Akwa Obim State Govt Suspends Principal Over Poor School Feeding
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Education, Idongesit Etiebet, has announced the suspension of Nse Sunday Umoh, the Principal-General of Presbyterian Senior Science College, Ididep, over poor feeding of boarding students in the hostel. This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists in Uyo on Saturday. The commissioner said officials of the ministry decided to pay an unscheduled visit to...
Bedrock Foundation Scholar Emerges as UNIBEN’s Best Graduating Student
Hard work, perseverance, and a thirst for knowledge have paid off for James Ojo Allen, a recipient of the Bedrock Scholarship, who has been recognized as the best graduating student of the University of Benin at the combined 49th & 50th Convocation Ceremony which held on 22nd November, 2024. The Petroleum Engineering graduate not only topped the academic session with...
Hon. Amobi Ogah To Pay WAEC Fee For 500 Students From Constituency
Barely two weeks after his over N400m empowerment in his constituency, the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Amobi Ogah has announced that his foundation will offset the WAEC fee of 500 students from the constituency. This is contained in a statement signed by Promise Ude, the DG Hon. Amobi Ogah Education Foundation. A qualification exam has been...
Kwara Gov Bans Donation Of Branded Materials To Public Schools
The government of Kwara State has issued a warning to anyone planning to donate educational supplies to the state's public schools. A statement released on Wednesday said that the state government has again frowned at a culture of people branding materials to be donated to public school children with subtle or obvious political messages and indoctrination. The government, in a statement...
IG Unveils Quick Response App For Schools In Ogun
Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, has introduced the VGS—VIGISCOPE application, which is intended to give schools across the country a rapid emergency reporting and response system. In a statement on Thursday, the Ogiun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, announced that Egbetokun introduced the app at the conclusion of a two-day seminar held from November 26 to...
Polytechnics Lecturers Announce Two-Week Warning Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has declared a two-week warning strike commencing on December 2, 2024, citing the government’s failure to address an eleven-point demand critical to the administration and welfare of polytechnic education in Nigeria. The announcement was made by the President of ASUP, Kpanja Shamnah, during a press briefing held at the conclusion of the union’s...
Omoregie Takes Office As 11th Vice Chancellor Of UNIBEN
On Monday, the University of Benin's eleventh substantive vice-chancellor, Prof. Edoba Omoregie of the Faculty of Law, took office. In his inaugural speech, Omoregie pledged to revolutionise the university and create an environment where students, faculty, and staff feel valued and supported in their academic and career pursuits. The professor of private property law, who took over from Prof. Lilian Salami,...
Minister Vows Total Revitalization Of Polytechnic Education
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to revitalizing polytechnic education through equipping all federal polytechnics to enable them produce competent graduates that could meet the demand of the Nigerian evolving economy. The minister disclosed this on Tuesday while commissioning a one-storey Lecture rooms and laboratory building and procurement of laboratory equipment at the Federal...
Outrage As Polytechnic With 142 Students Spends Over N600M – Reps Panel
The House of Representatives Committee on Polytechnics and Other Higher Technical Education has raised serious concerns over the financial management of the Federal Polytechnic Ugep in Cross River State, after revelations of disproportionate expenditures compared to the institution’s student population and staff strength. During a budget performance review on Monday, the Rector of the Polytechnic, Professor Edward N. Okey, disclosed...
FG Sacks Benin Republic, Togo Degree Holders From MDAs
The Federal Government has fired some civil servants with degrees from private tertiary institutions in Benin Republic and Togo. The directive affected federal workers who graduated from the institutions from 2017 to date. The Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, confirmed the development to PUNCH on Wednesday. In...
