No Resumption Until FG Pays Withheld Salaries – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU on Sunday said it would not end the strike it embarked on until government paid all the salaries of its members it withheld. The President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Lagos, said the government should not expect the lecturers to resume without paying the withheld...
Management Goes After Federal Polytechnic Nekede Student Who Said She Graduated With Help Of Her Private Organ
The management of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, near Owerri in Imo, says it has begun investigations into the identity of a female student, who gloated about her graduation on TikTok. The yet-to-be-identified female student had gloated on the social media platform that she graduated with the help of God and private organ. In a statement signed by the Polytechnic’s Registrar, Eucharia...
We’re No Longer Responsible For Lingering ASUU Strike – FG
The federal government has said it’s no longer responsible for the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Emeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education said there is nothing that should be stopping the lecturers from returning to classrooms. Nwajiuba explained that the government has done what it needs to do, adding that the lingering strike should be...
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Lux Mundi University Umuahia Unveils Principal Officers, Deans
The Pro-Chancellor of Lux Mundi University, Prof Gabriel Okenwa has described education as the greatest asset towards human capital development. He stated this during the unveiling and presentation of principal officers, Deans, and Professors of the university on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the university's main auditorium, new Ndagbo city, Isiama Afaraukwu, Ibeku Umuahia Abia State. While describing the institution as...
Reps Urges Tertiary Institutions To Adopt Per Semester Fees Payment System
The House of Representatives has called on universities and other tertiary institutions to adopt a semester-based school fee payment system to enable students to cope with the current economic situation in the country. The call followed a resolution on a motion moved by Rep. Sa’ad Wada Taura at the Plenary on Thursday. Presenting the motion, he said adopting the payment system...
Sen. Kalu’s Bill Seeking To Provide Free And Quality Basic Education Passes First Reading
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A Bill targeted at providing a compulsive, quality & free basic education sponsored by the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu has passed its first reading at the Senate on Wednesday. Titled: Compulsory Free Universal Basic Education Act (Amendment) Bill S.B. 31, 2023, the bill passed through first reading during Wednesday's plenary season of the Senate presided...
How We Tackled Cultism In Federal Polytechnic Nekede — Rector
The Rector, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Imo State, Dr. Michael Arimanwa has revealed the strategy the management employed in tackling cultism that had ravaged the institution in the recent past. In a chat with journalists in Owerri, Arimanwa said the management engaged the indigenes of the host community as security men who he said knew the rampaging cultists. According to him, the...
Intense Competition As 17,000 Vie For 2,500 Teaching Positions In Abia
The Abia State Government reported that more than 17,000 applications had been submitted for the state's 2,500 teaching positions. This is because the state government has accused the state leadership of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, of propagating falsehood to blackmail the government. Meanwhile, the government has said it is targeting N120 billion as its internally generated revenue (IGR) for...
Ikpeazu Approves N400m Bailout Fund For ABSU
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the release of the sum of Four Hundred Million Naira (=400,000,000. 00) bailout fund for Abia State University Uturu. This is following what the state government called "strong representations from the Management and Staff of the Abia State University to the State Government for some form of financial assistance". The fund according to...
