NECO Examiners Threaten Protest Over Unpaid Entitlements
Examiners hired by the National Examination Council to grade the 2024 students' exams have threatened to stage a nationwide protest for failure to be paid for their work. It was learned that the examiners have started mobilizing their colleagues across the states for the planned protest. A letter written to the NECO Chief Registrar at the National Headquarters in Minna by...
Benue State University Set To Introduce Faculty Of Agriculture
The Benue state Governor has approved for Benue State University to establish a Faculty of Agriculture to support the Center for Food Tech and Research. This was disclosed on Friday in Makurdi by the Vice Chancellor of BSU, Prof. Joe Iorapuu, during the 10th anniversary of BSU-CEFTER. BSU-CEFTER is a project funded by the World Bank to address post-harvest management issues...
Abia Polytechnic Renamed After Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu
Governor Alex Otti has indeed renamed Abia State Polytechnic in Aba after Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the first executive governor of Abia state, ABN TV reports. This gesture honors Dr. Onu's legacy and contributions to the state, particularly his role in establishing the polytechnic in 1992. Dr. Onu was a highly respected statesman who laid a strong foundation for good governance and...
Tinubu Authorizes Construction Of Ondo Teaching Hospital
A teaching hospital in Akure, Ondo, has been authorized by the FG to aid in the education of medical students at the Federal University of Technology Akure. President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammad Pate, to initiate the necessary arrangements for the establishment of the teaching hospital. Prof. Pate has since dispatched a...
FG Reverses Policy On 18-Year Admission Benchmark
The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in the country. This is as he hinted on the possibility of his administration to review the nation’s education policy. However, the minister said there be no reversal on the federal government’s decision to void over 22,700 degree certificates obtained by Nigerians in some...
Foundation Donates Over N2.5m For WAEC Registration Of 63 Students In Ohafia (Photos)
An education-based non-governmental organisation, Children’s Trust Foundation has donated the sum of N2,520,000 to Ohafia Model High School, Ebem-Ohafia in Abia State for the WAEC Examination registration of 63 SS3 students of the school. This advances the foundation's mission of providing support to students and families with minimal access to quality education. The fund was presented by the founder of the...
Western Iyamu hails Appointment of Edoba Omorogie as UNIBEN new VC
The Western Iyamu Global Foundation, has congratulated Prof. Edoba Bright Omoregie, SAN, on his “well-deserved appointment” as the 11th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). In a statement on Tuesday, the group eulogized Omoregie’s “exceptional academic distinction, outstanding leadership qualities and remarkable achievements, making him an exemplary figure in the academic community.” The statement reads in part, “His appointment...
Pay Outstanding Debt’s, SSANU, NASU Urges Wale Edun
The Minister of Finance, Wale, has been urged by the SSANU and NASU of Educational Institutions to release their four months withheld salaries. This call follows President Bola Tinubu’s approval of the payment. The unions firmly dismissed any prospect of further meetings or negotiations with the Federal Government, emphasizing that the Ministry of Finance should “do the needful” by disbursing the...
Bayelsa Schools Shut Down For Disobeying Order To Proceed On Break Over Flood
The Bayelsa State Government has shut down two private schools indefinitely for disregarding the government directive for all schools in the state to proceed on break until the the flood water recedes. The state Ministry of Education includes in a flood break in the school calendar between September and October to prevent pupils and students from being drowned in the...
NINLAN Bill Not Containing Tinubu’s Name, Only Seeking Upgrade Of Institute To University Of Nigerian Languages — Benjamin Kalu
Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has clarified that the University of Nigerian Languages, Aba (Establishment, etc) Bill, 2024, is only seeking to upgrade the existing National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba, Abia State, to a University of Nigerian Languages. Speaking when the members of the Governing Board of NINLAN led by their chairman, Professor Victor Ukaogo,...
