INSPECTOR OMOGBAI: Doing policing with motherly love
By Adesina Wahab She got enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, 24 years ago and has risen through the ranks to become an Inspector in the Traffic Department. Justina Omogbai, a mother of five, was recently recognized and honoured by the management of Trinity University, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos during their second Registry Week and […]
2021 UTME: JAMB highlights fate of candidates with incomplete registration
Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has advised candidates whose registration process is incomplete to visit special centres to finish the process. JAMB’s Head of Media Dr Fabian Benjamin gave the advice in a statement on Monday. Benjamin said the advice affected only those who could not complete their registration during the earlier scheduled registration […]
Benue State University students owing N1.82bn unpaid fees – Vice Chancellor
The Vice Chancellor of Benue State University, BSU, Prof. Joe Iorapuu, Monday, disclosed that between 2010 and 2019 students of the institution were indebted to the university to the tune of over N1.82billion in unpaid tuition. He observed that aside the non-payment of fees, many students were in the habit of not registering as bonafide students of the […]
Alleged fraud: NAUS demands removal of Ekiti varsity VC
The National Association Of Universities Students, NAUS, Monday, called on the authority to investigate alleged fraud and involving the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Of Oye- Ekiti, Professor Abayomi Fashina. The Senate President of the association, Comrade Ibrahim Muhammad Lawal, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, asked Professor Fashina to step aside […]
Unilorin spent N6m to start Open Distance Learning Programme —Director
Prof. Bashir Omipidan, the Director of the Centre for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) at the University of Ilorin, says that the University management has spent N6million to kick-start the institution’s open distance learning programme. Omipidan said this on Monday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Centre and the Department […]
2021 UTME: JAMB gives update on candidates with incomplete registration
Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has advised candidates whose registration process is incomplete to visit special centres to finish the process. JAMB’s Head of Media Dr Fabian Benjamin gave the advice in a statement on Monday. Benjamin said the advice affected only those who could not complete their registration during the earlier scheduled registration […]
BUK warns students against protesting death of colleague
Bayero University Kano (BUK), has warned its students against protesting the death of a 200-level student, who was crushed by a moving vehicle. The Secretary, Information and Publication of the University, Malam Lamara Garba, issued the warning in a statement on Sunday. He said that the deceased, Kamaluddeen Moshood of the department of accounting, died […]
90% primary 6 pupils in Niger public schools cannot read, write — Official
The Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) has disclosed that more than 90 per cent of pupils in exit classes in public schools can neither read nor write. Dr Isah Adamu, Chairman of NSUBEB, disclosed this during a two-day roundtable discussion on revamping basic education in Niger State in Minna on Thursday. He explained […]
Until govt values education, reading culture won’t improve —MTU VC
The Vice-Chancellor, Mountain Top University, MTU, Prof. Elijah Ayolabi, has said for reading culture to improve in the country, the government must place a high premium on education. He said this at a one-day event to mark the 2021 International Book Day organised by the MTU Library. The VC explained that the lecture tagged: Plagiarism […]
Rivers State Varsity: Why academic disruptions are prohibited under Wike ― VC
“The university is appreciative of the conducive work environment and enhanced salary package you have provided us as staff of this university in comparison to with our colleagues in other universities, including federal universities.
How TETFund is changing the landscape of our tertiary institutions — Bogoro
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro, has said developments in the tertiary education sector in the last few years have shown that most of the institutions would have been in a more terrible state were it not for the intervention of the Fund in the sector. This […]
FUOYE: Senate intervenes in Odusanya’s sack
The Senate Committee on Ethics and Discipline chaired by Senator Ayo Akinyelure of Ondo Federal Constituency, on Monday cleared air on the termination of appointment of the erstwhile Registrar of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, Mr. Olatunbosun Odusanya.
ASUP suspends 2 months’ strike
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Wednesday suspended its two-month-old nationwide strike. ASUP’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Abdullahi Yalwa, made the disclosure in a press statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the suspended would take effect from Thursday (June 10). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that ASUP embarked on a […]
ASUU-AKSU suspends 7 weeks strike, gives conditions
The statement read in parts, “The Akwa Ibom State University Staff Unions under the aegis of Joint Action Committee shall on Wednesday June 9, 2021 suspend the strike.
Poly Students Back FG: Twitter not bigger than Nigeria
The National Association of Polytechnic Students, NAPS, has thrown its weight behind the decision of the Federal Government to place a ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria.
Senate passes bill to end discrimination between first degree, HND holders
The Senate has passed a bill that prohibits employers in the country from discriminating between first degree and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the JointCommittee on Establishment and Public Service Matters; and TertiaryInstitutions and TETFUND. Chairman of the Joint Committee, Ibrahim Shekarau (APC, Kano […]
