By Michael Adeyemo Two Public Affairs Analysts, Mr John Njoku and Honourable Femi Adebisi, have advised management of higher institutions in Nigeria to put in place strong internal mechanisms to block financial leakages. Mr Njoku and Honourable Adebisi, who are also media consultants made this known while speaking on Pensioners FM Weekend current affairs programme…
The four remaining abducted female students of the Federal University Dustinma in Katsina State have been rescued after seventy-three days in captivity. The university’s Vice Chancellor, Profẹssor Armaya’u Bichi disclosed this to newsmen in Dustsinma shortly after the rescue operation by a combined team of security agencies. Professor Bichi explained that the students were on…
Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education have been taken off from the Integrated Personnel Payment System, IPPIS. The approval for the exemption was given by the Federal Executive Council at its meeting at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman made this known while briefing newsmen alongside other ministers on…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that most departments and units in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed due to the resignation of lecturers in search of greener pastures. The Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter of ASUU, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, who disclosed this in Ibadan, Oyo State, said Nigeria’s…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has simplified the process of quality assurance evaluation in public primary and junior schools across Nigeria by adopting a digitalized approach to the exercise called ‘UBECOLLECT.’ This was revealed over the weekend by the Acting Director, Quality Assurance Department of UBEC, Mr. Alabi Baba Asaju at…
The association’s national convention started last Wednesday and was concluded in the early hours of Saturday morning at the Federal Capital Territory. The election, which was riddled with crisis, led to the death of some students while many others are still bedridden at the National Hospital in Abuja, as of the time of filing this…
The Bauchi zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has reiterated its desire to reject students’ loans. It opted for grants to enable students fund their education. This was disclosed on Saturday by Associate Professor Lazarus Maigoro, the Bauchi zonal coordinator of ASUU. Maigoro stated that the Bauchi zone of ASUU was working…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has said if necessmeasures are not put in place, the Yoruba language may go into extinction soon. The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has said if necessary, measures are not put in place, the Yoruba language may go into extinction soon. In a communique issued at the end of its caucus…
There is no respite in sight for university workers under the umbrella of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who are agitating for the release of their withheld salaries resulting from last year’s industrial action. According to the reports the union last week lost its suit against the federal government over the salaries withheld for…
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has promised to work toward ending recurring strikes in Nigerian universities. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman of the committee said this known at a meeting with the Executive Secretary of National University Commission (NUC) and Vice-Chancellors of federal Universities in Abuja on Tuesday. “This kind of meeting…