Teachers Shut Down Abuja Schools, Demand Unpaid Salaries
Some teachers in Bwari Local Government Area of Abuja have shut down schools due to unpaid salaries. Students were turned back on Wednesday morning, two days before the start of the third term examinations by the teachers who are protesting non-payment of their salaries. According to sources within the FCT chapter of the National Union of Teachers, the decision to close...
Our Victory At Abia School Quiz Competition Will Impact Mayfair In New Academic Year — ED, Mazi Harbor [VIDEO]
The Abia Secondary Schools Academic Competition (ASSAC), pioneered and sponsored by Raymond Nkemdirim Foundation may have come and gone but the fun and excitement it created will be remembered with nostalgia. ABN TV had brought you a report that the competition is in pursuance of Raymond Nkemdirim Foundation's mission summed in Strategic Community-Oriented Actions for Good Governance and Sustainable Development. The...
Nigeria Has Highest Number Of Out-Of-School Children In Sub-Saharan Africa – Minister
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says Nigeria has the highest number of out-of-school children in sub-Saharan Africa. Nwajiuba made this known during the inauguration of “Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA)” in Katsina on Monday. Nigeria has an estimated 10,193,918 children out of school. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Russia Records Highest Daily Death Toll According to the minister, the...
After Allegedly ‘Getting High’ On Drug, ABSU Student Jumps From 3-Storey Building, Dies
A 400-level optometry student of Abia State University, Uturu, has been confirmed dead after jumping down from a three-storey building. He was reported to be on drugs when he jumped from his lodge called Favour Lodge located off the campus on Saturday evening. Reports by students revealed that the deceased, identified as Francis Chibuike, in the video recorded after he took...
2021 UTME: JAMB Releases Results.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) on Friday released results of candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday, 19th and Tuesday, 22 June 2021. The board added the result for subsequent days would be released daily. The board stated these in a statement by its Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Friday morning. It directed candidates...
Okoko Item Primary School Jubilates As Sen. Kalu Delivers 80 3-Seater Desks (Photos)
Barely one week after he made a delivery of 80 three-seater writing desks to pupils of Ezi Igbere community School, Igbere in Bende L.G.A, the Senator representing Abia North, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has again made a similar gesture to Okoko Item Central Primary School in Bende as part of efforts to effectively represent his constituency. The visibly happy pupils...
Final Year Ibom Varsity Student To Sue Institution For Expelling Him After Allegedly Criticizing Gov. Emmanuel
A 500-level student of the Akwa Ibom State University, Ekpo Iniobong, has decided to sue the institution over his suspension and subsequent expulsion. The final year student of the Department of Agricultural Engineering was first suspended by the management in September 2020 and then expelled via a letter dated April 9, 2021, for allegedly criticising the state governor, Emmanuel Udom,...
President Buhari Approves Establishment Of Five New Universities
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of five new universities specialised in technology and health to close the huge gap in the doctor-patient ratio as well as in medical research and production of pharmaceutical products. He also approved a take-off grant of N4 billion each for the Universities of Technology and N5 billion each for the Universities of Health...
Lawan Weeps, Says Kidnappings Threatening Education In North
Senate President Ahmad Lawan says persistent attacks and kidnappings by bandits are depriving school children in the north of education, particularly the girl-child. Lawan said this in Abuja at the first solo exhibition of paintings and photographs by Stephen, son of Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe (Adamawa South). A number of schools in the northern region have been attacked by bandits and...
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,...
