JHU proposes new model for training Nigeria’s public servants
By Elizabeth Osayande LAGOS: James Hope University, Lagos, is pushing a new model of collaboration between academia and government to strengthen public-sector capacity in Nigeria, beginning with an exploratory meeting with the Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy. The postgraduate-only university, the first of its kind in Lagos State, is proposing capacity-building, joint research, […]
Just In: ASUP suspends strike, asks members to resume work Monday
FOLLOWING the expiration of its two-week warning strike which it had embarked on to press home its demands from the federal government, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, ASUP, has directed its members to resume work on Monday, May 30, 2022.
Varsity admissions: 90% of A’ Level results candidates present fake — JAMB
By Joseph Erunke THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said yesterday its assessment has shown that more than 90 per cent of A’ Level results presented by candidates to gain admission into universities were fake. The examination body said its focus on developments around the Interim Joint Matriculation Board, IJMB, and the Joint Universities […]
Strike: Varsity, Polytechnic, COE lecturers, to get N34bn minimum wage adjustment arrears ― FG
The Federal Government Tuesday said it would spend about N34 billion on the ongoing payment of minimum wage consequential adjustments to education sector workers with effect from 2019.
Bayelsa varsity promotes 188 lecturers, enrols 7,600 students
BAYELSA State-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma, has witnessed an increase in the number of promotions among the academic staff and intake of students, within the last four years, with over 188 promotions of lecturers and increased student enrolment from 3,500 to 7,600.
Breaking silence on sexual, domestic violence via arts
By Prisca Sam-Duru Right from the door of the Whitespace Hall, you could see women sitting in twos, doing their laundry and chatting, live. While admiring the innovativeness in such activity, the hanging poems beckon you to Wana Udobang’s “Dirty Laundry”, an exhibition conceived as an insight into private entanglements. In all ramifications, Nigeria’s charming […]
