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The Vice-Chancellor, Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), Ikot Akpaden in Mkpat Enin Local council of the State, Prof. Nse Essien has disowned the admission and job vacancies advertisement said to have emanated from his office lately. The social media have been inundated with advertisement for staff recruitment, admission of students and sale ... Read more

THE Nigeria Union of Teachers, Niger State wing, said it would direct its members to sit at home “if within 21 days, their demand for total overhaul of the entire education system was not carried out by the state government. The ultimatum is contained in a communique issued at the end of the state Wing Executive Council of the ... Read more

GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has directed schools in Ibadan, the state capital, to resume academic activities today (Monday). The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in the state, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, gave the indication in a statement issued on Sunday. The statement reads in part, “Governor Seyi Makinde directed the ... Read more

A ‘mysterious’ fire outbreak has razed the Ondo State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) office at Oke Eda, Akure, the state capital. Reports had it that the fire outbreak started at about 11 pm on Sunday. The building, which also occupies the marketing office of the state ... Read more

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, and the Students’ Union Government of Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu, have demanded justice for Ejike Okeke, a Computer Science student of IMT, allegedly killed by police stray bullet when hoodlums attempted to loot coronavirus palliatives in the state. Ejike, from ... Read more

Anambra State government has announced that all schools in the state remain closed till further notice. This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Education, Mr Linus Nwankwo, titled; Extension of Schools Recess in Anambra State. The statement read: “This is to bring to the notice of all ... Read more

Some education stakeholders have expressed support for the current strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to seek improved funding for public universities and get new salaries for lecturers. The stakeholders spoke at a programme organised by the Ibadan Zone of ASUU at the University of Ibadan (UI) Conference Centre to ... Read more

Over 100 staff of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, recently underwent training in information and communication technology (ICT) by an ICT firm, Tenece Professional Services Limited. The five -training, sponsored by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), held between Monday, October 19 and Friday, October 23. Addressing participants ... Read more

ABUJA-THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,has appealed to the media not to report the alleged N7.3 billion contract scam involving it at this time,saying such action could pitch the masses against it considering the current situation in the country. It flayed some media reports on the issue,which arose from the report of the ... Read more

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it has yet to call off its ongoing strike because it is waiting for the government to conduct an integrity test on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution. The UTAS is the payment platform created by ASUU in place of government’s Integrated Payroll and Personnel ... Read more