We’re Worried Nigerian Graduates Not Employable — FG
The Federal Government, weekend, expressed concern over the unemployability of Nigerian graduates in the labour market. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, said this while delivering the 12th convocation lecture of the Achievers University, Owo, in Ondo State. Delivering his speech, titled: ‘Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Panacea for Unemployment’, Pantami said “the worrisome situation is the problem...
Achievers University Produces 30 First Class Graduates
No fewer than 30 students of the Achievers University in Owo, Ondo State, would be graduating from the university with first class out of the 467 graduating students. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Samuel Aje, disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the 12th convocation ceremony of the university. According to the vice chancellor, who gave the breakdown of...
Academic Union Recognised By Govt Threatens Legal Action Over Withheld Salaries
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has expressed its disappointment with the Federal Government, especially the Ministry of Labour and Employment, over the non-payment of its members’ withheld salaries and threatened to seek legal redress. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, had presented certificates of registration to CONUA and the Nigeria Association of Medical and Dental Lecturers in...
I Have Received Original Certificate From Chicago University – Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has addressed the controversies surrounding his age, school, and record in the private sector. Fielding questions at Chatham House in London on Monday, the former governor of Lagos State said he was born on March 29, 1952, adding that those who disputed claims that he was from the Tinubu...
Yahaya Bello Raises Retirement Age For Teachers From 60 To 65 Years
Kogi State government has approved 65 years as the new retirement age for teachers in public primary and secondary schools in the state. The Kogi State Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo, said the approval arrived at the weekly executive council meeting. This is at variance with the 60 years retirement age for all civil servants at all levels in the country. The commissioner...
Reps Deputy Minority Leader, Rt. Hon. Toby Okechukwu Lauds Publishers’ Role In Knowledge Development
Urges President Buhari To Assent Urgently Assent To Amended Copyright Bill As Nigeria strives to compete with the rest of the world in knowledge and academic enhancement, publishers in the country have been commended for the enormous roles they play in ensuring that the Nigerian public and educational institutions are equipped with quality books to broaden their knowledge and skills...
We’ll Skip Sessions Missed During Strike If… ASUU Threatens
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to skip backlog of academic sessions halted by their seven months strike if federal government persists on the no work no pay rule. ASUU members, mainly of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) Chapter, Rivers state, after a special congress and protest rally on Monday argued that the policy does not apply to...
Ex-Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, Bags Law Degree (PHOTOS)
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has earned a law degree at Baze University, Abuja, ABN TV reports. At the 9th Convocation Ceremony of the school today, Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, was awarded a Bachelor of Law, LL.B Degree. This feat is coming 35 years after the prolific politician earned his first degree in English Literature...
FG Raises School Feeding Programme From N70 To N100 Per Meal
The National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme has been reviewed from N70 per meal for schoolchildren to N100 in Delta State. The state Commissioner for Humanitarian and Community Support Services, Dr Darlington Ijeh, who stated this in Asaba, frowned on the manner in which the caterers were shortchanged. Ijeh, who was sworn in by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as a commissioner on August...
You Won’t Be Paid For Work Not Done – FG Tells ASUU
The Federal Government has insisted that lecturers will not be paid for work not done in line with the ‘No work no pay’ policy. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said this while commenting on the protest of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over pro-rata October salary payment. ASUU, which embarked on strike in February, called it off in...
