ASUU Begins Preparation For Strike, Declares Monday Lecture-Free
The Academic Staff Union of Universities. ASUU has urged its chapters across the country to sensitise members of the public on the situation between the union and the Federal Government. This is as it declared Monday, February 7, 2022, as a lecture-free day in a bid to enhance sensitisation. The National President of the Union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this...
How ABSU Banned Students From Use Of Private Cars In Campus Over ‘Yahoo Boys’
The management of the Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, has banned students from driving private vehicles on campus. The ban was contained in a press statement issued Tuesday by the Registrar, Dr. Acho Elendu. The action is believed to be part of efforts to avoid an ostentatious show of affluence or flagrance display of ill-gotten wealth by students who indulge in...
Academic Activities Resume At MOUAU As NASU, SSANU End One Week Warning Strike
Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU on Monday ended their one-week warning strike with the resumption of academic activities. This strike ABN TV gathered is a result of the failure of Federal Government to reconstitute the university's Governing Council and the non-resolution of the issues...
JAMB Adjusts 2022 Examination Timetable
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has made adjustments to its examination timetable In its bod to accommodate some exigencies, which ultimate goals are to ensure maximal benefit to potential candidates. Given the breakdown of the adjusted timelines, the Board disclosed that the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) would be held from Friday 6th Monday to 16th May...
Shortage Of Dead Bodies Not Helping Anatomy Study In Nigeria – Prof. Ajao
Limited number of cadavers for study in most medical schools in the country has been identified as hobbling the study of anatomy and achievements of its attendant gains, says Prof Moyosore Salihu Ajao, a professor of Anatomy at the University of Ilorin. Moyosore made the observation while delivering the 214th Inaugural Lecture at the university, titled, ‘The Belly, the Brain...
Tinubu Was Our Student, He Graduated — Chicago University
The Chicago State University says All Progressives Congress stalwart and presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu, indeed attended the university. Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, said this in a terse email response to The PUNCH on Tuesday. “Mr Tinubu did attend our university, however, if further information...
JAMB Announces Date For 2022 UTME/DE Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have announced the date registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Direct Entry examination. The examination body in its weekly bulletin disclosed that the examination will commence by February 12, 2022. The board made this known in its weekly bulletin released by its Director of Public Relations, Dr Fabia In the timeline...
WABMA Set To Commence Media Professional Courses On Presentation, Production, Others
The West Africa Broadcast & Media Academy, WABMA, has announced the commencement of its first quarter 2022 media long courses on radio and television presentation, production, journalism and marketing. Also available are, broadcast engineering, Information-communication technology (ICT) and Language Courses. The academy in a release says the duration for each course is 5 weeks beginning from January 25 - February 26,...
Gbajabiamila Proposes Interest-Free Loans For Students Of Tertiary Institution
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for the setting up of an Education Bank that will provide interest-free loans to students in tertiary institutions so as to make funding education at that level convenient for all. He also advocated the setting up a Students Loan Scheme in the country. He made the calls on Monday...
FG To Feed 9 Million Pupils Across 53,000 Public Schools Nationwide
Ongoing efforts by the Federal Government towards successful implementation of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) gained a boost on Monday, as United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) renewed its commitment towards successful implementation of the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) as schools resume for the 2022 academic year across the country. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster...
