The Federal Government has approved the increase of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to ₦77,000 with effect from July 2024. In a statement on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Caroline Embu, said the increment was in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. Embu quoted a […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to resolve several lingering issues. ASUU is seeking the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s Draft Agreement of 2021, as well as the release of withheld salaries due to the 2022 strike […]
Lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Imo State University (IMSU) chapter, on Friday, September 20, 2024, declared an indefinite strike to push for the resolution of long-standing issues related to their benefits. In a joint statement signed by the Chairperson and Secretary of ASUU-IMSU, Comrade Odinakachukwu Ejiogu and Comrade Lazarus Chikwendu, the […]
The National Examinations Council has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 per cent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known while briefing journalists at the NECO headquarters on Thursday in Minna, Niger […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University branch, has declared a total and indefinite strike over a litany of unmet demands. This is the first time the academic body in the university is taking an internal strike action since the institution was founded in 2003. The decision was taken after a congress […]
As public and private schools resume for the First Term of the 2024/2025 academic session in Nasarawa State, no fewer than 350 students of the Government Secondary School Sarkin Noma in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State are currently stranded due to the absence of classrooms in the school. Arewa PUNCH reports that […]
Universities in Canada have raised alarm over a significant drop in international student enrolment following the cap on student visa. Gabriel Miller, president of Universities Canada, told Global News that initial projections suggest a dramatic 45% drop in international student enrolments once universities complete their tallies in October. “There’s every possibility that it’s going to […]
The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, clarified Abuja on Friday while fielding questions […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has denied organising a protest against the increase in petrol price. NANS rebuttal comes amid a statement purportedly from the association announcing a shutdown of all major cities across the country over the increase in petrol prices. According to the statement, the group will embark on a protest […]
The management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, has rusticated 25 students and indefinitely suspended 58 others for various misconducts, including forgery, threats to life, examination malpractices, and other fraudulent acts. The University’s Registrar, Mr Dapo Oke, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. The disciplinary actions were recommended by the Examination […]
