Sir Udensi Tasks Parents On Promotion Of Igbo Language, Culture In Family
As the world marks the 2022 International Mother Tongue Day, which seeks to promote the preservation and protection of all languages around the world, Abia born Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi has urged parents especially in the Igbo speaking states to ensure they promote Igbo language and culture in their families. Sir Udensi described as worrisome a situation where...
Ray Nkemdirim Foundation Revives Schools Quiz In Abia
A former director of Operations of the Department of State Services, DSS, Chief Raymond Nkemdirim has rolled out plans for the revival of Schools Quiz competition in Abia State. Using his foundation, Ray Nkemdirim Foundation (RNF), the former DSS boss said the quiz competition started on April 12 and will end May 26, 2021. Speaking with ABN TV, Chief Nkemdirim said...
We Never Agreed With FG To End Strike – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says the union has not reached any agreement yet with Federal Government to suspend its industrial action. ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, said there is nothing in the government’s offer on November 27 to suggest the end of the over eight-month strike. “Therefore, the ASUU leadership...
Don’t Engage In Online Lectures – ASUU Warns Members
The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed lecturers nationwide not to engage in the online teaching of students. Following the lockdown due to the Coronavirus, several universities resorted to online teaching while the Minister of Education in April directed public tertiary institutions to commence online lecturing. But in a memo, ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun...
Universities To Reopen January – Minister
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says the Academic Activities in Nigeria Universities will resume in January. He says the negotiations between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal government had reached 98 percent, adding that it remains only two percent to be completed He spoke Monday in Alor, Idemili South local government area of...
ABSU: Instead Of Giving Students 30k Reduce Their Fees, Abia Lawmaker Advises Ikpeazu
The member representing Bende North constituency in Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu has called in the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu to jettison plans to pay each student of ABSU the sum of N30,000. He said instead of the said payment which the state government had announced as a measure to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic...
UBEC Lauds Universal Learning Solutions Over Innovation In Education Of Nigerian Children
The Universal Basic Commission, UBEC has applauded an education-centred non governmental organisation, Universal Learning Solutions, USL for the innovation, Jolly Phonics it has deployed in ensuring that children learn to read and write with minimal challenge at an early stage. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at an event to mark the fifteenth anniversary of ULS, the Executive Secretary of UBEC,...
ASUU Strike Will Soon End – Ngige
The federal government has assured that the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon end. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He disclosed that the Ministries of Finance, Education, Labour and Employment and the Office of the Accountant General will meet with the union. “The issue of ASUU will soon come...
COVID-19 Management: Gregory University Finally Reveals Secret Of Its Success Story [Must Read]
A leading private university in Nigeria, Gregory University Uturu has revealed how it has been able to manage the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic to keep its campus free of the disease. The university says following the outbreak of the disease in the first quarter of 2020, the school management reacted appropriately by rolling out multiple approaches geared towards preventing and...
New Date For Student Loans Scheme Coming Soon — Presidency
The presidency has restated its commitment to the implementation of the student loan scheme, indicating that a new take-off date would be determined soon. This clarification follows a statement by the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, suggesting that the implementation of the scheme had been put off indefinitely. Fielding questions from State House Correspondents at the...
