Zulum opens new school in Buratai, approves recruitment of 20 more teachers
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum on Tuesday at Buratai village in Biu Local Government Area commissioned a newly built […]
Education
Zulum unveils higher Islamic school for 1,200 students in Biu, presents N40m support
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum on Wednesday in Biu town, commissioned a 60-classroom community school for higher Islamic studies, […]
Tonto Dikeh urges parents to be courageous as schools resume
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has urged parents/guardians to be courageous as schools resume, saying kids resuming in new classes happen to be a critical season […]
Students ‘ll continue to occupy major highways over ASUU’s strike – NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday said its members in the nation’s tertiary institutions would continue to occupy major highways in protest […]
FG prays court to order ASUU to end strike
The Federal government on Monday urged the National Industrial Court to order the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven months […]
Place tertiary education funding under Tetfund – SDP Presidential candidate urges FG
The Presidential candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mr Adewole Adebayo, says funding of tertiary education in Nigeria should be put under the Tertiary Education […]
Strike: SERAP sues Buhari, asks court to declare refusal to meet ASUU’s demands illegal
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and five university students have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare unlawful the […]
National Teachers’ Institute to build capacities of 5,000 teachers– Director
Prof. Musa Maitafsir, the Director, National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, says it will build the capacity of 5,000 teachers across Nigeria. Maitafsir disclosed this in […]
Parents beg Benue State University to pull out of ASUU strike
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Parents/Stakeholders Forum (PSF) of the Benue State University Makurdi, has appealed to its ASUU members to pull out of […]
Literacy Day: Seadogs call for enforcement of compulsory education policy
The National Association of Seadogs, Sahara Deck Abuja City Centre, has called on government at all levels to enforce the compulsory education policy, to tackle […]
Education ministry illegally re-appoints ‘retired’ directors, deputies as unity schools’ principals
No fewer than 22 supposed retired Directors and Deputy Directors in the Federal Ministry of Education have been re-appointed as Principals of some Federal Government […]
ASUU strike: Final year medical student turns food vendor in Sokoto
Mr Usman Abubakar-Rimi, a Medicine and Surgery final year student in the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), has turned to street food vendor due prolonged […]
Provost urges Zulum to reinstate staff salaries, recruits more lecturers for COE Bama
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Provost of Umar Ibn Ibrahim El Kanemi College of Education, Science and Technology Bama, Hajiya Yagana Kyari has appealed […]
Has the Federal Government woken up? By LEONARD KARSHIMA SHILGBA
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SEEMS TO BE READY TO LET THE LAWS OF ITS UNIVERSITIES TO WORK WITHOUT INTEREFERENCE: The Governing Council of each federal university […]
Kebbi plans to return 750,000 out-of-school children to classroom – KBSUBEB
Prof. Suleiman Khalid, Chairman, Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board (KBSUBEB), said that the board had stepped-up efforts to return 750,000 out-of-school children to classroom […]
ASUU strike: FG considers review of lecturers’ salaries to 23.5% – Minister
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has said the Federal Government is considering an upward review of the salary of tertiary institutions’ lecturers to […]
NANS wants urgent intervention of Buhari on ASUU Strike
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the lingering strike by Academic Staff Union of University […]
ASUU’s indefinite strike – The beating of a dead horse By NICK AGULE
Introduction Just over a week ago, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) the union of teaching and research staff at Nigeria’s universities declared an […]
Strike: We’re resolute to get what public universities need from FG – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says its members remained resolute to get what public universities need from the Federal Government to survive and […]
ASUU strike: Northwest private varsities record boost in admission figures
Some private universities in Northwest say the prolonged strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) , has resulted in increase in their admission figure. […]