Ikpeazu Fixes Date For Reopening Of Tertiary Institutions
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has approved the reopening of all Government and Private Tertiary Institutions in the State, A release signed by Barrister Chris Ezem made available to ABN TV, the Secretary to the State Government said the tertiary institutions will resume with effect from Monday, October 26th, 2020. The government further directed the affected institutions to ensure...
ASUU Strike: Minister, VCs And Others In A Closed-Door Meeting
The Ministry of Education, Adamu Adamu, alongside stakeholders such as the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede; Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed; Emeritus Professors Peter Okebukola and Nimi-Briggs; alongside all vice-chancellors and pro-chancellors of federal universities have commenced a special closed-door session over the lingering strike by the Academic...
FG Introduces Flexible Framework To Expand Access To Higher Education
The Federal Government has approved a comprehensive reform of admission entry requirements for all tertiary institutions in Nigeria, introducing a more flexible and inclusive framework aimed at expanding access to higher education. The development followed the approval of the National Guidelines for Entry Requirements into Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, according to a statement issued by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press...
How Ondo Varsity 500-Level Student Slumped, Died Days To Final Exam
Academic activities were paralysed at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo state, on Friday, following a protest by students of the institution over the death of their colleague, Ayomide Akeredolu. Akeredolu, a 500 Level student of the school, was said to have slumped inside the hall of residence. The deceased, who was planning to write his final exam, was...
Fatima Andat Emerges Best Graduating Student, As Covenant University Graduates 206 First Class Students
Dashe Fatima Andat from Jos with a cumulative grade point average of 5.0, a student in the Accounting Department at the College of Management and Social Sciences, was named the best-graduating student at Covenant University for the 2021/2022 session. At the Covenant University's 2021/2022 Convocation on Friday, 206 students from Ota, Ogun State, received First-Class degrees. During the 17th Convocation Ceremony...
FG Warns Vice-Chancellors Against Reopening Universities
The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered vice-chancellors to maintain the closure of federal, state and private universities in order to keep students and university communities safe from COVID-19. ABN TV reports that the National Universities Commission gave the directive through a circular by the Director, Directorate of the Executive Secretary’s Office, Chris Maiyaki. The circular read, “Vice-chancellors will please recall...
Isa Pantami’s Professorship By FUTO Fraud, Should Not Be Recognised — ASUU Report [Doc Attached]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has released the report of its findings on the ‘suspicious’ appointment of Nigeria’s Minister for Digital Economy and Communication, Isa Pantami by the council of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) as a Professor of Cyber Security. In documents sighted by ABN TV on Monday, the report conducted by a six-man committee...
TETFUND Diverts Suspensded Foreign Programmes Fund To Nigeria Universities
The Chairman of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and a former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has disclosed that funds previously earmarked for suspended foreign programmes are now being redirected to critical interventions in Nigerian universities. TETFund temporarily announced the suspension of its foreign training programmes due to the high exchange rate. Speaking on Tuesday during the commissioning of five major...
Environment Not Conducive To Reopen Schools – Imo Govt
The government of Imo State has declared the environment as not yet conducive to reopen private and public schools. This is owing to the coronavirus pandemic which, according to the government, has not been fully contained. In a press release from the office of State’s Ministry of Education, the Commissioner for Education, Prof. B.T.O Ikegwuoha stated that the Federal Ministry of...
BREAKING: FG Approves Reopening Of All Tertiary Institutions
The federal government has directed the reopening of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in the country. Tertiary institution regulatory agencies like the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) have also directed tertiary institutions to reopen. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who addressed a press conference in...
