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By Adesina Wahab Contrary to speculations making the rounds in the social media that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called off strike, nothing of such is the case, investigation by the Vanguard has shown. Commenting on the development, the Chairman of the University of Lagos, UNILAG chapter of the union, Dr Dele Ashiru, ... Read more

By Bashir Bello The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ‎Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, (ASUU-KUST), has on Friday solicited for the intervention of stakeholders to wade in and prevail on the Federal Government to fulfil its promises to end the lingering strike. ... Read more

By David Adenuga Bauchi The Federal Ministry of Education in partnership with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has met on developing template to ensure safety preventive measures are put in place as laid down by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC) guidelines for reopening of schools across the country. Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemwka Nwajiuba, stated this ... Read more

By Linus Oota, Lafia Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule has approved Monday, October 5, 2020 for reopening of primary and secondary schools in the state. Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Hajiya Fatu Sabo, stated this while briefing newsmen yesterday in Lafia. The Governor approved the date for public and private schools to ... Read more

Dennis Naku, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has approved the reopening of universities, other tertiary institutions, as well as secondary and vocational schools in the state, with effect from Monday, October 5, 2020. The decision was reached at the end of an emergency State Executive Council meeting on Friday and presided over by ... Read more

ABUJA — When 15-year-old Suweba Haruna in Shetiko, along the popular Kuje prison road got pregnant, while preparing for her West African Examination Council (WAEC) papers, little did she know what was to be her plight. Like the average teenage expectant mother, she was confused over what would be of her new status, especially ... Read more

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has launched a #5 billion COVID-19 Recovery Support Fund in the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Friday via his Twitter handle. Daily Times Nigeria gathered that the fund is to ease the drastic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on private schools in the state. He said, “Today, I launched a N5bn support fund to help reduce the impact ... Read more

In an effort to drive revenue and encourage taxable adults in Ogun State to be Tax compliant, newly admitted students into the State Tertiary Institutions are expected to present their parent’s Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) or evidence of payment of tax as part of admission processes. ... Read more

The Ondo State director of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Grace Akpabio, has insisted that members of the corps who would serve as ad-hoc staff in the coming Ondo State governorship election, would not be posted to coastal communities. The election holds on October 10, with the All Progressives Congress’ candidate and incumbent ... Read more

The government of Imo State has declared the environment as not yet conducive to reopen private and public schools. This is owing to the coronavirus pandemic which, according to the government, has not been fully contained. In a press release from the office of State’s Ministry of Education, the Commissioner for Education, Prof. B.T.O ... Read more