The management of Benue State University, (BSU) Makurdi has directed the immediate reopening of the school with effect from Wednesday, 28 September, 2022. BSU joined other government-owned universities to shut down on 14 February following an industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). Efforts by the...
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Nigerian DJ, Florence Otedola also known as ‘Dj Cuppy’ has announced her graduation from the University of Oxford. In March of 2021, the artist revealed that she had been accepted into Oxford for a master’s degree programme. She took to her Twitter handle to mention how proud of herself...
The National Industrial Court Abuja has struck out a suit instituted by one Umar Lawal, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, asking the Academic Staff Union of Universities, to call off its seven-month-old strike and return to school. Lawal had instituted the case on behalf of...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has come out with new guidelines to ensure seamless conduct of future operational processes, including the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar on Monday in Abuja....
The Federal Government has ordered Vice-Chancellors in universities to re-open schools and to allow students resume lectures. This is contained in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Abubakar...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has addressed multinational groups in New York, United States of America, towards increasing focus on the education of girls in Nigeria and around the world. The Governor traveled to the US as part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s delegation...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has filed an appeal challenging the ruling of Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court (NIC) Abuja which ordered the lecturers to call off their seven-month-old strike and return to the classrooms. Counsel to ASUU, Mister Femi Falana, based their appeal...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Friday called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities to return to work first before appealing the Industrial Court’s judgement which directed it to call off the seven month old strike. Comrade Alhassan Adam, the North-East NANS...
The Vice Chancellor (VC), Salem University Lokoja, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, has called on the Federal Government to allow private universities to benefit from TETfund for the attainment of desired educational development in the country. The Vice Chancellor, who made the call on Thursday in an interview with newsmen in...
Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, a human resource expert, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to obey the judgment of the National Industrial Court. He also urged the union not to appeal the judgment and return to the classrooms in line with democratic process and as patriotic...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has donated N81 million worth of equipment to the Civil and Water Engineering Department of University of Maiduguri in order to meet up with the Nigeria Universities Commission’s (NUC) accreditation, requirements which the institution could not meet up in...
The Department of State Security (DSS) on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the ongoing strike. The Director of the Service in charge of Yobe, Mr Yunusa Abdulkadir made the plea in Damaturu at the Third Quarterly Conference of the State Directors...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – Civil Society Organizations tracking and monitoring the progress being made by the Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led administration in the education sector, have tasked the government in the area of providing improved infrastructure and learning environment, particularly for girls and those living with disabilities. Members of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – The management of Ekiti State University (EKSU) has called off the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff of University Union (ASUU) of the institution. The Public Relations Officer of EKSU, Mr. Bode Olofinmuagun, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti,...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has appointed Mr Joseph Odum as the substantive Bursar of the institution for a period of five year single term. Registrar of UNICAL, Mr Gabriel Egbe, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Calabar. He said: “Following...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, has called for a collaboration with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in the delivery of intervention projects in tertiary institutions in the state. The governor, who made the call on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- Bauchi State House of Assembly has passed a bill into law prohibiting parents from denying their children basic education in the state, with defaulters liable to one year imprisonment, N100,000 fine or both. The bill was sponsored by the Speaker of the Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman,...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has invited some top government functionaries to a meeting with a view to resolving the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Gbajabiamila made this known after five hours closed door meeting between the leadership of the house and...
Girls worldwide are lagging behind boys in mathematics, with sexism and gender stereotypes among the root causes, according to a new report published by UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)Girl Solving the equation: Helping girls and boys learn mathematics, a new report published on Wednesday by UNICEF revealed a growing worldwide...
The Federal Polytechnic, Offa chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Kwara, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently appoint a substantive Rector for the institution for its smooth running and peaceful co-existence of stakeholders. The chapter’s Chairman, Mr Moses Atilola, call appeal in Offa on...