Education

Maureen Chigbo,  publisher of Realnews Magazine Online, has enjoined medical students of Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, to shun spending hours on social media so as not to perform poorly in their academic studies. Chigbo, who is also the president of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), stated this …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 25, 2022 Old students of Merchants of Light School (MOLS), Alumni Association U.S.A, Inc, has raised nearly 20,000 dollars for the renovation of their Alma Mater in Anambra State of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the money was raised at …

Barring any last-minute change of mind, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will, this week, embark on a nationwide protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has been on strike for more than six months forcing students to stay at home endlessly. The planned protest by the …

By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, July 23, 2022 The Alex Otti Foundation Saturday offered scholarships to 26 Abia indigent students in different tertiary institutions nationwide. The Executive Director of the Foundation, Mr. Chinedu Ekeke, said at the award ceremony in Umuahia that the beneficiaries were selected on merit. Ekeke said that …

The Management of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, has warned the general public to be wary of unscrupulous individuals with intent to defraud unsuspecting job seekers. The Institution insisted that it is not currently recruiting. The disclaimer followed an advert for part-time teaching job in the Polytechnic, which recently …

By Ijendu Iheaka, Aba (Abia)/Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom, Umuahia   July 21, 2022 The National President, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Mr. Anderson Ezeibe says the withdrawal of Abia Polytechnic’s accreditation is an indictment of the State Government. Ezeibe said this on Thursday when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has said that poverty rather than the desire for acquiring Islamic education could be the reason for some parents sending their wards to other places as Almajiri. …

The Abia League of Professionals Initiative (ALPI) has condemned in strong terms the Governor Okezie Ikpeazu administration in Abia State for allowing the state to be seriously embarrassed with the “sad news of the withdrawal of the accreditation of the Abia Polytechnic, Aba and the Medical School of the Abia State University, …

The presidency has said that it was the education minister that asked for two to three weeks within which time he can secure an agreement that will resolve the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Some media reports had said that President Muhammadu Buhari gave the minister a …

A cheque of N5m approved by Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has been presented to a private school to fund a scholarship for Musa Sani, a 13-year old talented Borno kid who used mud to replicate the state’s first flyover around the customs round-about in Maiduguri. The payment …

With no end in view to the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike, a retired Permanent Secretary, Sonny Echono has backed the strike action due to the embarrassing salary received by Nigerian lecturers despite their contributions to National development. His words: “On salaries of lecturers, I feel ashamed …

  By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, July 11, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday called on Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members to reconsider their position on the on-going strike, saying “enough is enough.’’ The union began the strike on Feb. 14. The president expressed worry that the strike would have …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, July 11, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says professors and academics must take a keen interest in issues of education and healthcare, exploring options for reform and innovation in those Human Capital Development sectors. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said …

It was an occasion for all-round smiles, backslapping and appreciation as the Dr. Tim Anusiem Education Foundation witnessed the Grand Finale of the Teachers’ Award Day in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. The first of its kind event was attended by Primary and Secondary School Teachers from various …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the 36 state governors “over their failure to redirect public funds budgeted to pay ex-governors undeserved life pensions, to pay the counterpart funds that would allow poor children to enjoy access to quality basic education in their states.” Over …

By Dorcas Elusogbon Ile-Ife (Osun), July 5, 2022 The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, has received the new Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Prof Simeon Bamire and his Principal officers in the Palace. While receiving them, the Ooni reiterated his commitment to the progress of the Institution. …

President of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke has announced that the Association’s four-month long strike will end immediately the Federal Government signs the renegotiated agreement. The ASUU boss made this revelation while featuring on Channels TV programme, Politics Today. Osadeke said, “The strike can end …

  By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto July 4, 2022 The newly established Federal College of Education (FCE), Gidan Madi, in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State has targeted no fewer than 1,000 students for its take-off. The Provost of the College, Prof. Omar Zaki, made the disclosure in an interview …

The Rector of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr. Adeoye Odedeji, has advised graduates of the institutions in the country to give back to their alma mater. The Rector said the only way MAPOLY could be greater and better sustained is for the alumni to contribute to …

By Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja, July 2, 2022 Some stakeholders in the education sector have continued to express deep worry over the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). They said that the face-off had crippled the livelihood of the people around the universities. …

Prof. Olufemi Bamiro, a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan has called on Nigerian Universities to proffer local solutions, through rigorous research, to national problems. Bamiro, said this at the 8th Lecture Series of the Redeemer’s University of Nigeria (RUN) Registry Annual Workshop, on Friday at the university auditorium …

By Nathan Nwakamma Sagbama (Bayelsa), July 2, 2022 The Bayelsa-owned University of Africa, Toru-Orua, (UAT) on Friday said it was seeking the establishment of an endowment fund for research purposes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the institution said its focus would be on solving developmental challenges and the …

The Chairman, Planning Committee of the 30th Graduation Anniversary celebration of the 1992 set of the Association of Mass Communication Graduates of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr. Femi Adefila, has emphasised the need for old students to play active roles in developing their alma mater. Adefila, the …

Mr Nnimmo Bassey, an environmental activist has donated a resource centre/library worth millions of naira to St. Mary Secondary School, Ikot Nseyen in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Bassey, speaking to newsmen after the donation in Ikot Nseyen, said he was motivated to build the library/resource centre at …

The Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Professor Timothy Abiodun Adebayo FCIA, has reiterated the University’s commitment to raising godly intellectuals. He made the comment at the first-ever valedictory service held distinctively for graduating students, as different from convocation service. It was held at the Crowther Hall of the University …