FG Is Wasting The Future Of Nigerians – ASUU
The leadership of Academic Staff Union of Nigeria, ASUU, Owerri Zone, has accused the Federal Government of idling away the time and future of this great nation, while the current crisis is deepening. The Zonal Coordinator, ASUU Owerri Zone, Comrade Uzor Onyebinama, who made the accusation at a press conference also disclosed that the struggle is in its eight-month. In...
How To Check 2020 WASSCE Results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination(SSCE). WAEC had promised the results would be released on Monday, November 2, 2020. If you are one of the candidates that participated in the examination, checking the result is very simple. Remember the smart identity card used during the exams? Well, the result checker pin...
Why Nigerian Universities Can’t Autonomous – UniCal VC
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UniCal), Professor Florence Obi, has said Nigerian universities cannot be financially autonomous, so long as they are not allowed to receive tuition fees from students. Obi said this on Thursday in Calabar when she spoke with journalists to mark her third year in office as the first female VC of the institution. She said...
2024 UTME Notification Slip Ready — JAMB
The 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) notification slip is ready for printing, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs Fabian Benjamin confirmed the readiness of the notification slip which shows the candidates’ examination date, venue, and time. “The 2024 UTME Notification Slip is ready for printing. All candidates who have registered for the...
Reps Urges Tertiary Institutions To Adopt Per Semester Fees Payment System
The House of Representatives has called on universities and other tertiary institutions to adopt a semester-based school fee payment system to enable students to cope with the current economic situation in the country. The call followed a resolution on a motion moved by Rep. Sa’ad Wada Taura at the Plenary on Thursday. Presenting the motion, he said adopting the payment system...
Abia Govt Seals Off Emerald Schools Aba After Death Of Pupils, Issues Advice To Parents
Abia State government has announced the sealing of Emerald Schools located at Crystal Park Avenue, Off Port Harcourt Road, Aba in Aba South LGA as well as the withdrawal of its operational approval. This is in response to the death of a pupil in the school. The state government in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Commissioner for Education, Prof....
Bill Seeking Conversion Of Abia Polytechnic To University of Aba Passes First Reading At State Assembly
Abia state House of Assembly has passed into first reading bill seeking conversion of the state Polytechnic situated in Aba to University of Aba. The Bill was introduced on Monday during plenary by the sponsor and Majority Leader, Hon Solomon Akpulonu through a motion seconded by Hon Aaron Uzodike, representing Aba North. The Bill is known as "The University of Aba...
Alex Otti Foundation Raises Scholarship Package To N250,000 For Beneficiaries
Founder of the Alex Otti Foundation (AOF) and Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has announced an increase in the funding package of the scholarship scheme, ABN TV reports. Dr. Otti said henceforth beneficiaries of the Foundation's scholarship programme will receive the sum of N250,000, each, up from N50,000, Kazie Uko, chief press secretary to the Governor said in...
Abia Tech Student Built Power Generator That Functions Without Fuel (PHOTOS)
A news making rounds on social media has it that a young boy reportedly a student of Boys Technical College, Aba, Abia state has made his way in the news for doing an amazing invention. It was reported that this young boy whose identity is yet to be known as at the time of filing this report has built a...
Anambra Govt Registers Mmesoma For 3-Month Free Counselling
The Anambra State Government has handed over the embattled 19-year-old candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Ejikeme Mmesoma, to a psychotherapist for three months of guidance and counselling coaching. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof Ngozi Theresa Chuma-Udeh, announced this during a media chat with journalists in Awka on Wednesday. Mmesoma had claimed a score of 362 as opposed...
