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“We Have Seen Light At The End Of The Tunnel” – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has hailed the House of Representatives for its intervention in the protracted crisis between university lecturers and the Federal Government. The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said, “For the first time, we have seen light at the end of the tunnel.” This is just as the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, who...
Kano Govt Threaten To Cancel Third Term If Private Schools Don’t Reduce Fees
The Kano State Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Kiru, on Thursday, threatened to cancel the third term in the state if proprietors of private schools fail to reduce their school fees by at least 25 per cent before November 1, 2020 The Chief Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Aliyu Yusuf, in a statement, said the state would be left with...
It Would Take Nigeria 120 Years To Attain Sufficiency In Demand For Medical Doctors — Minister
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, at the weekend, said it would take Nigeria 120 years to attain medical doctors’ sufficiency if all practitioners remain in the country. Adamu also said that the Federal University of Health Sciences (FUHSO) Otukpo in Benue State would bridge the huge gap in Nigeria’s need for medical doctors. He made the remarks at the...
Ebem Patriots Commission New Classroom Block At Kpoke Primary School, Ebem Ohafia (Photos, Video)
The Association of Ebem Patriots has delivered a remarkable intervention to the educational sector of Ebem Ohafia with the commissioning of a newly constructed classroom block at Kpoke Primary School. The ceremony, which took place on December 25, 2024, was marked by great excitement and attended by distinguished personalities, including the Paramount Ruler of Ebem Kingdom, His Royal Highness Eze...
Only University Lecturers On IPPIS Will Be Paid – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that members of the Association of Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will get salaries. He stated this on Thursday in his annual speech to the joint session of the two chambers of the National Assembly which is currently ongoing. In the highlight of the 2021 Appropriation budget being presented to the National Assembly, he explained that...
Call To Bar: Orji Kalu Celebrates Sen Osita Izunaso (PHOTOS)
Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Thursday evening, joined Senator Osita Izunaso to celebrate his successful call-to-bar ceremony earlier held today. Senator Izunaso is among the successful students who sat for the December 2020 and March 2021 Bar final examinations of the Nigerian Law School (NLS). Kalu joined friends, well wishers and...
Abia Govt Unveils 24/7 Quick Response Helpline For Basic, Secondary Education
The Abia State Government has introduced a dedicated Quick Response and Quality Assurance Helpline to improve communication within the Basic and Secondary Education sector. The initiative, announced by Sir Kenechukwu Nwosu, Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Basic and Secondary Education, is aimed at promoting faster, more efficient service delivery to parents, students, teachers, and other education stakeholders across...
Minister Of Education Wrong On Minimum Age Requirement
The Minister of Education is deemed indecisive on the reversal of the minimum age requirement set for Tertiary Institution aspirants The Minister of Education’s reversal (or suspension) of his ban on “underage” university admissions after protests by stakeholders is another instance of this administration making a policy decision it has neither fully reasoned through nor consulted on with stakeholders. By...
Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture ASUU Rejects FG’s Consolidated Academic Salary Structure
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia has described the Federal Government’s Consolidated Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS) as “unilateral”, hence unacceptable. The group’s position is contained in a statement jointly issued by the Chairman and Secretary of the union, Michael Ugwuene and Paul Nwiyi, and made available to the News Agency...
FG Threatens To Extend Sanction To Kenya, Uganda, Niger Varsities Over Degrees Saga
Following the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo, the Federal Government has said sanction would be extended to more countries like Uganda, Kenya and Niger Republic. “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo,” the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. “We are...
