The Nigerian Government on Monday in Abuja inaugurated a committee to re-negotiate the 2009 FGN/ University Based Staff Unions Agreement. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who performed the inauguration, said it was a demonstration of Federal Government’s commitment to fulfilling its promises. Recall that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) recenlty embarked […]
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A Nigerian named ImeIme Umana, has made history as the first black woman president of the Harvard Law Review, a prestigious legal journal in the United States. Ms. Umana, who is of Nigerian descent, but hails from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States, has become the 131st leader of the organization. Former U.S. President Barack […]
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has concluded preparations to begin sales of its 2017 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) forms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the examination is for admission of candidates into the Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) 1 arm of the 104 unity colleges across the country. The Lagos […]
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The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), to suspend it 5-day warning strike. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment made the appeal in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The minister noted that it was imperative for the union […]
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Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill upgrading Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) to a University of Science and Technology. Mr Adeyinka Mafe, the Majority Leader, moved the motion for the third reading of the bill during plenary in Abeokuta and was seconded by the Minority Leader, Mr Olawale Alausa. The bill was entitled […]
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Speaking in Ilorin on Monday, Kwara State Head of Service (HOS), Hajia Zara Omar, said teachers in public schools in the state have until the end of February to submit originals of their academic certificates as a condition to writing the 2017 promotion examinations. Omar said that the certificate verification was a follow up to the […]
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After eight months of strike, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has announced that the institution will resume studies on January 27. The closure of the institution over non-payment of staff salaries had also led to series of protest by students. However, in a statement, dated January 23, from the office of J. A. Agboola, […]
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has released a statement indicating that printing of call-up letters begins on Saturday, January 21st, while commencement of orientation course is scheduled for 24th January, 2017. According to the statement: “The NYSC Management wishes to inform prospective Corps members and other stakeholders that the 2016 Batch ‘B’ (Stream II) […]
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The Borno state police command has released a statement on the twin blasts that occurred on the campus of the University of Maiduguri in the early hours of today, stating that four persons including a professor were killed and 15 others injured. The killed Professor was identified as Aliyu Usman Mani, the Director of Veterinary […]
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Non-academic unions in the Nigerian universities say they will on Monday embark on a five-day warning strike over the inability of the Federal Government to implement the 2009 Agreements with the unions. The unions are the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT). […]
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