Newly Recruited Abia Teachers Begin Receiving Outstanding Salaries
Newly recruited teachers in Abia State have begun receiving their outstanding three-month salary arrears, fulfilling the promise made by Governor Alex Otti earlier this week. One of the beneficiaries, Mrs Ugochi, confirmed to ABN TV on Thursday that she had received her full three months’ salary. She described the development as a huge relief and praised the Governor for his...
Abductors Demand N300m Ransom To Release Abducted Uniabuja Staff, Family Members
The abductors of the six individuals from the University of Abuja on Tuesday have asked the families for N300m ransom. “They demanded N50 million naira for each person; they have contacted the family but that is all we know for now,” one source said. “They got in touch with the family, the parents of the abducted children were contacted. We learnt...
Scholarship For 20 Students: We’re Setting The Path For Success of Future Generations — Kalu
The founder Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu said the non-governmental has has kept its commitments on setting the path for the success of the future generations. According to Sen. Kalu, representing Abia North, no fewer than 20 young Nigerians have benefited from his foundation's scholarship programme to study medicine and surgery abroad. The former Abia governor stated this...
Edo Deputy Gov Endorses NANS’ Inter-School Quiz Competition
In a show of commitment to youth development and academic excellence, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa, has thrown his weight behind the upcoming one-day symposium and inter-school quiz competition being organized by the Joint Campus Council (JCC) of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Edo State Axis. This endorsement came during a courtesy visit...
Court Upholds HND In Pharmaceutical Technology
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court upholds HND in Pharmaceutical Technology by the NBTE and the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria. Justice Peter Lifu ordered the NBTE and PCN to halt the implementation of their decision until the determination of the suit filed against them by six aggrieved Nigerians. The judge said that since the NBTE and PCN have become...
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...
ASUU Strike: Admission Seekers In Confusion, Varsities To Lose Sessions
Seven months after the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, embarked on strike, the end is not in sight. The industrial action, which the union usually reviewed on a monthly basis, is now indefinite, with both parties not ready to shift ground. ABN TV reports that the development has brought confusion into the education system with a set of students, whose...
Registration for JAMB opens on January 14
The sale of UTME and direct admission registration forms was announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday. The body recommended potential applicants looking to enroll in a polytechnic, university, or other postsecondary institution start the registration process. The final date for registration is February 14, 2023, and it advised interested individuals to obtain their forms starting on...
2021 Revenue Dropped To N5.8bn Because We Made NIN Mandatory — JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has attributed the drop in the revenue it generated from the sale of forms for the 2021 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examinations and the Direct Entry Examinations to the introduction of the National Identification Number requirement into the registration process. It said the NIN requirement made it impossible for some prospective candidates to register,...
Abia Govt Renovating 222 Schools Across State – Gov. Otti (Video)
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has announced that 222 primary and secondary schools across the state are currently undergoing renovation as part of his administration’s commitment to improving education infrastructure. Governor Otti made this known on Friday during his monthly media chat (March Edition) with journalists at Government House, Umuahia, tagged "Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians." https://www.youtube.com/live/hbVdO4jjXzI?si=JItJYMPQGw3V5-nG According to the...
