Ahmed Idris Birnin Kebbi No fewer than 300 female students in Kebbi State have become beneficiaries of an empowerment scheme instituted by Halisa Foundation based in Kebbi. The gesture by the Foundation, a charity and non-for profit organisation, was aimed at assisting the less-privileged students to engage in petty businesses with a view to […]
Education
SSANU leaders to President: Man you appointed Chair is under investigation for fraud
Stakeholders of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) branch, have petitioned the National President of the association over the recent appointment of the former Treasurer of the union, as the Acting Chairman of the FUTO branch. The petition drew the attention of the National President to […]
LAUTECH ASUU dissociates self from purported resumption
*Says strike remains indefinite The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Ladoke Akintola University Chapter, Wednesday dissociated itself from a purported resumption calendar released by the institution’s Registrar, Kayode Ogunleye, stating that the union members were still on indefinite strike until the Federal Government meets her demands. In a release signed by LAUTECH ASUU Chairman, […]
We didnt reach agreement with FG to suspend strike Dec 9 -ASUU
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has said there was never an understanding with the Federal Government that the Union would suspend its over nine months old strike on December 9, 2020. President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi in a statement made available to newsmen Wednesday night, said ASUU representatives do […]
Backlog of 14,307 certificates ready for collection, UniAbuja tells graduates
The University of Abuja has said the certificates of 14,307 persons who graduated from various programmes being run in the university from 1994 till date, was ready for collection. This came as the university disclosed it has developed an effective and trust worthy virtual teaching system for its students, to ensure the process of teaching […]
ASUU suspends meeting with FG indefinitely
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which was scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed. According to ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, the meeting was postponed because the time frame given to the union to consult its members is too short. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has said […]
FG to gazette visitation panels to federal varsities
The National Universities Commission (NUC), has said visitation panels to 38 federal universities and four inter-university centres recently approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, would be gazetted to enable the exercise to be carried out. The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, who made the disclosure during a meeting with the Quality Assurance Committee of the […]
Eastern Palm Varsity: Rochas Foundation has 90 percent, while Imo has 10 percent – Okorocha
…Says, EPU’s ready to buy govt’s 10 percent President of Rochas Foundation for Africa and former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha has said that the Eastern Palm University (EPU), Ogboko, Imo State, was founded on a Public Private Partnership model in which the Rochas Foundation has 90 percent equity participation while the Imo […]
Niger’s move to rid schools of ‘unwanted teachers’
SUBEB: Some teachers can’t read or write NUT: Teachers should embrace distance learning, sandwich to upgrade RESCUE MISSION Over 2,041 unqualified teachers in Niger State primary and basic schools, whose engagement has become a source of concern for the government, are to be shown the way out of the system […]
Oil firm boosts education quality in Edo, Delta
Efforts to enhance the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG4) and improve the quality of education delivery have received a boost in Edo and Delta States through the Pearls Quiz Challenge, instituted by SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Plc in a Joint Venture (JV) partnership with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC). The competition is […]