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By Peter Duru — Makurdi Students of universities in Benue state under the aegis of concerned Benue State Students, Wednesday staged a peaceful protest in Makurdi, the state capital over the prolonged federal government/Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, face off. The ... Read more

NYSC membersBy Vincent Ujumadu — Awka Twelve serving members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), in Anambra State who got married to each other, were Wednesday celebrated by officials of NYSC. The couples, who are of 2019 Batch ‘C’ set, said they met each other during their orientation camp before proceeding for their ... Read more

STAKEHOLDERS in the education sector in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to take steps towards unification of different academic calendars adopted by different schools across the country on resumption after the closure occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic. This, according to them,would prevent lowering of standards, quality of educational ... Read more

The Federal Government will, on Thursday, hold a formal meeting with the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) over the lingering crisis in the university, which is occasioned by the government adoption of Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), for the payment of varsity teachers and workers’ salaries. The ... Read more

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic Bida chapter, has faulted the plan by the management of the institution to sack three leaders of the union, despite a court order stopping such an action. The union has been at loggerheads with the Rector, Dr Abubakar Dzukogi, over the running of the school and alleged ... Read more

The Federal Government has approved the reopening of all camps where the National Youth Service Corps orientation exercises hold on November 10. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, made this known in a tweet on Thursday. He tweeted, “The Resumption of the NYSC Orientation Camp for prospective Youth Corpers has ... Read more

The Kaduna State government has approved Sunday, 18th and Monday, 19th October 2020, as resumption dates for SS II, JSS II boarding and day schools respectively and Primary 6 students in the state. The State Ministry of Education is directing all principals to make arrangements to receive boarding students on Sunday, 18th and Day students ... Read more

The Chairman, National Association of Nigerian Students/Joint Campus Committee, Ekiti Axis, Abiola Ogunleye, on Wednesday, reiterated the association’s readiness to rid higher institutions in Ekiti State of sexual assault. Ogunleye said NANS would work with the schools’ management to ensure that lecturers engaged in such ... Read more

The National Association of Nigerian Students have urged President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to look into the crisis rocking the Educational system in the nation which has resulted to 7 months old strike in the nation. In a press statement issued by the newly sworn in president of the Association, Chidi Ilogebe, he explained ... Read more

The Ondo State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs. Grace Akpabio has admonished the corps members to choose the path of truth and honour in their future endeavours. The State Coordinator made the admonition when she addressed the 2019 Batch ‘C’ (Stream 1) passing out corps members. ... Read more