ASUU Extends Industrial Action
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has extended the prolonged industrial action embarked upon over five months ago by another four weeks. Recall that the striking lecturers shut down public universities on February 14, 2022, following the...
IPPIS: FG Paid Some Professors N8,000 As Monthly Salary – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday said it is yet to call off its ongoing strike because the federal government has made a smooth negotiation very impossible. Disclosing this on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ monitored by ABN TV, the national body of the university lecturers, led by its President, Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi said that they are...
COVID-19: Imo State Government Postpones Resumption Of Schools
Government of Imo State has postponed resumption of schools in the state until Jan. 25 due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha said. Ikegwuoha, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri on Monday, said the postponement was as a result of rising cases of COVID-19 in the urban areas...
Gregory University Uturu: Strategy Against Indiscipline And Cultism
Prince Obioma Oburuoga, Cultism is derived from the Latin word 'Occulere', meaning something hidden, concealed, mystical, secret. Cultism is a kind of engagement by people whose goals are not genuine. Cultism is demeaning factor that has affected the progress of Nigerian Universities. The growth, therefore, of cultism in Nigerian tertiary institutions have continued to undermine efforts of governments and stakeholders in...
FG, ASUU Agree To Renegotiate Revitalisation Fund For Universities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has agreed to renegotiate its initial agreement with the Federal Government on the revitalisation of universities. The agreement was reached at a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila at the National Assembly, on Thursday. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed and Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, were...
Massive COVID-19 Outbreak At UK University
At least 500 people have tested positive for coronavirus at the University of Sheffield, with more than 380 cases at Manchester, ABN TV learnt. According to an online tracker on the university's website, 474 students and five staff members have tested positive for Covid-19 September 28. A university spokesman said: 'We recognise how difficult it is for students who are new...
No Constitution Of CPC For Fresh Elections In Edo, Says NANS JCC
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus Council (JCC), Edo State, has denied the constitution of a Convention Planning Committee (CPC) for fresh JCC elections in the state. This is in reaction to a statement credited to Comrade Isaac Ogieva, Deputy Coordinator of NANS Zone B, who purportedly constituted a CPC to oversee the conduct of fresh JCC...
Abia Govt. Declares Free Education, Compulsory For All Children
Abia State government has announced free and compulsory education for all children in the state irrespective of their state of origin. The free education, which will commence by January 2025, will run from primary one to Junior Secondary School three in all public schools. This move builds upon the foundation laid by former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu, who introduced free education...
NYSC Begins Batch A Stream II Orientation Course Wednesday
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday announced that the 2023 Batch A Stream II orientation course of the scheme will begin Wednesday, April 26, 2023. The orientation course takes a period of 21 days, equipping, and training the eligible participants of the one-year mandatory service. It added that the orientation course for Lagos and Federal Capital Territory will commence...
Bende Set To Get Federal University Of Medical Sciences As Bill Passes Second Reading
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for a second reading a bill for an act to establish Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, in Item Bende, Abia State. The proposed legislation titled, "Bill for an Act to Establish Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Item Bende to make Comprehensive Provisions for its Due Management and Administration and...
