The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike to press home its demands for the implementation of its 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. The ASUU Lagos Zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusoji Sowande, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Sowande said that the union was […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the replacement of 17 chief executives of various parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Education.The new appointees are Abubakar Rasheed (National Universities Commission); Lilian Salami (Nigerian Institute For Educational Planning and Administration); Hameed Boboyi (Universal Basic Education Board); Lanre Aina (National Library of Nigeria); Charles Uwakwe (National Examinations Council); […]
Continue ReadingFemi Adesina, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, speaking in an interview on The Osasu Show, said, the president sold his property to access foreign exchange (forex) for his child’s education. Mr. Adesina said the central bank of Nigeria (CBN), is experiencing a dearth of forex. Corroborating Adesina’s stance, the president himself […]
Continue ReadingThe Yola zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed concern about the continuous release of incomplete salary to public universities. The Yola zone, which is comprised of Adamawa State Univerisity, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Taraba State University, University of Maiduguri and Yobe State University, raised the concern in a statement […]
Continue ReadingThere were indications on Thursday that the parents of the University of Lagos, undergraduate, Miss Oluchi Anekwe, electrocuted on campus on Tuesday night, have threatened to drag UNILAG and the power distribution company in the area to court. The deceased was on her way to the hostel when she was killed by a high tension […]
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Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, western Nigeria, has retained its rating as the best Nigerian university in academic, administrative, research and community service for the fourth year. This was made public in a release signed by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr Abiodun Olanrewaju, on Friday in Ile-Ife. He noted in the statement that […]
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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) is not considering adopting a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode for its examinations. This is contained in a statement made from the National Office, at an interactive forum with the Education Correspondents on Thursday night in Abuja. The head of WAEC National Office, Mr Charles Eguridu said it would amount […]
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The West African Examinations Council has released the May/June 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination results, withholding 118,101 candidates’ results out of the 1.5 million students that sat the examination. WAEC Head of National Office, Mr. Charles Eguridu, announced this in Lagos at a press conference on Monday. Eguridu added that the states owing WAEC had […]
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The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital in collaboration with an India-based hospital, Apollo Children’s Hospital, said that it had successfully carried out an open-heart surgery on two out of four patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases in the hospital. Speaking with journalists on open-heart surgery programme of the university today, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of […]
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Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, approved the appointment of Prof. Blessing Didia as the acting Vice Chancellor of the state’s University of Science and Technology. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the governor, Mr Opunabo Inko-Tariah, announced this in a statement in Port Harcourt. Inko-Tariah said that Wike also approved the appointment of […]
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