I’ll Make ABSU The Envy Of Other Nigerian Tertiary Institutions, Gov. Otti Vows
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has vowed that his government would look into issues confronting the Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, to resolve them and make the school the envy of other tertiary institutions in the country. Governor Otti spoke on Tuesday when he met with the executives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), ABSU Chapter, led...
Makinde Orders 25% Fee Reduction For LAUTECH
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has ordered 25 per cent reduction in school fees for students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho. Makinde made the order on Tuesday during a brief interaction with the students at the school auditorium in Ogbomosho. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that hitherto, students of Oyo state origin paid N140,000 while...
NECO Reschedules 2023 Entrance Exams Into Suleja Academy
The National Examination Council (NECO) has rescheduled this year’s entrance examination for the gifted and talented children into Federal Government Academy Suleja in Niger State by three weeks. The Examination body in a statement in Minna on Tuesday by the Head Information and Public Relation Divison, Mallam Azeez Sani, a copy which was made available to newsmen said the examination...
IPPIS: Some Vice-Chancellors Collected N58,000 As February Salary – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says some of its members who defaulted and keyed into the implementation of the controversial Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) are now “regretting.” The Union hinted that some Vice-Chancellors earned N58,000, while some Professors collected paltry N55,000 as February salary from the IPPIS. The Coordinator of ASUU Lagos Zone, Prof Olusiji...
Gunmen Invade Imo WAEC Centre, Chase Students, Parents Away
Gunmen on Monday stopped students from taking English Language paper in the ongoing WASSCE being written by senior secondary school students at the Comprehensive Secondary School, Nkume in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo state. Sources disclosed that the students were preparing to begin the examinations when the attackers came and chased them away. As the gunmen started shooting, students...
JAMB Releases New Date For Commencement Of UTME, Direct Entry Registration
The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board, JAMB says the 2022/23 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination( UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) Registrations will now commence Saturday, February 19th, and end on the 26th of March 2022. The board had earlier scheduled the exercise for February 12, 2022. However, in a notice on Tuesday, JAMB said the postponement was to enable “more fine-tuning of the...
FG Okays Full Reopening Of Schools
The Federal Government says state governments and school administrators should start making preparations for the full reopening of schools in the country. ABN TV had earlier reported that schools in the country were shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. However, the FG announced the resumption of graduating pupils effective August 4, 2020,...
Government Can’t Fund Universities Anymore” – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led Federal Government has announced that the government can no longer bear the financial burden of universities in the country. There are reports that during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo, emphasised that while universities already enjoy autonomy, they lack financial autonomy. Adejo explained, “Whether...
Anambra Committee Indicts Mmesoma Of Result Manipulation [Full Report]
According to the Report of the Committee, Mmesoma confessed that she went to a Cyber Cafe to print her fake 362 result after repeatedly getting 249 from JAMB. The report can be found below
MOUAU Vice-Chancellor Professor Otunta Cleared Of Sexual Harassment Allegation By Female Staff
Professor Francis Otunta, the Vice-Chancellor of the Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia State, accused of sexual harassment has been cleared by the school authorities. According to the school management, the female staff accused the VC because she was disciplined for travelling abroad and absconding from her duties without due authorization. In a statement by the Registrar and...
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