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Workers of Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions, on Monday, suspended their 14-day warning strike. The workers under the auspices of the Joint Action Committee of the Ondo State Tertiary Institutions had embarked on the strike following non-payment of their salaries and allowances by the state government. The members of the JAC include the ... Read more

The Akwa Ibom State government has concluded its investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of 11-year-old boy in a school dormitory by fellow students of in the state. Governor Udom Emmanuel had ordered the Ministry of Education in the state to investigate the allegation, after the victim’s mother took to Facebook to cry out that ... Read more

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has explained the rationale behind the re-introduction of the open day in public schools in the state. DAILY POST gathered that the State government recently re-introduced open day in all public schools in the state and declared its resolve to in the state. Makinde has, however, explained why he ... Read more

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State on Tuesday called for a curricular change in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to enable the country to produce business owner graduates. The governor made the call when he visited Baze University, Abuja, where he said Nigeria currently produces too many unskilled graduates. According to him, it has ... Read more

Some workers of the Lagos State University have petitioned Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and kicked against the recommendation made by the institution’s Vice-Chancellor Selection Committee, saying “a man without a PhD cannot confer PhD degrees on students”. In the petition, ... Read more

Against the backdrop of the alleged molestation of a pupil in her Uyo campus, authorities of Deeper Life High School have assured that the truth would prevail on the matter. Education Secretary, Thelma Mailaka in a two-minute video obtained by Vanguard affirmed that the school stands on its core value of integrity and uprightness as such ... Read more

Deborah Okezie, mother of Don Davis, a pupil of Deeper Life High School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has talked about being intimidated after she was summoned by the Commissioner for Education for further investigation into the alleged molestation of her ward. But the state government has rebutted the allegation, saying that there was no iota of ... Read more

THE Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, has commiserated with the family of the pioneer VC of the university, Professor Isa Baba Mohammed, who died on Monday, December 28, 2020. The late Mohammed served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja between 1988 — 1998. In a condolence ... Read more

THE Vice-Chancellor of Katsina State-owned Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, UMYU, Professor Sunusi Mamman on Tuesday announced the approval of a one week Overseas Refresher Courses for academics from the Professorial rank and who were expected to return and impact both the academic staff and students of the university. Professor Mamman who ... Read more

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) deserves commendation for suspending the strike it embarked upon nine months ago. In calling off the strike last week, ASUU said it would monitor the compliance level of the Federal Government to the agreement they both reached. Having lost one academic calendar already, it is our wish and hope that there will never be any need to embark on ... Read more