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The (NCDC) on Monday said 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had so far tested positive to COVID-19. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, said this at the national briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Mr Ihekweazu said none of those who tested positive was allowed into the camps. According to him, 34,785 ... Read more

…Strike not about IPPIS alone, union insists The federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will resume talks on Friday, according to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The spokesman of the ministry, Mr. Charles Akpan, confirmed last night that the talks with the ASUU leaders would hold at ... Read more

The Coalition of 19 Northern States presidents of the Students Union Government has issued a one-week ultimatum to both the Nigerian government and ASUU to resolve its problem with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) or else it takes to the streets and make them their classes. ... Read more

National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, has urged schools to send pupils with respiratory symptoms consistent with Coronavirus (COVID-19) back home to reduce the risk of transmission. Aliyu gave the advice on Monday at the COVID-19 National briefing in ... Read more

The University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, on Monday inaugurated the new faculty of medical rehabilitation in a bid to train rehabilitation experts and provide quality rehabilitative services. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, said there was scarcity of medical rehabilitation personnel in Nigeria, noting that the ... Read more

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called for a law placing restriction on public office holders from sending their children to foreign countries to study. The Akure zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Olufayo Olu-Olu said such ban would put an end the persistent strike in Nigeria’s education sector. Olu-Olu explained ... Read more

A teenager who got 7A1s in the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has died. Chisom Chukwuneke, made straights A’s in the entrance exam and emerged the best student from her school, Graceland college in Enugu last year. She went on to win numerous academic awards in her school. Chisom was reportedly ... Read more

THE Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Folashade Ogunsola, has called for more women participation in driving the science of green energy. Speaking at a grand finale of a science essay competition at UNILAG organised by the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World to celebrate the International Day for Women ... Read more

The coalition of 19 Northern states presidents of the Students’ Union Government (SUG) has issued a one-week ultimatum to both the Nigerian government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve their problem with ASUU or else the students would turn the streets to their classes. Addressing the conference on behalf of ... Read more

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu is set to unveil an 8,230 capacity bed-space hostel at the Lagos State University, LASU, during the Investiture of Chancellor, Award of Directorate Degrees, Conferment of Honorary Doctorates and Distinguished Professor on Thursday, Dec 17th, as part of activities marking the 24th convocation ... Read more