We’re No Longer Responsible For Lingering ASUU Strike – FG
The federal government has said it’s no longer responsible for the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Emeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education said there is nothing that should be stopping the lecturers from returning to classrooms. Nwajiuba explained that the government has done what it needs to do, adding that the lingering strike should be...
Omega Ministry Builds Free School For Children With Autism Downs Syndrome
The Omega Power Ministries (OPM) says it has established a free school for people with autism and Downs syndrome. General Overseer and Founder of OPM, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, said the establishment of the school was part of the church’s efforts to provide for less privileged children with special needs. Apostle Chinyere told newsmen that the school, located in Port Harcourt, would...
ANAN Set To Establish Polytechnic In Keffi
The Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN has concluded plans to establish a Polytechnic in Keffi, Nasarawa state as part of efforts to widen the platform for training of Accountants as well as making the profession more attractive. This is coming few months after the National Universities Commission, NUC granted the Association provisional licence for the establishment of ANAN...
How To Register For 2021 UTME – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Saturday announced the commencement of registration of candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry to tertiary education institutions in Nigeria. The decision came barely 48 hours after it had stopped the exercise over technical challenges of the National Identification Number. But a terse statement issued by the spokesperson for...
JAMB Eradicates Use Of Email For UTME, DE Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says the use of email is no longer required for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration’s processes. JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja, said email will only be requested at the successful completion of the registration exercise by candidates to...
Gov Abiodun Gives LASU Best Graduating Student Bungalow, N2 Million
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has donated a two-bedroom bungalow and N2 million to the 2020 overall best graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU), Oladimeji Shotunde, an indigene of the state. The governor made the announcement during a celebration of Ogun academic laureates 2021, held at the Obas Complex, Abeokuta, on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation To Sponsor 50 Students To Study Medicine In Venezuela [VIDEO]
A non-governmental organization, Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation says it's collaborating with Venezuelan Embassy in Abuja to sponsor 50 undergraduate students who have passion and qualification to study medicine and surgery in Venezuela in its 2021 Scholarship programme. https://youtu.be/myeQ0tj2K6A The Foundation says it has strictly chosen the top-ranking and prestigious university in Venezuela, Latinoamerican Medicine School-Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM) for the...
DSS Arrests Lecturers For Allegedly Leaking Exam Questions To Students
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested some lecturers over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB). They were arrested in a joint operation carried out by the DSS and and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The joint operation tagged ‘Operation Combo’ conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Education,...
We Are Set For Indefinite Strike, FG Dribbling Us – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said its members in universities across the country will embark on another strike soon if the Federal Government fails to implement the Memorandum of Action it signed with the union last year. The Chairman of ASUU in the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Dr Biodun Olaniran, and Secretary, Dr Toyin Abegunrin, who...
SSANU, NASU Extend Warning Strike By 2 Weeks
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions have extended their warning strike by two weeks. The non-academic workers had commenced a two-week warning strike on March 27 over the inability of the Federal Government to meet their demands. The extension of the strike was contained in a circular addressed to branch...
