The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, for personally directing the stoppage of their salaries in the name of ‘no-work, no-pay’ policy. The national president of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel ...
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has floated a new platform, Integrated Brochure and Syllabus System (IBASS), to ease admission process into higher institutions. Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said the digital system will allow JAMB liaise with regulatory agencies ...
Read More »NANS Factions Unite For Aluta Activities
Factional President, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Umar Farouk has stepped down for his opponent, Comrade Umar Barambu as President of the students’ body. He told reporters in Abuja that he agreed to step down as factional president ...
Read More »Half Pay: ASUU Plans Protest, Declares Lecture-Free Day
The Academic Staff Union of Universities is set to embark on a one-day nationwide protest rally over the implementation by the Federal Government of a “no-work, no-pay” policy for lecturers in the country. The protest will be organised at the ...
Read More »NAPTAN Backs ASUU, Warns FG
The National President of the Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria, Haruna Danjuma, has condemned the payment of half salaries for October 22 to lecturers in public universities by the Federal Government, describing it as tantamount to “pushing them to the wall.” ...
Read More »NGF, FG Working To Pay Lecturers’ Withheld Salary Arrears
Jigawa Governor Mohammed Badaru has said the 36 Governors were working with the Federal Government to pay the salary arrears of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Badaru said the Governors were considering using legal ways to resolve ASUU ...
Read More »First Female USD Senatorial Candidate Offers Recipe To Matriculating Students, Graduands
…Says, Her Philosophy of Relevance is Gaining Scholastic and Biblical Knowledge By Tony Ukpong The first female Uyo Senatorial District Candidate, Princess. (Dr.) Victoria Ibokette has admonished students and graduands of Peace Institute of Management and Technology, (Peace Poly) Abak, to ...
Read More »Investment In Digital Resources Necessary To Advance Girls In Education – Experts
Stakeholders in the education-technology space have been advised to invest in digital resources to enhance the quality of education among girls. This was the takeout of the conversations during the October edition of EdTech Monday, an initiative of the Mastercard ...
Read More »Public Varsities Spend N1bn On Power – NUC Scribe
…Says years of poor investments in education sector responsible for present woes Public universities budget N1 billion annually on energy, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said yesterday. He said the overhead of N11 million-N12 million released ...
Read More »Students Advised Against Social Vices
Secondary Schools Students in Akwa Ibom State have been advised to shun vices capable of jeopardizing their future. The Accountant General of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Uwem Andrew-Essien gave the advice Tuesday when he received students of Saint Peter and ...
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