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The students of the Oyo State College Of Education, Lanlate, have protested against alleged outrageous fees being enforced on them. Muhammed Olaitan, the President, Students’ Union Government, also lamented that they were being attacked by dangerous animals during lectures as a result of the surrounding bush which were left uncut. The ... Read more

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has directed the National Youth Service Corps to ensure the enrolment of corps members in the National Health Insurance Scheme, the Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, said on Monday. Ibrahim also disclosed that the NYSC had mobilised 66,000 graduates from across ... Read more

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with it, stressing that the ongoing strike was meant to help entrench quality education in the education system. A press statement made available to The PUNCH and signed by National President, ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, indicated that ASUU was at the final ... Read more

The management of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, at its 15th Convocation gave its three best graduating students a sum of N1.3m in appreciation of their efforts. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, announced the financial rewards at the grand finale of the 15th convocation ceremonies held at the ... Read more

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan chapter, on Tuesday, directed her members to boycott 2020 convocation and the foundation laying ceremonies of the institution. This development may not be unconnected with the ongoing strike embarked upon by the union. In a press release signed by the chairman of ASUU, UI ... Read more

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has developed an alternative payment platform to the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System used by the Federal Government in settling workers salary. The union disclosed that it developed the University General and Peculiar Personnel and Payroll System to ... Read more

The Governing Council of the College of Education, Lanlate in Oyo State has announced the suspension of the Provost of the institution and the Dean of Students Affairs. DAILY POST reports that the suspension is coming a few hours after students of the institution raised an alarm over The students, while protesting against the management ... Read more

Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has said no fewer than 17,600 candidates across the country will sit for the 2020 qualifying examinations. Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, confirmed that the test will be held from November 12 to 14. On Tuesday in Abuja, he told the media that Osun State tops with ... Read more

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, will Wednesday afternoon speak on the report of the Special Visitation Panel that probed the affairs of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, from 2017 till date. He is expected to address the press in his office in Abuja after today’s Federal Executive Council meeting. ... Read more

Delta State College of Education, Mosogar, DSCOEM, has matriculated 300 students for its degree programme in affiliated with the University of Benin, UNIBEN. Addressing the newly-matriculated students, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Lilian Salami, who was ... Read more