UNN equips academics with AI skills to transform research, teaching
By Chinedu Adonu The Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has begun equipping its academics and students with practical Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills to improve research, teaching, postgraduate supervision and academic administration. The initiative was the major outcome of a two-day Train-the-Trainers Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Academia Productivity,” organised by […]
Strike: My grouse with ASUU, others — Ngige
THE four university-based unions have withdrawn their services as a result of some unresolved demands from the Federal Government.
Onunaku, Otobo win Police Training School Valuable Student Award
By Mary Obaebor AUTHORITIES of the Police Training School, PTS, Lagos has awarded the prestigious valuable student award to Uche McRichard Onunaku, General Manager, ERL Telecoms and Dr. Elvis Efe Otobo, Deputy Director, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos for their outstanding performance at the Course 1, 2022 passing out parade held at the Parade Ground, Police […]
FG/ASUU face-off: Our pains, frustration — Students, parents
By Elizabeth Osayande THE saying that “when two elephants fight, the grass suffers” is apt in describing the pains, and frustrations of students in Nigerian universities and their parents over the ongoing dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Federal Government that has paralysed academic activities in the institutions. Recall that […]
Lagos to increase comprehensive schools to 50
THE Lagos Government has revealed plans to increase the number of comprehensive schools across the state from the initial pilot of 12 schools to 50 by September this year to demonstrate commitment and huge investment of the government in equipping Lagos State school students to be self-reliant and skilled. Disclosing this at the sensitisation of […]
ASUU strike regrettable, but opened new opportunities for us — Students
ENUGU—UNIVERSITY students have been forced to stay home for over two months now due to the strike action embarked upon by their lecturers. For some of the students, the strike has opened new opportunities for them to explore other positive ways to survive. While some lament the impact of the strike on their academic plans, […]
Police invite Chrisland mgt as school denies pregnancy test
Police invite Chrisland mgt as school denies pregnancy test
Chrisland, parent tango over ‘abused’ pupil
•My daughter was suspended by school authorities •Why we suspended student —Chrisland •Lagos govt shuts down schools •As NAPTAN, NUT call for probe •We’ve commenced investigations —CP Alabi By Olasunkanmi Akoni, Wahab Adesina, Esther Onyegbula & Elizabeth Osayande A woman has claimed that her 10-year-old daughter was raped during a trip to Dubai, which was […]
ASUU strike: Respect collective bargaining agreements with unions — NLC tells FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged the Federal Government to respect the Collective Bargaining Agreements entered into with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in the tertiary institutions in the country.
Chrisland: Anyone caught distributing, receiving s3x tape risks 14 yrs imprisonment – Lagos Govt
Chrisland: Anyone caught distributing, receiving child’s pornographic material, risks 14 yrs imprisonment – Lagos Govt
Skills OutsideSchoolFoundation, WAYMA partner to boost capacity of 34 teachers in Kebbi
According to the Bridge Program Officer, Charles Jang, the training of teachers and cascading same to students will ensure that the students have a way and guide within the school to become self-reliant, he said
Strike: ASUU tackles NITDA over UTAS
By James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA—THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, berated the National Information Technology and Development Agency, NITDA, over what it described as ‘deliberate misinformation and disinformation of the public on the integrity test conducted on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS, by the agency. The Lagos Zonal Coordinator of the Union, […]
57-days-old strike: ASUU UNIBEN urges Nigerians to rescue dying varsity system
By Gabriel Enogholase ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benin Zone, has pleaded with Nigerians to join it to rescue the nation’s university system from dying. Zonal Coordinator, ASUU-Benin Zone, Prof. Fred Esumeh, made the appeal while addressing journalists in Benin City, yesterday. He said: “ASUU is calling on all-well meaning Nigerians to wake-up and […]
JAMB releases 2022 UTME mock results
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock examinations conducted on April 9. Announcing the results in its weekly bulletin released on Monday in Abuja, the board said that candidates could now visit the board’s site to check their results. Also Read: It said, “Candidates, […]
FG/ASUU face-off: Our pains, frustration ― Students, parents
By Elizabeth Osayande The saying that “when two elephants fight, the grass suffers” is apt in describing the pains and frustrations of students of Nigerian universities and their parents over the ongoing dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the Federal Government that has paralysed academic activities in the institutions. Recall that […]
NOUN to matriculate 19,766 newly admitted students
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA – A total of 19,766 fresh students are set to matriculate at the 22nd matriculation ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria,NOUN, slated to hold on Tuesday, 12th April, 2022. A press release issued, Saturday morning, by the university spokesman, Malam Ibrahim Sheme, said the ceremony will hold simultaneously across […]
