We’re Fine-Tuning Student Loan, Says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the much-awaited Student Loan Scheme and other programmes of his administration which ought to have commenced are being fined-tuned. “The Student Loan Programme will commence. There will be employment benefits for our graduates. The social security programme for the elderly and vulnerable will commence. We are fine-tuning all of that,” the President said on Monday at...
60,000 Nigerian Teachers To Break Guinness World Record
At a Teachers Conference in Lagos, over 60,000 Nigerian educators from both public and private schools will come together to set a new Guinness World Record for the most teachers in one place. Disclosing this at a press conference in Ikeja, Lagos, the Director of Strategic Partnerships, 1 Million Teachers, Oluwaseyi Anifowose, said the conference is slated for September 20...
Fear Grips Abuja Residents As Suspected Bandits Kidnap Four At UniAbuja Staff Quarters
Abuja residents are currently in fear and tension as suspected bandits in the early hours of Tuesday attacked the staff quarters of the University of Abuja, abducting four staff of the institution along with their children. The University broke the news on its official Facebook page on Tuesday morning. The attack was also confirmed by the University’s Head, Information and University...
Anambra Govt. Investigative Committee Reveals How Ejikeme Mmesoma Manipulated Her Result With Her Phone
Anambra State Government committee of inquiry set up to look into the controversy surrounding the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result of Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma, has indicted her of forging her result unaided. The Committee revealed in an eight-page report that Mmesoma admitted she forged her results, using her mobile phone without any plausible motivation or help from someone else. The panel...
Youth Forum Rejects Planned WAEC CBT Exams
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has called for the cancellation of the proposed Computer-Based Test format in the forthcoming West African Examinations Council examinations in the country. According to the forum, introducing such a mode of examination will result in mass failure for students, particularly in rural areas where computer skills are scarce or completely absent. ABNTV reports that the West African...
Kaduna Varsity ASUU Set To Strike Indefinitely From February 11
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Kaduna State University has announced an indefinite strike starting February 11, citing unresolved welfare issues. The union announced this in a letter signed by its Chairman, Dr. Peter Adamu, and Secretary, Dr. Peter Waziri, addressed to the national body seeking approval for the action. The letter, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria...
Bende Deputy Chairman Redeems 1-yr School Fees Of Two Outstanding Children Of Assemblies Of God Church Ahoada
The Deputy Chairman of Bende Local Government of Abia State, Hon. Promise Uzoma Okoro, today Sunday 3rd October, 2021 redeemed the 1year school fees he promise to pay for two outstanding children of Assemblies of God Church 1, Ahoada. You may recall during the National Children's Day Service of Assemblies of God Church 1 Ahoada held on the 15th August,...
Colleges Of Education Lecturers Declare Nationwide Strike
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union has directed its members nationwide to “immediately” withdraw their services. The lecturers accused the Federal Government of failing to provide outstanding N441 billion resulting from the received NEEDS Assessment of the Federal Colleges of Education. The President of COEASU, Nuhu Ogirima, made this known during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said, “We...
Nigerian Mother Overjoyed As Son Graduates With First Class Honors In Software Engineering From UK University (Photos)
In a heartwarming celebration, Nigerian woman Nkechi Uduma took to social media to express her pride and gratitude as her son, Emmanuel Okala Uduma, graduated with First Class Honors in Software Engineering from the University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom, ABN TV reports. In a post on her Facebook page, Nkechi attributed her son's achievement to divine intervention, saying...
ASUU Strike: FG Reviews ‘No Work, No Pay’ Policy, Sets Up Committee
The Federal Government says it has set up a tactical committee to review its ‘no work, no pay’ stance against striking members of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities, ASUU. This was disclosed by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, following the outcome of a meeting by the Minister of Education,...
