University of Lagos, UNILAG By Banji Ayoola At last, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old strike, ending the distress into which university students, many of whom had been suffering untold socio-economic hardship and indignities, had been thrown since they were compulsorily sent home in February. The union suspended the strike […]
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Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, LAUTECH, Oyo State, has been named one of the 10 leading universities in Nigeria. Its position on the list also confirmed the university’s ranking as the best state university in the country. According to a statement on Thursday by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Lekan Fadeyi, the proclamation, […]
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Barring a last-minute change, the Academic Staff Union of Universities may call off its indefinite strike on Thursday (today). The Court of Appeal had last Friday, ordered the union to call off its strike. The House of Representatives also intervened in the matter, raising the hope that the union may call off the strike soon. […]
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The Directorate of Physical Planning, DPP, of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State will hold its sixth Annual Lecture today, Wednesday, 12th October, 2022 at the Twin Auditorium by 10:00 a.m. prompt. A statement by the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information & Protocol, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, said that the Lecture which is to be delivered by […]
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The rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State, Prof Adedayo Fasakin, has rejoiced with the Muslims in the institution and across the country as they mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud. In a statement titled “Happy Eid-el-Maulud to our Muslim Community,” he said: “This is to felicitate with our Muslim Brothers and Sisters in Federal […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the registration of the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) and the Nigeria Association of Medical and Dental Lecturers in Academics (NAMDA) by Federal Government. NLC said the government violated a labour law by registering the unions because another union already exists in the sector. Presenting certificates of registration […]
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Dr ‘Niyi Sunmonu is the National Coordinator of the newly registered Congress of Nigeria University Academics, a new union of academic staff working in public universities. In this interview with Bola Bamigbola, he insisted CONUA was not registered to rival the Academic Staff Union of Universities: When was the Congress of Nigeria University Academics formed […]
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Adeniran presenting writing materials to pupils A total of 1,200 schools in Oyo State have received customised exercise books, writing and teaching materials through the Basic Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme. Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OYOSUBEB, Dr. Nureni Adeniran said the beneficiaries were drawn from schools in the 21 […]
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A Bowen University Professor of Environmental Microbiology, Olatunde Samuel Dahunsi has emerged as the first Nigerian scientist to win the Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship in the 2022/2023 cohort of 50 fellows. Dahunsi, a Research Professor at Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, is one of the three Africans selected as Fellows in the 2022/2023 cohort and the […]
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A-teacher-guiding-a-child-on-how-to-use-a-laptop;-Photo-Alamy With the increasing rate of moral decadence and indiscipline among children, an author, Dola Nancy Bankole, has equipped parents with strategies to raise wholesome children. Contained in her new book, entitled, ‘The S.E.E.D Strategy; Revolutionise your Child’s Future with These Proven Tips and Parental Pointers’, she said parenting strategy and the prevalent digital era […]
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