Final Year Ibom Varsity Student To Sue Institution For Expelling Him After Allegedly Criticizing Gov. Emmanuel
A 500-level student of the Akwa Ibom State University, Ekpo Iniobong, has decided to sue the institution over his suspension and subsequent expulsion. The final year student of the Department of Agricultural Engineering was first suspended by the management in September 2020 and then expelled via a letter dated April 9, 2021, for allegedly criticising the state governor, Emmanuel Udom,...
President Buhari Approves Establishment Of Five New Universities
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of five new universities specialised in technology and health to close the huge gap in the doctor-patient ratio as well as in medical research and production of pharmaceutical products. He also approved a take-off grant of N4 billion each for the Universities of Technology and N5 billion each for the Universities of Health...
Lawan Weeps, Says Kidnappings Threatening Education In North
Senate President Ahmad Lawan says persistent attacks and kidnappings by bandits are depriving school children in the north of education, particularly the girl-child. Lawan said this in Abuja at the first solo exhibition of paintings and photographs by Stephen, son of Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe (Adamawa South). A number of schools in the northern region have been attacked by bandits and...
2021 Revenue Dropped To N5.8bn Because We Made NIN Mandatory — JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has attributed the drop in the revenue it generated from the sale of forms for the 2021 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examinations and the Direct Entry Examinations to the introduction of the National Identification Number requirement into the registration process. It said the NIN requirement made it impossible for some prospective candidates to register,...
ASUU: Fresh Strike Looms
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on another strike over the deliberate refusal of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, to pay the salaries and remittance of check-off dues of over 1,000 staff for 13 months. Dr Lazarus Maigoro, the ASUU chairman, University of Jos, gave the threat in a press statement made...
Abia Schools Quiz: Mayfair Academy Umuahia Grabs N1m To Emerge Overall Winner (Photos, Video)
The highly contested Abia State Schools Quiz Competition has finally come to an end with Mayfair Academy, Umuahia grabbing the coveted grand prize of one million Naira as the overall winner. The just concluded competition also had Ovom Girls' High School Aba emerge the first runner-up with a five hundred thousand Naira prize while the...
LIVE: Abia State School Quiz Competition (ASSQC) Grand Finale/Award Of Prizes
The Abia State School Quiz competition, organized by the Secondary education board, Abia state scholarship board, Abia state Universal basic education board, National Association of proprietors of private schools, and Flo Fm Umuahia, powered by Ray Nkemdirim Foundation has its grand finale and award of prizes today Thursday 10th June 2021. The event is holding at the International Conference centre...
Menstrual Hygiene: Ekiti First Lady Targets 3000 Schoolgirls As She Launches Pad Bank
In an effort to improve menstrual hygiene in Ekiti, Wife of the State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has launched Pad Bank, an initiative targeted at giving sanitary pads to 3,000 schoolgirls every year. Speaking at the launch during the commemoration of the 2021 World Menstrual Hygiene Day at the Adunni Olayinka Women Centre, Ado-Ekiti, Mrs Fayemi, disclosed that plans were...
Lagos Penalises 46 Schools Over Malpractices In WASSCE, BECE
A total of 46 secondary schools in Lagos State have been penalised for examination malpractices and other acts committed during the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, and the Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE. Twenty-seven schools were penalised for malpractices in WASSCE, while 19 were punished for infringements in the BECE. In a statement by the Public Affairs...
Gov. El-Rufai Sacks 16 Lecturers [SEE REASON & FULL LIST]
The Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has ordered the sack of 16 lecturers and 2 non-academic staff in Kaduna State University (KASU) for participating in a protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. The NLC and the Kaduna state government were involved in a bitter row in May after the former organised a massive protest in the state...
