NYSC to inaugurate camp court to try erring members
Ekiti State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Mary Chikezie, says the scheme will soon inaugurate a Camp Court to try erring corps members. Chikezie said this on Monday…
UNIPORT’S DVC dies before appointment’s confirmation
The newly appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) Prof. Andrew Efemini is dead. Efemini, whose appointment was yet to be confirmed, died of undisclosed illness…
STRIKE: FG meets ASUU Monday
Delegations from the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities are expected to meet on Monday in a bid to avert a fresh strike. The PUNCH had reported that…
Lecturers begin indefinite strike at Ondo varsity
Lecturers at the Ondo State-owned Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, (OAUSTECH) in Okitipupa, have begun an indefinite strike action to demand some pressing issues from the university authority.…
EXTRA: UNILAG thrown into darkness over N200m electricity debt
THE Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has thrown the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka, Yaba, Lagos into darkness over unpaid debt of about N200 million it billed the university for…
42-year-old Nigerian Yekemi Otaru appointed Scotland varsity chancellor
An inspirational entrepreneur renowned for her passionate commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion has been named University of the West of Scotland’s Chancellor-elect. The university made this known via a…
You can’t succeed above your educational qualification –Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says a person can’t succeed outside his personal educational qualification, adding that anybody who misses education has missed everything. Buhari also stated that Nigerian parents are making…
JAMB Registrar Oloyede’s tenure ends tomorrow
The tenure of the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, will end tomorrow. The tenures of 13 other agencies and corporations under…
JAMB reschedules 18,000 candidates for mop-up UTME Aug 6
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has rescheduled examination for more than 18,000 candidates who experienced biometric verification challenges and those who genuinely missed the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination…
Buhari Promises To Increase Education Budget By 50% In 2 Years
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to increase the budget for the education sector by 50 percent over the next two years. Buhari made the promise at the ongoing Education Summit…
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- Education , Human Rights
- July 28, 2021
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UNIZIK to sanction lecturer who tortured female student for not wearing Ankara
The Management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, has vowed to sanction the lecturer, who allegedly beat a female student, for not wearing Ankara to the classroom. Tribune…
STRIKE: FG, ASUU resume fight on payment platforms
The Federal Government on Tuesday denied allegations that it had breached agreements it reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The Spokesman for the Ministry of Education, Ben Gong,…
JAMB withdraws result of candidates for impersonation
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn the result of one Attama Lawrence Ikedichukwu for acts bordering on impersonation in the just-concluded 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).…
ASUU grumbles over inconsistency in salaries, faults IPPIS again
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has alleged that its members’ salaries are being paid by contractors to the Federal Government. It also faulted the selective payment of salaries to…
- Education , Scams & Hoaxes
- July 26, 2021
- 304 views
BREAKING: Buhari travels for London’s education summit, medical check-up
President Muhammadu Buhari will today Monday travel to the United Kingdom to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025. Thereafter, he will spend…