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The students of the , Osun State, last week shut down the institution over a faceoff between the members of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) and management of the school. The students were protesting the failure of their lecturers to return to work following the directive of the federal government that academic activities be ... Read more

ABUJA- MINISTER of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, weekend, said that the Federal Government will look at the payment platform, University General Peculiar Payroll Payment System, UGPPPS, designed by the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU. The non-teaching ... Read more

Everything created by God is perfect. For human beings, many are created fat, some slim, some tall and some short. Cardoso Oluwatosin Michael, from Lagos Island, has just finished his mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Minna, Niger State. Cardoso graduated from The ... Read more

Friday Olokor, Abuja The Federal Government has assured that its face-off with the Academic Staff Union of Universities would soon end as all but one of the issues have been resolved. While describing the strike as unnecessary, the government said there are other ways of getting things done. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of ... Read more

By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday accused the Federal Government of “dehumanising” its members by withholding their salaries while on strike. It said the non-payment of salaries have reduced the country’s intellectuals to “beggars and nonentities”. The union said the ... Read more

Adepegba, Okechukwu Nnodim and Grace Edema There were indications on Sunday that the Federal Government might adopt any payment platform developed in universities as an alternative to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. The spokesman for the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, who gave this indication ... Read more

The ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ASUU has led to a general outcry from Nigerian students. ASUU has been on strike since March, demanding more funding for universities and also fighting the implementation of the IPPIS. However, the government and the union have failed to reach an argument. Minister for ... Read more

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) on Sunday informed candidates that the exam body no longer entertains requests for amendment of date of birth on certificates. WAEC gave the update while responding to @Moyoninuoluwa1 who wanted to correct his date of birth on his certificate. The Twitter user asked, “I’m applying for ... Read more

GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES HOSTS VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR A DEVELOPING ECONOMY IN A POST-COVID19 WORLD. The Faculty of Management and Social Sciences ... Read more

THE National Examinations Council NECO has released the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination results. It put the national cut off marks at 142. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO,Godswill Obioma,while presenting the results to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, Monday, in Abuja, said a total of 70,580 candidates sat for ... Read more