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Female candidates who sat for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates outshined their male counterparts in the examination, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has said. The Head of Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Olu Adenipekun, announced this on Friday while briefing reporters at the Council’s office in Yaba, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked state and local governments to play stronger roles in complementing the efforts of the Federal Government, especially in getting Almajiri children into classrooms. He stated this when executive members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) led by the President, Dr Francis Adedayo Faduyile, paid him a visit at the State […]
More than 303 Nigerian students from the 17 states of southern Nigeria have received no less than $7.5 million in full or partial scholarships from 225 American universities and colleges to study in the United States for the 2019-2020 academic session. This was disclosed by the Acting United States Consul General, Osman Tat, during the […]
Indigenes of Ohaji/Egbema hasprotested over the removal of the Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwoby the state governor ROCHAS OKOROCHA. Speaking to journalists at the gate of the polytechnic in umuawgu, president elect umuawgu youth movement, NNAMDI OPARAH says due process must be follow before renaming or relocating the institution. In his respond, the rector of the […]
President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Biodun Ogunyemi, says the leadership of the union is still consulting its members on the Federal Government’s offer. He said the outcome of the consultations will determine what ASUU would be presenting to the government’s team during their next meeting within the week. The union leader was […]
The Federal Government is resuming negotiations with the leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), today, to resolve all issues that have made the strike to linger. At a similar meeting with ASUU leaders on the 7th of January, the minister of labour, Dr Chris Ngige announced the release of N15.4 billion by the federal government […]
Academic Staff Union of Universities (Asuu) has denied making fresh demands from the Federal Government or rejecting offers from the government contrary to some media reports. The union urged the Federal Government to show concrete evidence of commitment to agreements on meeting its demands on its on-going strike. Asuu President, Biodun Ogunyemi, said in an […]
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has declared that it will begin an indefinite strike from December 12th, 2018. The polytechnic lecturers will join their university colleagues who have been on strike for a month. National President of ASUP, USMAN DUTSE In an interview with journalist, said the federal government has failed to meet the demands […]
Academic Staff Union of Universities has called on parents and students to show understanding in re-positioning and saving the country’s university system from total collapse. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi, who made the appeal in an interview with journalist in Lagos said the strike is not to short-change neither the students nor the parents and other […]
The Federal Government has approved a reduction of examination fees charged by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and the National Examinations Council (NECO). The fees will be reduced from 5,000 to 3,500 with effect from January 2019. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made the disclosure after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday to […]
