Only First Class & 2:1 Graduates Will Be Employed As Teachers – FG
THE federal government said Saturday that only professional teachers with First Class certificates will be employed beginning from next year, 2021. The government which said it would also consider people with 2.1 qualifications, explained that the measure was part of its renewed efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Nigerian schools. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc....
UK Universities To Shutdown As Lecturers Embark On Strike
In the UK, around 70,000 employees at 150 universities will walk out over 18 days between February and March. The University College Union (UCU) reported that the strike was launched due to disagreements over wages, working conditions, and threats against pensions. Academics, librarians, and other employees are among the members who are requesting a pay increase over the 4% to 5%...
NYSC Releases Postings For ‘2020 B II’ Corps Members
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has released postings for 2020 Batch B Stream II Corp Members. The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, disclosed this on Friday at a sensitisation webinar for the prospective corps members. The event with the theme, ‘Protecting The health Of The Nigerian Youth: Safe Reopening Of NYSC Orientation Camps’ also had in attendance the...
JAMB Releases Timetable For 2021 UTME/DE
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the timetable for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry examination. According to the board, the UTME would hold from Saturday, 5th to Saturday, 19th June 2021 The board said registration for the examinations will start on Thursday, 8th April to Saturday, 15th May 2021. The board said there will be...
Read-Athon: Nigerian Man Sets World Record After Reading Out Loud For 215 Hours
The Guinness World Records (GWR) has announced 27-year-old Nigerian Samson Ajao as the new record holder for the world’s longest marathon reading aloud, clocking in at 215 hours – just one hour short of nine full days. Ajao, from Osogbo in Osun State, beat the previous record of 124 hours set in 2022 by Rysbai Isakov (Kyrgyzstan). To achieve this record,...
Late APC Chairman, Enyi Harbor Bags Posthumous Award At Abia Quiz Competition For Contributions In Education Sector (Photos, Video)
The late Executive Director of Mayfair Academy Umuahia and former Chairman of APC in Abia State, Mazi Enyi Harbor has been honoured posthumously at the just concluded Abia Quiz competition 2022. Mayfair Academy Umuahia humbled Ovom Girls' High School...
UNIOSUN To Graduate 4,210 Students
Four thousand, two hundred and ten students of the Osun State University, Osogbo would be awarded various degrees in the combined 12th and 13th convocation ceremonies of the institution. Addressing journalists on Friday at the main campus of the university in Osogbo, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Clement Adebooye, also said the institution’s teaching hospital, donated by its Chancellor, Dr. Folorunso...
Abia Polytechnic Renamed After Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu
Governor Alex Otti has indeed renamed Abia State Polytechnic in Aba after Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the first executive governor of Abia state, ABN TV reports. This gesture honors Dr. Onu's legacy and contributions to the state, particularly his role in establishing the polytechnic in 1992. Dr. Onu was a highly respected statesman who laid a strong foundation for good governance and...
Gombe State University Shuns ASUU, Resumes Academic Activities, Opens Register For Lecturers
The Governing Council of the Gombe State University (GSU) Thursday directed all academic staff of the institution to resume work with immediate effect. This was contained in an internal memo dated September 2 and signed by the Registrar of the university, Dr Abubakar Aliyu Bafeto. He said the management arrived at the decision after its second emergency meeting held yesterday, adding...
Return To God’s Mind Solution To Nigeria’s Challenges — Clergy
As the country grapples with security and economic challenges, a Clergy, Patrick Akobi has said respite may not be in sight unless the country returns to the mind of God. According to the Senior Pastor Fresh Fire Assembly New Nyanya Nasarawa State, Nigeria has for long neglected God's mind, vainly straying in human mind which he said has further thrown...
