By Dayo Johnson – Akure Workers of the Ondo state government-owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, in Ondo state, have commenced an indefinite strike action over alleged unpaid salary arrears of about 11 months, by the authorities of the institution. The workers said they were being owed salaries of December 2016, January 2017 and January to […]

By Adesina Wahab As part of the activities marking this year’s International Customer Service Week, the Quality Assurance/SERVICOM Unit of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has recognised outstanding students, staff and faculties in the area of service delivery in the institution. The event, which held at the Tayo Aderinokun Hall, saw 17 staff, students and […]

By Adesina Wahab Few months ago, Dr Margee Ensign was reappointed as the President/Vice Chancellor of the American University of Nigeria, AUN, Yola, Adamawa State after her first stint that ended seven years ago. In this interview, she speaks on developments in the education sector and what her focus would be this time around. This […]

Prof. Haladu Bayero, Dean, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has recommended the overhaul of the Nigerian teacher education curriculum and the model of its implementation to align it with the technology needed in 21st century teaching and learning. Bayero made the recommendation in a lead paper entitled “Preparing in-service and pre-service teachers for […]

Prof. Florence Obi,  Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, has approved the implementation of Intelligent Digital Identity System (IDID) and the production of biometric-based intelligent identity cards, in order to have digital profiles of students of the institution. This was announced in a statement by the Registrar of the university, Mr Gabriel Egbe, and issued to […]