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...
UNIZIK Governing Council Sacks Acting VC Ikechebelu, Appoints Prof Umobi
The Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, (UNIZIK) has appointed Prof Carol Umobi as Acting Vice-Chancellor. The Council, during its meeting on Saturday, removed Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof Joe Ikechebelu. Ikechebelu has been the Acting Vice Chancellor for about two months, after taking over from the outgone Vice Chancellor, Prof Charles Esimone. READ ALSO: Peter Obi’s Supporters Behind Planned Protests –...
IG Unveils Quick Response App For Schools In Ogun
Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, has introduced the VGS—VIGISCOPE application, which is intended to give schools across the country a rapid emergency reporting and response system. In a statement on Thursday, the Ogiun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, announced that Egbetokun introduced the app at the conclusion of a two-day seminar held from November 26 to...
NUC Finally Explains Why Nigerian Universities Do Not Make List Of Best Universities In The World
THE Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, had lamented that poor funding was the main reason Nigerian universities were not ranked among the best in the world. He also said that any university that loses reputation must have lost everything in its existence, saying the commission was planning to put in place stringent measures that would...
FG Dismiss Reports Of Scrapping JAMB Requirement For Admission Into Varsities
The Federal Government has dismissed reports circulating online that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is no longer required for admission into tertiary institutions in the country. Some viral online posts had claimed that the Federal Government had abolished the use of JAMB for admissions into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, and that individual institutions would henceforth conduct their...
Final Year Ibom Varsity Student To Sue Institution For Expelling Him After Allegedly Criticizing Gov. Emmanuel
A 500-level student of the Akwa Ibom State University, Ekpo Iniobong, has decided to sue the institution over his suspension and subsequent expulsion. The final year student of the Department of Agricultural Engineering was first suspended by the management in September 2020 and then expelled via a letter dated April 9, 2021, for allegedly criticising the state governor, Emmanuel Udom,...
Menstrual Hygiene: Ekiti First Lady Targets 3000 Schoolgirls As She Launches Pad Bank
In an effort to improve menstrual hygiene in Ekiti, Wife of the State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has launched Pad Bank, an initiative targeted at giving sanitary pads to 3,000 schoolgirls every year. Speaking at the launch during the commemoration of the 2021 World Menstrual Hygiene Day at the Adunni Olayinka Women Centre, Ado-Ekiti, Mrs Fayemi, disclosed that plans were...
ASUU in A’Ibom University cancels scheduled strike following Governor Eno intervention
The planned strike by the Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been called off. The ASUU took the decision not to proceed with the strike following a meeting between Governor Umo Eno and labour representatives from the university, held at the Government House in Uyo. The purpose of the meeting was to address and...
E-mail Address Now Compulsory For UTME Registration – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that as from January 31, 2023, no candidate would be registered for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE) without the provision of a functional email address. The Board noted that the review of its Advisory on the ongoing UTME registration was to ensure that best practices were followed in the process...
We Can’t Allow Abia Polytechnic To Bleed Any More, Ikpeazu Vows
As part of efforts to reposition Abia State Polytechnic Aba, Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has convoked a summit. This submit schedule to take place from 20th - 22nd of September, 2020, consists of important stakeholders. The Governor says it will address issues regarding regular payment of staff salaries. In a statement issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Information, Chief...
