Atiku Promises To Hand Over Federal Universities To States
The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said he will hand over Federal Government-owned universities to state governments. The 75-year-old Adamawa-born politician stated this on Monday as a panelist at the 2022 Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference held at the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos State. The conference, with the theme ‘Bold Transitions’, began...
How 137 Directors Failed Test To Become School Principals
No fewer than 137 persons out of the 344 civil servants on the directorate cadre jostling to be appointed as principals of the nation’s 110 unity schools across the country failed the examination organised by the Federal Ministry of Education. رهان مباشر Our correspondent learnt that the 207 directors, who passed the computer based competency test, had been scheduled...
SSANU, NASU Suspend Strike
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) National Strike has been suspended for 60 Days, ABN TV reports. This comes amidst several futile efforts to have the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to resolve its five months strike. https://twitter.com/ASUU_NIG_/status/1560687890111283201?t=-pSwdvUd7yn3emp8VDBo3w&s=19 More details later....
ASUU Strike: Elite Toying With Nigeria’s Future, Yahaya Bello Warns
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello is of the opinion that the strike involving members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lingered on because the Nigerian elite are toying with the future of the country. Bello disclosed this on Friday while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. The governor who said he has been closely monitoring...
ASUU Strike: Buhari Government Will Teach Lecturers Lesson With ‘No Work, No Pay’
The Federal Government has again threatened that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who are currently on strike, will not receive salary. Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, said lecturers would not be paid for the six months they are absent from work. He disclosed that the measure would serve as a penalty over the “behavior of ASUU.” Addressing State House...
Gombe State University Set To Resume Monday
The management of Gombe State University on Thursday urged 100 level students to resume next week Monday. Our correspondent reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, since Monday, February 14, 2022, at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, had declared industrial action due to the failure of the Federal Government to meet its agreement with them. According to a statement dated...
FG Begs Students To Take ASUU To Court And Seek Compensation
The Federal Government has asked students to take legal action against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for compensation over the time lost since the varsity teachers began their latest round of strike. Education Minister Adamu Adamu said this on Thursday while fielding questions from reporters at the 47th Session of the State House Ministerial Briefing organized by the...
No Resumption Till Our Salaries Within Period Of Strike Are Paid, ASUU Insists
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday said it would not call off its strike until the salary arrears of its members were paid. The university lecturers also said they would not teach students to make up for the six months they had been on strike if the Federal Government failed to pay for the “period of strike.” The union’s...
I’m Not Aware Of Two Weeks Order From Buhari To Resolve ASUU Strike — Adamu
In the face of lingering industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has denied getting a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve the protracted strike in two weeks. During the weekly Ministerial Briefing on Thursday in Abuja, the minister told State House Correspondents that the President instead told him to...
YABA College Of Technology Demands University Status
The famous Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) in Lagos State has called for its recognition as a university. Founded in 1947, the federal polytechnic is Nigeria’s first higher educational institution. Joe Ejiofor, the Deputy Registrar said the institution has the requirements, including facilities, needed for an upgrade. He disclosed that there are more than 150 PhD holders, with more academics working to...
