By Micheal Adeyemo Oyo State Government and Stakeholders in the education sector have key roles to play in addressing the alarming rate of out-school children and gender imbalance in the sector. This was the submission of the Executive Director, ONELIFE Initiative, Mr Sola Fagorusi, at a capacity Building of Media on Gender Responsive Education Sector…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has differed with the Federal Government over the reported removal of the union from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. It was reported that the stressed that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation had confirmed the deactivation of the IPPIS for federal tertiary institutions. It…
By Emmanuel Dada On 29th of October, 2024, the Ogun State Government shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-Emi over the death of a SS2 student of the school, Monday Arijo. The student was severely punished to death by a teacher. The ugly incident brings to bear the lingering call for the abolishment of corporal…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu A new Registrar has been appointed for the Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. She is Mrs Folasade Bimbo Akintola. Mrs Akintola has Higher National Diploma HND in Business Administration from the Institution, Masters in Bussiness Administration MBA as well as Master of Science MSC in International Relations both from the Ekiti…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin Unique Legacy School Ibadan has won the 4th edition of Imole-Sports Quiz competition. Twelve secondary schools across Oyo state contested for medals at the event held at NUJ Press Centre Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State. In the competition that have been in existence since 2021 for sports development through grooming of future sports…
Striking members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, yesterday turned down persuasions from the Federal Government to call off the strike. The workers insisted that until they got an alert on the withheld salaries, the industrial action would continue. Recall that…
TODAY’S VIEWPOINT FOCUSES ON THE INTRODUCTION OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS INTO PRIMARY SCHOOL’S CURRICULUM IN NIGERIA. IT IS WRITTEN BY EMMANUEL DADA, A YOUTH CORPS MEMBER IN THE NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. In a groundbreaking announcement, the Federal Government recently declared that, starting in 2025, primary school pupils will undergo teaching of vocational skills such…
The Osun State University Teaching Hospital, UNIOSUNTH, has addressed accusations of discharging patients from its facility on Monday night. The hospital stated that the decision was necessitated by the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, and the Assembly of Health Care Professionals. According to UNIOSUNTH’s Public Relations Officer, Wale Ajibolu, the hospital’s…
The Jigawa State Ministry of Education has threatened to shut down private schools operating junior and senior secondary school sections without an official upgrading process from the ministry. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Private Schools of the ministry, Malam Musa A. Ya’u, issued to newsmen. He said the Jigawa…
President Bola Tinubu’s daughter and Iyaloja-General, Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, has been appointed Ambassador for the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education. The appointment was announced by the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Muhammad Sani Idris, during a visit to Tinubu-Ojo’s residence in Lagos. In a statement by the Commission’s spokesperson, Nura Muhammad, on Sunday, Idris cited…