UNIBEN Announces Date For Resumption Of 2019/2020 Academic Session
The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has announced Feb.1 as the resumption date for the 2019/2020 academic session. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, made the announcement in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin. According to her, students are expected to come into the halls of residence on the resumption day, adding that lectures,...
No Nigerian Professor Earns More Than N416,000 – Lagos ASUU Chairman
The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said no Nigeria professor earns more than N416,000 as salary. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Dele Ashiru advocated for better welfare packages for university lecturers. He noted that despite the renegotiated agreement, the Federal Government has not signed the Memorandum of...
Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Suspend Strike
Nigerian lecturers under the aegis of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU have suspended their ongoing strike for a period of 60 days, ABN TV reports. The decision was taken at the National Executive Council meeting which was held in Abuja. ABN TV reports that COEASU had embarked on a strike on June 10, 2022 in a bid to push...
Refund Nominal Fees To Students Now – Gov. El-Rufai Orders Principals
The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said the introduction of nominal fees by the Ministry of Education through the principals is not consistent with government policy and is thus invalid. According to him, it should be rescinded with immediate effect, and all monies that may have been collected be refunded forthwith. An extraordinary meeting of the Kaduna State Executive...
ABSU Inducts Medical Graduates, Announces Increase In School Fees
The Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu, Professor Onyemachi Ogbulu, on Wednesday, pleaded with parents/guardians to prepare themselves for a slight adjustment in fees by the school. Addressing the 17 newly inducted “Batch B” medical doctors during the 28th induction/swearing-in ceremony, the VC said that the present economic realities had made it necessary for an upward review of school...
Kano Governor-Elect, Yusuf Vows To Restore Free Education
The Kano Governor-elect Abba Yusuf has vowed to revive the Kwankwasiyya free education and healthcare schemes when he assumes office. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, the Governor-elect emphasized the urgent need to address the fundamental responsibilities of government such as the provision of potable water, basic education, and quality healthcare. “The outgoing administration claimed to have committed...
Alex Otti Foundation Raises Scholarship Package To N250,000 For Beneficiaries
Founder of the Alex Otti Foundation (AOF) and Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has announced an increase in the funding package of the scholarship scheme, ABN TV reports. Dr. Otti said henceforth beneficiaries of the Foundation's scholarship programme will receive the sum of N250,000, each, up from N50,000, Kazie Uko, chief press secretary to the Governor said in...
COVID-19: Abia State University Develops Geographical Tracking Device, Risk Map For Nigeria
As research continues in tackling the coronavirus holding nations by the jugular, the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has reportedly developed a Geographical Tracking Device and live COVID-19 risk map for the state and country at large. In a release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Onyebuchi Ememanka this is in addition to the hand sanitizers...
Ikpeazu Promises Teachers, Other Workers Regular Payment Of Salaries, Improved Welfare
The Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has promised the regular payment of salaries and wages to teachers and other workers in the state. He made this assurance on Thursday when he played host to the National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Dr Nasiru Idris and the General Secretary of the Union, Dr. Mike Ike Ene at Government...
Many Nigerian Graduates Can’t Read Or Write – Minister
MINISTER of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has decried continuous fall in the standard of education in the country. Adamu, who spoke in Yola, the Adamawa State capital during the official commissioning of completed projects in the college, lamented a situation in which graduates can neither read nor write in a tolerable manner. He said the situation was a cause for...
