Diphtheria: Bauchi says outbreak under control as schools reopen
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — As schools reopen for the new academic term, the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) has assured residents that the diphtheria situation in the state is under control. The assurance came amid concerns among parents and other Nigerians over whether schools in states that have recorded cases […]
ASUU strikes helping to actualise Boko Haram’s ideology — Govs’ forum
*Says union has spent over 4 out of last 21 years on strike By Omeiza Ajayi Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF, Salihu Moh. Lukman has called for a more determined approach to resolve the lingering crisis in the nation’s tertiary education sector and halt the occasional resort to strikes by the Academic Staff Union […]
Fedpoly Ukana ready to start Engineering programme next session ― Rector
By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo The Federal Polytechnic Ukana, Essien Udim local government area of Akwa Ibom State would commence Engineering programme by 2021 when it will resume for next academic session. The Rector, Dr Uduak Ukekpe disclosed this weekend when he took newsmen on a tour of completed and ongoing projects at the main campus […]
FUNAAB debunks online recruitment advertisement claim
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The management of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta has distanced itself from a purported staff recruitment advertisement being circulated on various social media platforms. In a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Dr Bola Adekola, indicated that the purported advertisement did not emanate from […]
Other unions threaten hell as ASUU ends strike
…We won’t resume till FG corrects imbalance in Earned Allowances, non- teaching varsity staff threaten …It appears Govt doesn’t want peace—SSANU …Govt shied away from its responsibility—NAPTAN …NANS clamours for students’ involvement in future negotiations By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Adesina Wahab & Joseph Erunke As the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, suspended its nine-month old […]
60% of primary school teachers in Borno not qualified ― Committee
The High Powered Committee on Verification and Biometric Data Capture of Local Education Authority Staff in Borno has disclosed that 60 per cent of primary school teachers in the state lacked requisite teaching qualifications. The Chairman of the committee, Dr Shettima Kulima, made this known on Wednesday in Maiduguri while submitting the committee’s report to […]
