primary School Enrollment In Abia — Gov. Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu says his administration has increased the public primary school enrollment figure in the state using the free school feeding programme which he said has worked like a magic. Governor Ikpeazu who stated this while addressing Members of the Free Meal Programme from Abia South during their solidarity visit at the Governor's Lodge Aba on Monday...
Open University Students Protest Fee Hike
Students of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Lagos State have protested the increment in their tuition. The protest held at the university’s McCarthy Study Centre in Obalende, with the students carrying placards with different inscriptions in protest. According to the students, the hike was a sole decision of the school which they only knew of while registering for...
Registration for JAMB opens on January 14
The sale of UTME and direct admission registration forms was announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday. The body recommended potential applicants looking to enroll in a polytechnic, university, or other postsecondary institution start the registration process. The final date for registration is February 14, 2023, and it advised interested individuals to obtain their forms starting on...
UK Universities To Shutdown As Lecturers Embark On Strike
In the UK, around 70,000 employees at 150 universities will walk out over 18 days between February and March. The University College Union (UCU) reported that the strike was launched due to disagreements over wages, working conditions, and threats against pensions. Academics, librarians, and other employees are among the members who are requesting a pay increase over the 4% to 5%...
Reduce Out-Of-School Children Rate In Your Localities, FG Charges State Governors
The Federal Government has called on governors to stem the tide of rising numbers of out-of-school-children in their respective States by making substantive efforts to ensure increased access, improve quality and systems strengthening of education at all levels in the states. The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah, made the call on Thursday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during...
Fatima Andat Emerges Best Graduating Student, As Covenant University Graduates 206 First Class Students
Dashe Fatima Andat from Jos with a cumulative grade point average of 5.0, a student in the Accounting Department at the College of Management and Social Sciences, was named the best-graduating student at Covenant University for the 2021/2022 session. At the Covenant University's 2021/2022 Convocation on Friday, 206 students from Ota, Ogun State, received First-Class degrees. During the 17th Convocation Ceremony...
Benue Teachers Decry Non Payment Of Salaries By Gov. Ortom For 13 Months
Teachers in Benue State say they are facing a lot of hardship due to the over 13 months of salaries owed them by the government. Our correspondent reports that some of the public primary school teachers have taken to petty trading and farming after school hours to meet some of their household needs. But, there are others who do nothing outside...
How Lagos Secondary School Students Lodge Female Colleagues For Sex Romp In Lagos
Some students of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, have been caught after absconding from school to lodge female colleagues in hotels for sex romps. The students, who were all boarders, had on different occasions jumped the school’s fence with their female counterparts and stayed out of school for days. Findings by our correspondent revealed that the students involved in...
COEASU National Leadership Urges Ikpeazu To Reverse Alleged Sack Abia College of Education Union Chairman
The National leadership of COEASU, has called on the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu to take urgent steps to ensure that the sacking of the Chairman of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) of Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu (ASCETA) Comrade Egesi Onyemaechi Kevin is reversed. The body urged the governor to call...
NABTEB Still Valid For Admission, Says Education Minister
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that the National Business and Technical Examinations Board General Certificate of Education Advance Level results for 2015 to 2021 are valid. The minister noted that the results are not only valid but also usable for admission to tertiary institutions. This information is contained in the JAMBulletin, the official bulletin of the Joint...
