Education

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Friday appointed members of the Governing Council of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti. This was contained in a statement made available to…
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The Federal Government has threatened to stop the salaries of non-teaching workers of universities for embarking on an indefinite strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige noted that Section 43 of the Trade Dispute Act…
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Kaduna State government has approved the disbursement of N81million to 13 researchers to enable them to study the various aspects of education reforms in the state. A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr…
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Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, expressed his readiness to convert LAUTECH from a University of Technology to a conventional University, so as to enable it to offer such courses as Law. Makinde, who made this known while…
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An unidentified student of Rufus Giwa polytechnic, Owo in Ondo was reportedly killed during the school student union election. According to reports, the victim was shot dead by a rival cult group. Details of the incident remained…
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The management of the Lagos State University, LASU, has postponed outstanding papers in the ongoing first semester examination due to the strike embarked upon by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said it would spend not less than N100 million on the prosecution of 200 out of the over 400 persons involved in impersonation in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,…
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Academic Staff Forum of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has resolved to join the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). According to a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Dr. Chuks Enwerem, the forum…
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The Management of Kaduna State University (KASU) has described as Fake news, trending social media posts purporting a change of name for Kaduna State University to Magajin Garin Zazzau Sambo University. “The Management of Kaduna State…
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Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of the Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU), have been ordered to embark on a nationwide strike from Friday, February 5. This…
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The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a new polytechnic in Ayede, Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State. The approval was contained in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education,…
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After hours of deliberations, the Federal Government on Tuesday failed to reach agreement with the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU).…
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The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said it won’t hesitate to shut down schools in the country should there be a spike in COVID-19 cases recorded in Nigeria. PTF National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Muhammed, stated this in a video…
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The University of Abuja has announced a resumption of academic activities on February 1. This was contained in a statement by the Registrar of the university, Yahya Mohammed, on Monday. He said the resumption process has been spaced…
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Ondo State Government on Wednesday threatened to close down any school in the state, either public or private, that violates or fails to comply, uphold and enforce COVID-19 preventive protocols. The State Chairman, Interministerial…
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The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has announced Feb.1 as the resumption date for the 2019/2020 academic session. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, made the announcement in a statement…
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Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Lagos has closed down its medical centre and academic planning unit following the death of a staff of the institution, Mr M.A.Omoighe. Omoighe was reportedly died from COVID-19 complications and…
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The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, yesterday, urged Nigerians to assist indigent candidates to get computer tabs, as the university gets set for the non-physical post-UTME test. Ogundipe said this during…
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The Rivers Government has not ordered the closure of primary and secondary schools in the state. In a statement issued on Friday in Port Harcourt by the Commissioner of Education, Prof. Kanye Ebeku, the government described as a fake…
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Non-teaching staff in the Universities, Friday announced that they will be proceeding on what they described as a total and comprehensive nationwide strike on 5th February 2021 following the inability of the Federal Government to address…
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The Federal Government has said that the use of National Identification Number (NIN) is now a mandatory requirement for registration for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by candidates. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu…
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The authorities of Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto (UDUS) has fixed Monday, Jan. 25 for the resumption of students and commencement of academic activities. This is contained in a statement issued by the University’s Registrar, Alhaji…
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, approved the payment of the sum of N8 billion to Osun State Government as an asset sharing agreement on the ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso. The…
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Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have announced February 7, 2021 for resumption of academic activities. The announcement followed the institution’s senate meeting on Tuesday. In a statement titled: ‘resumption of…
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The Nigerian Government has said it was not in support of the resumption of schools on Monday, January 18, 2021. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu said this during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, on…
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