Another Nigerian, Olujimi Fafowora, has made a first-class honours degree at the University of Oxford in England. Fafowora, 21, graduated summa cum laude in Mathematics at St. Peter’s College, Oxford. It was learnt that Fafowora becomes the second Nigerian to have ever made a first class at Oxford. Last year, he was appointed a Fellow […]
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“We must stop playing with the future of our youths” Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, has urged the Federal Government to re-open negotiation with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, he condemned the disruption of academic activities as a result of strikes by the university lecturers. […]
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Human rights activist and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, says the federal government cannot afford to ignore the funding of higher education while spending trillions of naira on other projects. Falana said this in a statement reacting to the current strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU has been […]
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Farotimi, others lead conversation on citizenship, nation building Wole Soyinka Centre holds media lecture series The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism’s (WSCIJ) lecture series will hold as a webinar today, by 2:00pm with the theme – ‘Can democracy work without a strong sub-national media?’ The event will also serve as the public launch of […]
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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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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 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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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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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 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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