Buhari Approves Establishment Of New Federal Polytechnics In Abia, Delta, Kano
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of three new polytechnics in various parts of the country. A statement issued on Tuesday by, the director of Public Relations at the Federal M...
Abia Quiz Competition Grand Final Kicks Off In Grand Style (PHOTOS)
The grand finale of Abia State Schools Quiz competition sponsored by Ray Nkemdirim Foundation is taking place now. Venue of the event is International Conference Center Umuahia the state capital. Adventist Technical College, Ohafia, Victory College I...
FG Considers ASUU Payment Software, “UTAS”, Subjects It To Integrity Test
STRONG indications have emerged that the Federal Government may at the end of the day, accept demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU by jettisoning and the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS and accepting the University Transparency Account System(UTAS) payment platform developed by the University Lecturers. According to the Federal Government, it may accept the UTAS...
Senate Adopts Orji Kalu’s Bill To Establish Federal University In Abia
The Senate on Wednesday accorded first reading to a bill seeking to establish a Federal University in Abia State. The bill titled; "A bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of Federal University of Medical Sciences and Biomedical Technology...
COVID-19: We Never Agreed On Jan 18 School Resumption Date — FG
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has said the Federal Government had reservations about the resumption of schools on January 18. According to him, while the states wanted to go ahead with the school’s resumption, the Federal Government was against it but had to reach a compromise since it does not control all the schools “We sat down, looked at the figures...
NECO Releases 2024 Internal Examination Results
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 per cent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known while briefing journalists at the NECO headquarters on Thursday in Minna, Niger State. Prof. Wushishi disclosed that...
Exam Malpractice: Bauchi, Borno, Kano Others Lead — NECO
Bauchi, Borno, Kano and Kebbi states have featured prominently in the list of schools involved in examination malpractices in Nigeria. This was noted by the Registrar of the National Examinations Council, Dantani Wushishi. Wushishi disclosed that examination malpractices are rampant in northern states and high in Bauchi, Borno, Kano and Kebbi States in the past five years. He disclosed this during his...
ASUU Strike: Buhari Government Will Teach Lecturers Lesson With ‘No Work, No Pay’
The Federal Government has again threatened that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who are currently on strike, will not receive salary. Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, said lecturers would not be paid for the six months they are absent from work. He disclosed that the measure would serve as a penalty over the “behavior of ASUU.” Addressing State House...
BREAKING: We’re Ready To Resume – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Thursday, gave an indication that the union will suspend its prolonged strike very soon, as its President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, declared that the varsity lecturers are ready to go back to school. The ASUU President gave the hint even as the Federal Government, through the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris...
JAMB Postpones 2025 UTME Registration To February 3
According to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, or JAMB, registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, or UTME, will open on Monday, February 3, 2025, rather than January 31. JAMB explained that the change was necessary to allow the board to implement essential adjustments to its registration templates. In a statement by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB stated that...
