Education

The School Principal and Manager of Christ The King College (CKC) Onitsha, Rev. Fr. Celestine Arinze Okafor, has praised the Former Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, for laying the foundation of what he described as, …

A Google search of ASUU, the acronym of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, comes with the suggestions ‘ASUU strike’, ‘ASUU strike update’ and ‘ASUU strike update today.’ The above are not surprising because most Nigerians have come to associate ASUU with ‘strikes’. ASUU is a union of teachers in …

William Attah, Gombe The Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bauchi zone, Professor Lawan G Abubakar has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently intervene and bring to an end the strike action by the union. Professor Abubakar who stated this during a press conference shortly after …

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s led administration on Thursday, began the construction of a teaching hospital and a college of medical sciences to enable Borno State University eventually start the award of degrees in medicine and surgery as well as other medical programmes. At Zulum’s request, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has condoled with the Catholic Bishop of Awgu Diocese, Most Rev J. I. Okoye, over the road accident that painfully claimed the lives of some staff and students of Presentation Nursery and Primary School, …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has expressed deep shock and sadness on the demise of prominent Nigerian scholar and founder of Urhobo Historical Society (UHS), Professor Peter Ekeh. Ekeh, a professor of African American Studies, who hailed from Okpara Inland of Agbon Kingdom, Ethope East Local …

Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Chibok on Monday, during which he assessed and ordered the immediate rehabilitation of Government Secondary School, Chibok from where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014. Although the defunct presidential committee on northeast intervention, PCNI, had …

William Attah, Gombe Member representing Billiri/Balanga Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Victor Mela Danzaria has attributed the court cases against him to the handwork of his political opponents. Mr. Victor Mela, who spoke to Journalists in Billiri shortly after the closing ceremony of the training and retraining …

There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing details of how Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds are disbursed and spent by the Delta State Government may soon have some answers, as Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has won the latest round in the legal battle to compel Governor Ifeanyi …

Chairman of Literamed Publications, Otunba Olayinka Lawal-Solarin, who passed on, Wednesday, November 4, 2020, has been described as one of the grand pillars of the book trade in Nigeria and one of the most eminent advocates for the primacy of the book in the national and continental cultural life of …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for more financial and intellectual investments in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in the country with an appeal to the youths to take STEM learning and opportunities more seriously. Speaking …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Since March this year when the universities were shut down on the orders of the Federal Government, they are yet to re-open. While it can be said that the shutdown was occasioned by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, no one can say for certainty now …

By Funmilayo Adeyemi/Chinyere Nwachukwu Abuja, Nov. 11, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate reinstatement of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), following his acceptance of the recommendations of the special Presidential Visitation Panel constituted on the matter. The directive was handed down by …

 …Immortalises victims, donates 18-seater bus at Requiem Mass …Visits accident scene Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Monday, joined the Catholic faithful and families of the deceased pupils of Presentation Nursery and Primary School, Awgu, and other victims who lost their lives in a recent fatal road accident in …

The 11th Edition of the premier All African Congress of Herbal Medicinal Products and Nutraceuticals will hold on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.   The Congress, which will hold online, has as its theme: Herbal Medicine and Dietary Supplements for the Treatment of COVID-19.   Key Speakers at the program include …

Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum is in Cairo, Egypt, leading a small team that will visit five universities, among them, the famous Al-Azhar University. During the visit, Zulum is expected to lead discussions for collaboration between Borno and Egyptian institutions in the areas of Healthcare, higher education …

By Chinyere Nwachukwu Lagos, Nov. 2, 2020 Mr Ibrahim Imam, Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Tertiary Education TrustFund (TETFund), says plans are underway to construct facilities with provision for 2000 bed spaces across Nigerian universities. This is to cushion the effect of inadequate students’ accommodation. Imam disclosed this …

William Attah, Gombe Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has directed the reopening of all private and State owned tertiary institutions in the State on Tuesday 10th November, 2020. The State Commissioner for Higher Education, Mr. Meshack Audu Lauco, while briefing Journalists in his office Friday evening said, having …

For the first time since its establishment 35 years ago, the Special School for Handicapped Children in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has now got its science laboratory, built and equipped by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture partners. “The school had been without …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on the news of the planned return of schools to the church. Reacting via his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Obi wrote: “I read with happiness, news of …

By Hamza Suleiman Maiduguri, Oct. 13, 2020 Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday, approved the recruitment of 776 new teachers to enhance quality education delivery in public schools across the state. The Governor made this known shortly after meeting with the officials of the state Ministry of Higher Education …

***Urges the parties to resolve dispute to allow reopening of Varsities The leadership of the Senate on Tuesday held dialogue with the Ministers directly involved in the negotiation with the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) over the unresolved agreement with the government. The meeting which was presided over by the …

· It’s a great spur to more work – Jamoh The University of Port Harcourt has announced the appointment of the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the institution’s Centre for Logistics and Transport Studies. A …

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Monday waded into the disputes between the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) and the Federal Government over the enrollment on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System(IPPIS) and other outstanding issues. Lawan, according to a statement by Ola Awoniyi, his Special Adviser ( Media), …

By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, Oct. 12, 2020 Borno Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Bello Ayuba, has said that his ministry had concluded the fumigation of public schools in the state preparatory to commencement of academic activities on Oct. 25. Ayuba, who stated this on Monday in an interview with newsmen in …