Nigerian students, who benefitted from the scholarship programme by the Niger Delta Development Commission, held a protest in the United Kingdom to demand the immediate payment of their tuition and other fees by the commission. The 2018 and 2019 scholars lamented that they had been abandoned by the government and […]
Education
COVID-19: NANS Asks Nigerian Government To Take Proactive Measures Over Reopening Of Schools
The National Association of Nigerian Students (Zone D) has called on the Nigerian Government to expedite action on reopening of schools for academic activities. Kowe Odunayo Amos, Coordinator of NANS Zone D in a statement, said it felt highly embarrassed with the manner in which government at all levels handled […]
UDUTH raises service charges by 100% to maintain efficient services – Official
The Management of Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto has hiked its service charges by more than 100 per cent to maintain efficient service delivery. Mr Buhari Abubakar, the Hospital’s Head of Public Affairs told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the institution’s charges still remained […]
COVID-19: FG releases guidelines for schools’ resumption
The Federal Government has released guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools at every level in the country but failed to disclose the dates. The guidelines outlined actions, measures and requirements needed for the safe reopening of schools after the COVID – 19 pandemic. According to the guidelines released […]
COVID-19: Akwa Ibom school reopening guidelines unrealistic – Proprietors
Proprietors of private schools in Akwa Ibom State have described as unrealistic the guidelines issued by the state government for reopening of schools, saying the guidelines are impossible to meet. The state’s Ministry of Education had in the guidelines for school reopening demanded fumigation of school premises, creation of isolation […]
See ASUU’s Reaction over Rape bill
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has faulted the recent Bill passed by the National Assembly on sexual harassment and rape,describing it a design to victimize university lecturers. ASUU insisted that the Rape Bill is ostensibly targeted at its members. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the National President of ASUU, expressed […]
Lucrative Agric-Business For The Week: How To Cultivate Hybrid Maize In Nigeria
We are in the season of planting and Nigerians will be thinking of what to plant at this season and the steps to follow to ease their stress in the process of achieving a profitable outcome. Everyone wants to make money at one time or the other and to achieve […]
COVID-19: Proprietor flees as Ekiti seals off school
There was a mild drama at the weekend as propietor of Victory College, Ilawe-Ekiti, in Ekiti South West Local Council Area of Ekiti State took to his heels to evade arrest for flouting government’s COVID-19 protocol on school closure. The according to eyewitness, the Proprietor bolted away by jumping over […]
COVID-19 WAEC: Parents meet FG Monday, insist on school resumption
The National Parents Teachers’ Association of Nigeria has said it is confused about the proclamation by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, that schoolchildren nationwide would not be allowed to sit the West African Senior School Certificate Examination slated for August 4 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
ASUU decries proliferation of universities in Nigeria
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal and State Governments of proliferation of universities in the country. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the National President of ASUU, expressed their concern at a Town Hall Meeting on Saturday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]