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From Dennis Udoma, Uyo The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has called on the Federal Government to sack the Executive Secretary of National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof Idris Bugaje for allegedly conspiring with the Head of Service of the Federation to introduce contrversial scheme of service which counteracts with the welfare of ...
Director of Corporate Communications and CSR at Airtel Nigeria, Femi Adeniran, has joined other thought leaders to propose strategic solutions to advance Nigeria’s educational system, including Artificial Intelligence, for innovative teaching methodologies. Adeniran made his remarks while speaking as part of a panel at the ‘Blackbelt Graduation Ceremony’ organised by 1 Million Teachers, an international ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Monday has given a 48-hour ultimatum to tertiary institutions in the country to submit the data of their students to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The student body is urging institutions to comply with the directive to enable students to access the loan ...
Sodiq Adelakun The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced that a strike is not imminent if the Federal Government implements the agreements reached within the next two weeks. Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU, made this known in an interview with newsmen on Monday. Recall that ASUU had threatened to embark on strike ...
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has approved the release of N1.9 billion for the payment of four-year accumulated leave allowances owed to public primary schools’ teachers in the state. Mr Uche Anichukwu, Senior Special Assistant to Mbah on External Relations, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Enugu. Anichukwu said that the approval ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that strike is not imminent, if the Federal Government implements the agreements reached, in the next two weeks. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU said this in an interview with It would be recalled that ASUU had threatened to embark on strike over the non-implementation of ...
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Professor of Mathematics Education in the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Amos Awodeyi has decried the decline in Mathematics teachers across school systems nationwide. Awodeyi said the decline in professional mathematics teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary systems in the State, could turn into a dangerous trend if the situation ...
The authorities of the University of Benin on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely. The university in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, attributed the decision to the refusal of the students of to shift grounds on their demands. The students on Wednesday took to the streets, blocking ...
By Udodirim Oti, Awka The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University Chapter, yesterday marched in protest over unpaid wages, breached agreements with governments and proliferation of universities in the country, among others. During the protest, the members chanted solidarity songs with their leadership for championing their cause and interest while displaying ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The House of Representatives Technical Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has revealed that Lagos State has failed to access N4.5 billion earmarked for the state in the last six years due to its inability to meet the funding criteria. Chairman of the committee, Miriam Onuoha, disclosed this yesterday while on ...
The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, has appealed to private individuals and philanthropists to support the government in funding education in Nigeria. He made the call at an event in Abuja honouring Emeka Offor and his wife, Adaora Offor, who were awarded honorary doctorate degrees by the University of Nigeria Nsukka and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, ...
The Polytechnic, Ibadan has established an eleven-member Energy Management Committee tasked with overseeing and improving energy efficiency across its facilities. The inauguration ceremony was conducted by Dr. Taiwo Abideen Lasisi, the Acting Rector of the institution, at the Board of Studies’ Chamber on Monday, July 1, 2024. The announcement was made public through a statement ...
Lagos State Government has called for more funding from Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) for state-owned universities. It also emphasised the need to make the intervention fund more accessible. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the appeal while receiving some members of the Federal House of Representatives Committee on TEDFUND, at the Lagos House, Ikeja. The committee ...
By Saka Laaro, Ilorin Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has been chosen as one of the six pilot universities for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Office of the First Lady’s initiative to establish ICT Experience Centres in public tertiary institutions across Nigeria. According to a letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to prioritise university education to boost research and academic excellence in the nation’s ivory towers. The Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (AEFUNAI), branch of ASUU made the appeal in an address delivered during a press conference on the campus on Wednesday at ...
