Nigeria Needs More Than 205 Universities To Meet Demand For Higher Education — NUC
Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, says the number of universities in Nigeria cannot meet the present demand for higher education in the country. He said this in Abuja Tuesday while presenting operational licences for two new universities to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, bringing the total number of universities in the country to 205. He said despite...
Ikpeazu Approves Payment Of Four Months Salaries To Abia Polytechnic Staff
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the release of the sum of 450 Million Naira as Salary Support to the academic and non-academic staff of Abia State Polytechnic Aba, ABN TV reports. This is to enable the management of the school to immediately pay...
ASUU Extends Strike For Two Months
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its warning strike for another two months. The decision to extend the strike was taken at the union’s National Executive Council, NEC meeting held in Abuja last night. Although the union has not made any public statement regarding the outcome of the meeting, a source told Vanguard that members resolved at the meeting...
Gregory University Holds 5th Convocation, Announces Programmes
A leading private university in Nigeria, Gregory University Uturu has announced programmes for its 5th Convocation commencing Thursday 10th December 2020. In a statement signed by the acting Registrar of the institution, Rosemary Igboekwe, the ceremony will commence with the formal flag-off of the university mass transit scheme by 10am. This will be followed by a special Thanksgiving Praise Fiesta. The statement...
Siblings Beat Up Islamic Teacher For Punishing Their Sister, Detain Him In Abuja
An Islamic school teacher has been beaten up and detained by the police for punishing a female student in Abuja. Daily Trust learnt that the teacher had punished a 12-year-old female student during a lesson session. It was after the student reported the matter to her family that three of her siblings teamed up and whipped the teacher mercilessly. The siblings nearly...
Abia Govt Reveals Resumption Date For Schools
The Abia State Government has announced the reopening of primary and secondary schools in the State on Monday, 28th September 2020, to complete the 3rd term of 2019/2020 academic session with one week of revision classes. This was announced in a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu, after the State Executive Council Meeting held at...
UNN Academics Hails Gov. Ugwuanyi’s Giant Strides In Education Sector
The leadership of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on Wednesday visited Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State at the Government House, Enugu, to appreciate him for his administration’s giant strides in the education sector in spite of the State’s lean resources and the economic, security and public health challenges bedeviling the country. Led by...
Abia Teachers Suspend Strike, Urge Ikpeazu To Make Salary Payment A Priority
Members of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT in Abia State have suspended their strike with a charge on the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu to make the payment of their salary a priority. This is contained in a statement made available to ABN TV by the leadership of the teachers union on Tuesday in Umuahia. The release signed by Elder Comrade...
Gov. Otti Comends Bishop Onuoha As SS3 Student Wins Vision Africa Music Reality Show
Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has commended the founder Vision Africa for his initiative towards harnessing the talent of young people for national development. The governor stated this on Sunday during the 2023 and 10th edition grand finale of Vision Africa Icons music reality show which was won by an SS3 student of Queen of Peace Secondary school Mbano...
ICAN Unveils ICAN University, Nigeria’s First Accounting University
In the course of its contributions to capacity building in Nigeria, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has made significant progress in securing the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) license for the establishment of the ICAN University President of ICAN, Mrs. Onome Adewuyi, revealed this at the foundation stone-laying ceremony at the University's proposed site in Kwali, Abuja. She...
