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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to mobilise and encourage universities and research institutes to find a lasting solution to the scourge of COVID-19. Dr Dipo Akomolafe, Chairman, ASUU, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and ... Read more

The FCT Education Secretariat has directed all schools to resume on Monday, Jan. 18, following the announcement by the Federal Ministry of Education on maintaining the resumption date. Malam Leramoh Abdulrazaq, Acting Secretary and Director, Administration and Finance, issued the ... Read more

The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, has announced Monday, January 18 as its resumption date for the start of academic activities in the institution, Mrs Kehinde Ekanem, the institution’s Registrar, said in a circular, on Saturday. The circular addressed to the entire Polytechnic community and its stakeholders, said the resumption of ... Read more

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has released postings for prospective 2020 Batch B Stream II Corp Members. The disclosure which was done on Friday by Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim during a sensitisation webinar further urged those concerned to check ... Read more

The Kaduna State University (KASU), has promoted 12 lecturers to the rank of Professor and eight others to the rank of Associate Professor. The University also terminated the appointment of Dr Idowu Abbas of the Geography Department, over alleged sexual harassment. The Deputy Vice ... Read more

ABEOKUTA — The Ogun Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has directed all primary, secondary, as well as Government Science and Technical Colleges across the state to resume on Monday, January 18. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, gave the directive in a statement issued in ... Read more

A member of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from the Northern zone on Friday disclosed that the Federal Government is owing over 15,000 lecturers 11 months outstanding salaries. The member from ASUU University of Bayero Kano branch, said “about 15,000 lecturers have not been paid salaries since February 2020 till date. ... Read more

Sodiq Oyeleke The management of the University of Lagos has denied charging N50,000 for online classes. The PUNCH reports that date for academic activities. Head of the Media Unit of the university, Mrs Olufadeke Akinleye, however, said the institution would commence online classes on the announced date due to the second wave of ... Read more

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi has urged youths to fight unemployment with entrepreneurial and vocational skills. Prof. Obi gave the charge on Friday in Calabar when the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River Chapter Executive, led by its Chairman, Comrade Daniel Obo paid her a courtesy ... Read more

House of Representatives has cautioned the federal government against reopening schools amid the increasing number of deaths attributed to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The House through its Committee on Basic Education and Services in a statement signed by its Chairman, Professor ... Read more