COVID-19: It Is Suicidal To Reopen Universities Now – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Monday, warned the Federal Government that attempts to reopen tertiary institutions without taking concrete steps to curb the spread of COVID-19 would be suicidal. ASUU raised the alarm that the federal government should be ready for any possible negative consequences following its plan to reopen tertiary institutions. The Lagos Zone of ASUU said...
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...
Kogi State Govt Announces Release Of Some Abducted Varsity Students
Some of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State, have been rescued, the state government has confirmed. In a statement on Sunday, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, said the students were rescued safely by local hunters and other security agents. He did not disclose the exact number of...
Ray Nkemdirim Foundation Revives Schools Quiz In Abia
A former director of Operations of the Department of State Services, DSS, Chief Raymond Nkemdirim has rolled out plans for the revival of Schools Quiz competition in Abia State. Using his foundation, Ray Nkemdirim Foundation (RNF), the former DSS boss said the quiz competition started on April 12 and will end May 26, 2021. Speaking with ABN TV, Chief Nkemdirim said...
Why we suspended national ID for UTME – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have said it decided to suspend the use of the National Identification Number as requirements for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry registration due to technical issues and stakeholders’ concerns. The UTME and DE registration are scheduled to begin on January 13 and end on February 17. Announcing this at a press...
Group Demands Ministers’ Removal Over ASUU Strike
The Peoples Democratic Party National Youth Movement has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to sack some of his cabinet members including the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and the Minister of Labour and Employment,...
Obiagelli Mazi, woman in viral video with Borno Gov, gets promotion from class teacher to assistant headmistress
A level 12 class teacher, Mrs Obiagelli Mazi, who was encountered by Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum 6:30 am on Friday, has been promoted to an assistant headmistress. Executive Chairman, Borno State Universal Education Board, SUBEB, Dr Shettima Kullima conveyed the promotion on Saturday after his recommendation was approved by Governor Zulum. Governor Zulum had during an outing 6:30 am...
My Journey From Nwa-Boi To Law Degree Holder Fascinating, Unforgettable — Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah
Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah has expressed gratitude to God for seeing him through his journey from a trade apprentice, popularly known as Nwa Boi to a Senator and now a Law degree holder, describing his experience as fascinating and unforgettable. In a social media post sighted by ABN TV, the Anambra State governorship...
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...
FG Vows To Enroll 11,000 Almajiri In FCT In Schools This Year
The federal government said over 11,000 Almajiris were counted in FCT alone and will be enrolled in different schools across the country by September. This is even as it said it has revoked the contract of the company handling the construction work for its smart school infrastructure in Kebbi State and re-awarded it to another contractor. The Minister of State for...
