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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has restated that all withheld results in its examinations were as a result of alleged malpractices. The Head, of the National Office (HNO)…
Reps Reject JAMB’s Proposal To Increase Registration Fee
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) yesterday rejected a proposal by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JAMB Registrar, Prof.…
ASUU describes FG’s disagreement as social injustice
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, Calabar zone, has described the failure of the Federal government to keep to the agreement it entered with the union over the years…
ASUU strike: Legal actions no solution
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, was mandated by President Muhammadu Buhari to “solve” the Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, crisis within two weeks. When the period expired, Adamu…
JAMB seeks exclusion from budgetary allocation, wants registration fee increased
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has asked a house of representatives committee to exclude it from annual budgetary allocation. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar, made the request on…
ASUU strike: Students blocking Lagos-Ibadan expressway violating law —FG
THE Federal Government said, yesterday, that protesting members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, who blocked the Lagos-Ibadan expressway violated the country’s law. Minister of Works and…
Reps To Govs: Bulletproof Cars Won’t Save You From Wrath Of Uneducated Children
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Basic Education and Services on Tuesday warned governors in the country to prioritize basic education or be ready to face the consequences.…
Moghalu: We’re investing a lot into paying politicians instead of prioritising education
Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the “political priority” attached to education in Nigeria is “very low”. Moghalu spoke on Tuesday during…
ASUU strike: NANS demands education minister’s resignation
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Tuesday called for the resignation of the Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, over the lingering strike embarked upon by the Academic…
N1.1tn revitalisation fund no longer applicable to economic reality – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has described the N1.1 trillion outstanding revitalisation fund for the nation’s universities as no longer applicable going by the current economic realities.…
Controversy trails appointment of principals of unity schools
Some members of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) at the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) have accused the ministry of promoting about 42 teachers who…
Fayemi: Why we must urgently rejig our educational system
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti and chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), says there is a need to urgently rejig the educational system of the country. He said…
ASUU’s Demands Can Be Met With One-Month Proceeds From Crude Oil – Peter Obi
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, says the Federal Government can meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities with the income it…
ASUU Strike: Court adjourns proceedings till Friday
The suit against the Academic Staff Union of Universities which was filed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has been adjourned, The PUNCH reports. The matter,…
SANs, profs to defend ASUU before industrial court
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities who are Senior Advocates of Nigeria and Professors of Law among others will be defending the union as the case instituted…
