Strike: ASUU urges Buhari to meet Briggs re-negotiation committee

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to meet with the Prof. Nimi Briggs-led Committee on negotiation. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osekede said this in an interview on Tuesday in Abuja. The Briggs committee which was set up by the Federal Government on June 7, is renegotiating the 2009 Agreement […]

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Abiodun eulogises Soyinka at 88, Ogunlesi at 99

Says literary giant, doyen of Medicine are Ogun’s flag bearers of excellence As the world renowned playwright and Nobel Laureate prize winner in Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka clocks 88 years, Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, has described him as a rarest breed of mankind and one who has straddled the planet earth with exceptional candour. […]

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Medical, health workers threaten solidarity strike for ASUU, others

Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has put its state councils on standby to declare a solidarity strike for university-based unions. A statement jointly signed by the National President and Acting Secretary-General, Biobelemoye Josiah and Auwalu Kiyawa, clarified that the body would not hesitate to act if the Federal Government fails to resolve […]

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Enough is enough, Buhari tells striking varsity teachers

Asks lecturers to consider generational consequences of prolonged strike President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Daura, Katsina State, called on Academic Staff Union of Universities to reconsider their position on the prolonged strike, expressing worry that the hiatus will have generational consequences on families, the educational system and future development of the country. Buhari who […]

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FEDPOLY Ile Oluji rector, Fasakin preaches love at Eid-el-Kabir

The rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Prof. Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, is preaching love among all Nigerians as Muslims celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir. In a Sallah message titled ‘Happy Eid-el-Kabir to our Muslim Community,’ which he signed, he said: “I joyfully join our Muslim Brothers and Sisters and all well-wishers in Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji,Ondo […]

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Anambra assembly laments budget slash in education by Soludo

Anambra State House of Assembly has expressed displeasure over 70 per cent budget slash in education from N3.23 billion to N1.1billion in the 2022 revised budget presented by Governor Charles Soludo. They said that the budgetary allocation to education sector was unrealistic and the slash would lower the standard of teaching and learning, as well […]

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Students, parents lament prolonged ASUU strike, demand Adamu’s sack

Worried by the continuous strike by university teachers, aggrieved students, parents and stakeholders have called for the sack of the education minister, Adamu Adamu, saying his tenure is the worst so far in the history of the nation’s tertiary education. They queried Adamu’s role in the negotiation process since the Academic Staff Union of Universities […]

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Ondo will achieve 35 pupils per class requirement – Olabimtan

The chairman of Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB,, Rt. Hon Victor Olabimtan, has assured that the state will work towards achieving the standard requirement of 35 pupils per class. Besides, he declared that his board will continue to give on the job training to its teachers in line with the modern trend. These […]

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‘APC leaders’ silence on ASUU strike shameful’

The Middle Belt Movement for Justice and Peace, MBMJP, has said the silence of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities’, ASUU, strike is disappointing, regrettable. The group wondered why the leaders of the ruling party had remained unperturbed and continued to pretend that all was […]

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Honour: FEDPOLY Ile Oluji rector thanks management, staff

The rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State, Prof Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin has thanked the institution’s management and staff for their goodwill messages and prayers over this year’s Pillar of Education Development award conferred on him on Sunday. In a statement titled “My Sincere Appreciation to FEDPOLEL,” which he signed, he expressed his […]

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