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Authorities of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), have stated that the emergence of the new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nyaudoh Ndaeyo followed due process in line with the extant laws governing the universities. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eniefiok Essien, made the clarification while ... Read more

Mrs Ajoke Ogunsan and Professor Olusola AkinrinadeA leading organisation specialised in training, Executive Trainers, has charged tertiary institutions in the country on the need to equip themselves with the necessary know-how for higher education sustainability, amidst the pandemic. The ... Read more

Kano state Executive Council has approved the establishment of five Mega Unity Schools at its meeting on Wednesday. This was made known by the Commissioner for Education, Malam Muhammad Sanusi Sa’id Kiru who said that the five Mega Unity Schools will be spread across the five Emirates in Kano State. ... Read more

Kwara has certified public and private tertiary institutions across the state for the safe resumption of academic activities. It fixed October 12th for resumption by all tertiary institutions in the state. It noted that necessary measures had been put in place to ensure hitch-free resumption. Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science, and ... Read more

Enugu– The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Enugu State chapter, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government to either pay primary school teachers the N30,000 minimum wage or face industrial action. The union Chairman, Mr. Nweke Odo, disclosed this on Wednesday, ... Read more

Former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra says the lack of adequate investment in education is responsible for Nigeria’s economic downturn. Obi said this in Nsukka on Wednesday during the University of Nigeria, Nsukka’s 60th Founders’ Day Lecture, entitled “Nigeria at ... Read more

Stakeholders in the education sector have said the right time to redesign the nation’s education curriculum is now owing to the shift in virtually all facets of life, especially in the education sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They said this at the presentation of awards to winners of Teachers’ Appreciation Programme (Best ... Read more

Barely two weeks after some sections of primary and secondary schools reopened in some parts of the country, most proprietors are now at war with parents and their teachers over the issue of money. Some proprietors are battling parents and guardians over demands for fees for the third term of the inconclusive 2019/20 academic session, even ... Read more

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Wednesday engaged students in an interactive session on Twitter asking them the trade they’ve learnt so far in the long break. The Tweet which was posted on the official Twitter handle of the union @ASSUNGR says “Discussion Time. What trade have you learnt during ... Read more

Godfrey Okoye University has gone beyond the zoom technology in teaching and learning and developed its own online learning platform with an incredibly robust virtual classroom. The technology was developed and customised by the ICT Unit of the university under the Ag. Director, Mr. Chinedu Chibuzo, an alumnus of the university. ... Read more