AAU Alumni President launches global appeal to complete Records Centre
By Joseph Erunke The Worldwide President of the Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Alumni Association, Dr. Clifford Imade Omozeghian, has launched a global appeal to graduates of the institution to rally financial support for the completion of the association’s Examination and Records Building Project, describing the initiative as a legacy that will transform academic records management […]
78 Nigerian students arrive Russia on scholarship — Embassy
Seventy-Eight Nigerians who are on scholarship to study various courses have arrived in Russia, the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow has said. The students, who are part of the second batch of the 2020/2021 academic year scholarship under the Russia-Nigeria Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA), arrived Vnukovo International airport, on December 6, a statement issued by the […]
Enugu parents frown at corporal punishment in schools
A cross-section of parents in Enugu with children in primary and secondary schools have called on school authorities to jettison corporal punishment and instead adopt counselling while correcting errant scholars. The parents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Thursday, said that corporal punishment was outdated and not the best way […]
Writing of 4 NECO exams now compulsory in Ebonyi — Umahi
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has approved the compulsory writing in the state of all the four examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). Umahi gave the approval on Thursday in Abakaliki when officials of the examination body paid him a courtesy call in his office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
‘We’re not owing any teacher 2020 leave bonus’ ― Oyo State Govt
The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Nureni Adeniran, has said that contrary to the alleged propaganda by some groups, no teacher in Oyo State is being owed year 2020 leave bonus. Adeniran stated this on Friday in Ibadan, warning primary school teachers against plans to embark on any illegal procession or […]
ASUP urges state governments to fund state owned polytechnics
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Wednesday urged state governments to invest more in state-owned polytechnics for effective operations. Mr Anderson Ezeibe, President, ASUP, made the call at the opening of a week-long National Delegates Conference of the Union in Asaba. Ezeibe said that most of the government-owned polytechnics depend solely on Tertiary […]
