The Academic Staff Union of Universities,ASUU, has said it has yet to call off its ongoing strike because it is waiting for the government to conduct an integrity test on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution. The UTAS is the payment platform created by ASUU in place of government’s Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. […]
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has directed schools in Ibadan, the state capital, to resume academic activities today (Monday). The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in the state, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, gave the indication in a statement issued on Sunday. The statement reads in part, “Governor Seyi Makinde directed the closure of schools in […]
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed the ongoing 2020 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) indefinitely due to prevailing security challenges, occasioned by the #EndSARS protests across the federation. The notice was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the organisation’s Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani. He acknowledged that the demonstrations […]
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Lagos State Government has announced that private and public schools remain closed in the state. Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, announced this on Sunday. He had earlier tweeted that only public schools remained closed in the state before giving an update that the extended closure includes private schools. Omotoso also announced that curfew […]
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Ogun State Government has ordered the resumption of academic activities in both public and private schools in the state on Monday. The state government had last week declared all schools closed in the wake of rising tensions that followed nationwide protests. The government said this through a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the […]
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The National Examinations Council has postponed the ongoing nationwide Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations indefinitely due to the current security challenges, occasion by the #EndSARS protests. This was contained a statement signed by the Head of Information and Public Relations Division NECO, Azeez Sani, and made available to newsmen in Minna on Sunday. Sani said the […]
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Oyo State has directed schools in Ibadan to resume normal academic activities from Monday. Governor Seyi Makinde gave the directive through the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, on Sunday. He said the new directive followed review of the situation in Ibadan metropolis, expressing appreciation to youths who have been cooperating with security […]
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President Buhari presents the 2021 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly. [PHOTO CREDIT: @profosinbajo] The troubled sector receives a meagre 5.6 per cent of the total budget, much below the recommended benchmark. Despite the challenges faced by Nigeria’s education sector and calls for the government to increase funding to the sector, President Muhammadu Buhari is […]
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By Kunle Ajibade Since Dele Giwa was killed by a letter bomb on 19 October 1986, every anniversary of his death has remained for me a moment of sobering reflection on the precarious nature and power of journalism. It has also remained for me a time to re-read Giwa’s essays, remembering the indebtedness of many […]
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It’s 34 years today since the flaming journalist, Dele Giwa, was killed via a parcel bomb, a novel manner of assassination. The question today remains unanswered: Who killed Dele Giwa? He is remembered for his famous quote: “Nigeria is on fire and the citizens are amused”. Giwa was one of Nigerian’s strongest journalists, who many […]
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