ASUU Supports 29 OOU Students With ₦5.8m Scholarships
On Wednesday, 29 impoverished students from Olabisi Onabanjo University, owned by Ogun State, received scholarships totaling ₦5.8 million from the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Each beneficiary received ₦200,000. While the OOU branch of ASUU provided scholarships to 27 students, the ASUU national body awarded its own scholarships to two students, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 29, in an...
NECO Releases 2023 SSCE External Results
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results. The examination body also said that it blacklisted two supervisors in Oyo and Lagos states and one examination centre in Borno state for being involved in examination malpractices in the 2023 SSCE external. NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi disclosed this while briefing...
Former President Jonathan Storms Uturu For Gregory University Convocation (Photos)
Former Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan is about now participating in the special convocation of Gregory University Uturu, Abia state, ABN TV reports. The University had earlier informed that Dr. Jonathan will observe the rededication of the school's main auditorium which is named after him. He is expected to be conferred with Honorary Doctorate Degree during the event. READ ALSO: Prof. Ibe Urges...
I’ll Make ABSU The Envy Of Other Nigerian Tertiary Institutions, Gov. Otti Vows
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has vowed that his government would look into issues confronting the Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, to resolve them and make the school the envy of other tertiary institutions in the country. Governor Otti spoke on Tuesday when he met with the executives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), ABSU Chapter, led...
Ondo Varsity Assures Parents, Students Of Adequate Security
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, has assured students and their parents of adequate security in the school environment. The Head, Information, Protocol and Public Relations of the institution, Victor Akinpelumi, in a statement on Thursday, said that the university was committed to the well-being of students of the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in recent times there...
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...
Finally Abia Polytechnic Receives Alert As Ikpeazu Wires N450m Credit
Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has credited the sum of N450m into a treasury single account created for receiving income in favour of Abia State Polytechnic Aba, ABN TV reports. This follows compliance with the opening of the account which allegedly delayed before now because of activities linked to the school bursar. Barr Eze Chikamnayo, the Commissioner for Information and...
FG Tells VCs To Submit Lecturers’ Promotion Arrears Details
The Federal Ministry of Education has written to the vice chancellors of federal universities, through the National Universities Commission, demanding detailed figures for outstanding promotion arrears, salaries, third-party deductions, and pension arrears. The directive was contained in a memo signed by the Deputy Director, Universities at the FME, J.N. Akpa. This move followed an announcement by the Minister of Education, Dr....
1,000 Almajiri Students Get Health Insurance In Gombe
Gombe State has enrolled at least 1,000 Almajiri children in its Contributory HealthCare Management Agency under the equity programme. The initiative aims to provide these vulnerable children with access to essential healthcare services. During an event organized with support from the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor at Tsansanya, Almajiri, and Islamiyya schools, the state’s deputy governor, Dr Manassah...
BREAKING: Schools Resume January 18, Says FG
The Federal Government has finally resolved to go ahead with the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools nationwide despite the pressure being mounted by some organisations, including the Academic Staff Union of Universities, against reopening of schools amid the second wave of the pandemic. The decision to retain the date, ABN TV learnt on Thursday, was taken after due consultations...
