The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ASUP, has commenced an indefinite strike with immediate effect from today. The union disclosed that this followed the failure of the government to address the sorry state of polytechnics and monotechnics and the expiration of the ultimatum issued since March 2020. However, the action is coming less than a […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Friday said it has applied for a waiver from the Federal Government to allow applicants for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry examination to obtain new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card for registration. The examination body noted that candidates must make use of accessible […]
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The National Universities Commission, NUC had on Friday, approved three (3) new universities established by the Government of Delta State to begin full academic session. The approval was given by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, when the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, led top state government officials to present strategic documents of the […]
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The government of Ondo State has ordered a refund of monies paid by parents whose children are to write the 2021 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Lola Amuda, had given the directive to principals and heads of public secondary schools in the state on […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced April 8 for the commencement of the registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination is scheduled to hold between June 5th and 19th, the agency said. The examination body, which is responsible for the conduct of the entrance examination into the nation’s tertiary institutions, […]
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Most Rev. Alfred Martins, a Catholic Archbishop, has requested the federal and state government to return missionary schools to those who originally owned them. The Archbishop made this remark during the 30th Jesuit Education anniversary in Lagos, adding that returning missionary schools would be the best option for the education system in the country. Martin […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has faulted the fresh notice by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to embark on a fresh strike barely four months after calling off a 10-month industrial action. The government stated any person conceiving a strike after close to one year of downing tools would be doing a disservice […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has declared a nationwide strike from 6th April 2021 over alleged ‘’culture of neglect by government on issues affecting the technological education sub sector.’’ ASUP President, Anderson U Ezeibe, who spoke to repeorters at the end of the 99th meeting of the National Executive Council of the union […]
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The government of Kaduna has approved the reopening of all schools in the state. The State Government said the second phase resumption for all schools will begin on Monday, 22nd February 2021. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr Shehu Muhammad, in a statement on Friday directed that all SS2, SS1, JSS2 in public and private […]
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University workers under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of the Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) have been directed to embark on a nationwide strike from Friday. The directive was issued in a statement signed by the leaders of both university staff associations on Thursday. Representatives of […]
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