FG To Feed 9 Million Pupils Across 53,000 Public Schools Nationwide
Ongoing efforts by the Federal Government towards successful implementation of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) gained a boost on Monday, as United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) renewed its commitment towards successful implementation of the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) as schools resume for the 2022 academic year across the country. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster...
JAMB Unveils High-tech Malpractice, Undermining Admission Process In Nigeria
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday warned that sophisticated, technology-enabled malpractices are undermining the integrity of Nigeria’s admission process. The board said this after receiving a report from its Special Committee on Examination Infractions. PUNCH Online reports the committee, chaired by Dr. Jake Epelle, presented its findings to JAMB Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede in Abuja on Monday. Inaugurated on August...
Alleged Privacy Preach: JAMB Cautions Against Enlisting Minors
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned against enrolling minors in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, issued this warning while reacting to a suit filed by one Mrs Ifeanyi Eke against the Board over alleged inappropriate text messages sent to her 15-year-old daughter during her registration. Recall that Eke had filed a...
Staff, Pupils In Jubilant Mood As Sen. Kalu Commissions Newly Renovated Classroom Blocks In Arochukwu
It was an atmosphere of joy and jubilation for teachers and pupils of Arochukwu Community school as they poured praises on their Senatorial representative Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for renovating their school facility, saying they will no longer be expo...
FEC Approves 65Years Retirement Age For Teachers
The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved the Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers Bill, 2021. The bill, among other recommendations, seeks to change the retirement age of teachers in the country from 60 to 65. It also seeks to change the years of service for teachers from 35 to 40. The approval was given at a meeting of the council presided over...
Soludo Shuts Down Anambra School Over Alleged Exam Malpractices
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has closed down Tower Primary School, Oba, following indictment of the proprietor, Kosisochukwu Igwe, and a teacher, Precious Chibuzo, in examination malpractices during the 2023 Transition Placement Examination of the state. The proprietor, in collusion with the teacher, took a photograph of the question paper during the examination, solved questions and supplied answers to candidates. The...
GUU Pro-Chancellor, Chief Ugochukwu Tasks Universities On Social Change
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of Gregory University Uturu Chief Onyema Ugochukwu has urged institutions of higher learning in the country to make efforts to be champions of social change. This is even as he commends the management of Gregory University Uturu for setting the pace in terms of proactive social interventions especially at the peak of COVID-19...
ASUU Strike: No Lecturer Has Received Salary Since February — Osodeke
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said none of its university lecturers has been paid since the union embarked on industrial action in February. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, ASUU Pres...
Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Suspend Strike
Nigerian lecturers under the aegis of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU have suspended their ongoing strike for a period of 60 days, ABN TV reports. The decision was taken at the National Executive Council meeting which was held in Abuja. ABN TV reports that COEASU had embarked on a strike on June 10, 2022 in a bid to push...
FG Removes Universities, Polytechnics From IPPIS
Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education have been taken off from the Integrated Personnel Payment System (IPPIS). The approval for the exemption was given by The Federal Executive Council at its meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents alongside other ministers on the outcome of...
