FG Working To Avert Impending ASUU Strike – Ministry
The Federal Ministry of Education said the Federal Government was working to avert another strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Rising from its National Executive Council meeting, held at the University of Ibadan last weekend, ASUU had given the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to meet its outstanding demands or lecturers would go on strike. Further speaking on Wednesday...
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...
FG Considers Total Autonomy For Universities
To foster progress and reduce external bottlenecks, the federal government is considering the re-introduction of the Policy of University Full Autonomy, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced. This decision is in line with the government’s conviction that university autonomy provides a platform for institutions to develop at their own pace. Speaking through the Minister of Niger Delta Development, Engineer Abubakar Momoh...
IG Names Special Squad To Protect Schools In Nasarawa
Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, established the Schools Protection Squad in Nasarawa State to improve security in educational facilities throughout the 13 local government districts of the state. Egbetokun, who was represented by AIG Zachariah Achinyan of Zone 4, Makurdi, inaugurated the squad on Monday during a stakeholders’ forum on school safety. He said the initiative aims to...
NECO Deploys Software For Effective Grading Of Candidates
The National Examinations Council has deployed cutting-edge software to ensure efficient grading of students/candidates in its various examinations. The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, stated this in a press sta...
Under Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, UniAbuja Suffered Academic Setback For 5 Years, Says ASUU
The University of Abuja branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that in the last five years the institution has experienced an onslaught on academic activities and suffered setbacks as a result of erosion of academic culture and tradition. The ASUU members were seen chanting and celebrating the end of the tenure of the former Vice...
NANS Quiz Competition: NICTM Beats UNIBEN, AAU, Auchi Poly, Others
The National Institute of Construction Technology and Management (NICTM), Uromi, has emerged winner of the maiden edition of the inter-school quiz competition organized by the Joint Campus Council (JCC) of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Edo State Axis. The intellectually charged competition, held on Friday at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, brought together top higher institutions across Edo...
FG Warns Vice-Chancellors Against Reopening Universities
The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered vice-chancellors to maintain the closure of federal, state and private universities in order to keep students and university communities safe from COVID-19. ABN TV reports that the National Universities Commission gave the directive through a circular by the Director, Directorate of the Executive Secretary’s Office, Chris Maiyaki. The circular read, “Vice-chancellors will please recall...
Suspected Land Grabbers Invade Ondo Community
The Akure West LCDA headquarters in Ondo State's Isinkan community is tense after alleged land grabbers carrying lethal weapons interrupted a housing project that was in progress. According to reports, about 10 individuals stormed the site in a convoy, drove away workers, and allegedly destroyed equipment. Sources claim the intruders acted on the orders of the Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladelusi...
Nigeria Has Highest Number Of Out-Of-School Children In Sub-Saharan Africa – Minister
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says Nigeria has the highest number of out-of-school children in sub-Saharan Africa. Nwajiuba made this known during the inauguration of “Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA)” in Katsina on Monday. Nigeria has an estimated 10,193,918 children out of school. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Russia Records Highest Daily Death Toll According to the minister, the...
