FEC Approves 20 Private Universities
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved the establishment of 20 private universities in the country. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who briefed newsmen after the session, said the approved universities will get their provisional licenses from the National Universities Commission (NUC), which they will use for the next three years while monitoring...
We’ll Apply Principle Of No Work, No Pay If… – Ikpeazu Warns Teachers
Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said his administration will not hesitate to apply the principle of no work, no pay if conversation with the striking teachers in the state fails. The Governor who spoke on Wednesday while featuring on Channels TV breakfast shows Sunrise Daily monitored by ABN TV expressed surprise that the teachers embarked on strike despite...
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,...
FEC Approves 65Years Retirement Age For Teachers
The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved the Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers Bill, 2021. The bill, among other recommendations, seeks to change the retirement age of teachers in the country from 60 to 65. It also seeks to change the years of service for teachers from 35 to 40. The approval was given at a meeting of the council presided over...
Abia Govt Feeds Primary 4 – 6 Pupils, Ikpeazu’s Aide Insists
Mr Chinenye Nwaogu, the Special Adviser on Social Investment & Intergovernmental Affairs to Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has said the state government under the home grown school feeding feeds primary 4 - 6 pupils in public primary schools in the state. Mr. Nwaogu who is also the Abia State Focal Person on National Homegrown School Feeding Programme...
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...
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...
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...
BREAKING: Schools Resume January 18, Says FG
The Federal Government has finally resolved to go ahead with the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools nationwide despite the pressure being mounted by some organisations, including the Academic Staff Union of Universities, against reopening of schools amid the second wave of the pandemic. The decision to retain the date, ABN TV learnt on Thursday, was taken after due consultations...
Varsities Likely Not To Resume Jan 18 — FG
The Federal Government on Monday said universities across the country may likely not resume as earlier scheduled due to the second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while answering questions during a press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The minister said, “On the January 18 resumption date, we are reviewing it....
