Schools across the nation will resume on January 18 except the Ministry of Education announces otherwise, the Federal Government stated on Tuesday. National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, said this during a television programme. Aliyu said: “As regards schools, I just want to make a clarification, what the minister […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will work with security agencies to prosecute any institution or candidate found breaching its admission code of operations. The board announced this in its latest Weekly Bulletin, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. It stressed that henceforth, stringent […]
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SSANU, NASU serve Ngige notice Non-teaching staff members of public universities will tomorrow begin a three-day protest over Federal Government’s handling of the sharing of the N40 billion earned academic allowances. Mobilisation for the protest by the workers under the Joint Action Committee (JAC) however starts Monday across the country. The Federal Government had in […]
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Adieu, an ardent lover of theatre and a great actress Although she was born in humble and inauspicious circumstances in the rural Ilu Ola community of Kwara State on October 10, 1960, veteran Nollywood actress, Mrs. Folake Aremu, popularly known as ‘Orisabunmi’, had become one of the best known and beloved stars in the Yoruba […]
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Lagos State Governor and Visitor to Lagos State University, LASU, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has cancelled the ongoing process set up for the appointment of a substantive ninth Vice Chancellor of the University. He further directed that a fresh process that would terminate in 45 days should commence immediately. According to a statement by his Chief […]
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By Banji Ayoola Students of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, OASUSTECH, have been directed to resume for academic activities in continuation of the 2019/2020 academic session on Monday January 18, 2021. This was contained in the revised 2019/2020 Academic Calendar, which was signed by the institution’s Registrar, Mr G.O. Saliu, circulated appropriately […]
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed universities to commence academic activities from January 18, 2021 in strict compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols. The commission’s Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), Chris Maiyak, said in a statement on Friday, January 8 that administrators must safeguard lives of staff and students by putting necessary safety measures in place. […]
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The coast is clear in Ondo State for the return of Mission Schools back to their original owners, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has hinted. Akeredolu, who gave the indication in Akure at the first working day prayer session held for workers to usher in the New Year, said the schools would only be returned to their […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Rector, Prof. Adedayo Fasakin, Management, Staff, Students and the entire Community of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, have commiserated with the Ogunbodede family over the passage of Barr. Oluwatosin Ogunbodede. In a statement by the Registrar, Mr A.A. Bobola, the institution said that: “The Rector has received with rude shock the […]
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By Abdelghaffar Amoka Abdelmalik The interesting piece from Mr Salihu Muhammad Lukman, the DG of the Progressive Governors’ Forum is an indication that ASUU is alone in the fight for the survival of the public universities. While he analysed the damage the ASUU strike has done to university education in Nigeria, he refused to x-ray […]
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