Publishers Applaud Signing Of Copyright Act 2022 By President Buhari
Publishers in the country under the aegis of Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into Act the Copyright Amended Bill which repeals the Copyright Act, Cap C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. President Muhammadu Buhari had on the 17th of March 2023 assented to the Copyright Act 2022 which provides for the regulation,...
Why Joe Biden Has No Power To Forgive Student Loan, US Supreme Court Rules
The US Supreme Court dealt President Joe Biden a significant political setback Tuesday when it overruled his landmark programme to cancel the student debt of millions of Americans. The court said Biden had overstepped his powers in cancelling more than $400 billion in debt, in an effort to alleviate the financial burden of education that hangs over many Americans decades...
ASUU Strike: Ngige Has Failed Nigerians, Remove Him Now – Elebute
Dr. Tunde Elebute, a private school proprietor and member, Association for Formidable Educational Development (AFED), on Sunday, called for the removal of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige over the lingering strike called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Dr. Elebute, in an interview with Daily Independent, said it is unthinkable that the arrowhead of...
ASUU Extends Strike By 12 Weeks
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rolled over its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks. A statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this was to give the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstan...
JAMB Raises Cost Of Mock-UTME Because Of High Price Of Diesel
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has announced an increase in the service charge for this year’s mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Less than a week to the optional examination, the board disclosed that the service charge has been increased by N400. It stated that while the examination would be conducted freely at its centres, JAMB said candidates willing...
Prof Soludo Cancels Anambra State Teachers’ Recruitment Exam, Orders Fresh One
Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo has canceled last Saturday’s online teachers’ recruitment examination which was marred with hitches, and has ordered a fresh one. About 40,000 teachers had applied for the teaching job in the state b...
Umahi Says He Has Spent N80bn On King David University Of Medical Sciences, Begs FG For Take Off Fund
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Wednesday, disclosed that over N80 billion has been expended on the establishment of King David University of Medical Sciences located in Uburu, Ebonyi State. The goverrnor,speaking during a courtesy visit to the...
COVID-19: We Never Agreed On Jan 18 School Resumption Date — FG
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has said the Federal Government had reservations about the resumption of schools on January 18. According to him, while the states wanted to go ahead with the school’s resumption, the Federal Government was against it but had to reach a compromise since it does not control all the schools “We sat down, looked at the figures...
Why We Haven’t Called Off Strike – ASUU
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has said it has yet to call off its ongoing strike because it is waiting for the government to conduct an integrity test on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS. The UTAS is the payment platform created by ASUU in place of government’s Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. ASSU President, Prof. Biodun...
ASUP Calls Off Strike, Urges Members To Resume Work On Monday
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has ordered its members all over the country to return to work on Monday, ending its two-week warning strike. PUNCH Online reports that the union had embarked on a two-week strike on December 2 over neglect of the polytechnics education in Nigeria and other issues. However, in a statement dated December 12 and made available...
