Four private universities have been approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The approval was made during the weekly council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The universities are situated in Kaduna, Oyo, Ogun and Osun States. They include Greenfield University (Kaduna) Dominion University (Oyo) Trinity University (Ogun) and Westland University […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government reached an agreement on Monday, after a two-hour meeting in Abuja. The government agreed to release N15.4 billion in salary shortfall for the University teachers. The union is expected to call off its indefinite strike action any time from now. Chris Ngige, the minister […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government reached an agreement on Monday, after a two-hour meeting in Abuja. The government agreed to release N15.4 billion in salary shortfall for the University teachers. The union is expected to call off its indefinite strike action any time from now. Chris Ngige, the minister […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is to commence sale of forms on 10th January, 2019 for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The sales of form, according to the examination body, will take place within six weeks while the examination will hold in March after the general elections. Speaking at a stakeholders’ […]
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The ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will linger as report has emerged that the aggrieved lecturers staged a walkout from the meeting with a federal government delegation. Premium Times reports that ASUU delegation arrived at the ministry at exactly 5:00 p.m. but no member of the federal government […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the ongoing strike will continue until it sees the steps taken by the Federal Government in the coming days. This is at variance with what the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige said. Ngige announced on Monday, that the Federal Government and ASUU have reached […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed it will commence registration for the 2019/ 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in January. The Chairman of the governing Board, Dr. Emmanuel Ndukwe announced the new date to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, during a ceremony to celebrate some staff of the board who retired […]
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The meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended without any agreement on Tuesday. Speaking with reporters at the end of the closed door meeting in Abuja, Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU national president, said negotiations were still ongoing. He said both parties were yet to reach a concrete decision. “For […]
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Muhammed Abubakar, the Pro-Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University Ilorin, has called on the Federal Government to review the legal instruments that currently excludes private universities from benefiting from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). Abubakar made the call on Saturday at the 8th convocation ceremony of the university in Ilorin. He said the request became imperative […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, reduced the examination registration fees for the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Senior Secondary and Basic Education Certificates. Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, disclosed this after the FEC meeting. According to him, the fee for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has been reduced from N5,000 to […]
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