The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday identified the Shehu Shagari University of Education (SSUE) as the first discipline-based tertiary institution of its kind in the entire northern region of the country. Hitherto known as Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), was upgraded by Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to the status of a full-fledged varsity […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it would not extend the March 26, 2022 deadline for registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) exercises. Its Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, said the board will not extend the exercise because it was working on a “tight schedule.” Oloyede said this […]
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Programme Coordinator for University of Lagos, Dr. Aaron Akinloye (left); Managing Partner, Julius and Julius Associates (UK), Titus Ayodele; Director of Programmes, Professors Without Borders (PROWIBO), Rachel Warnick; Publisher of The Guardian, Lady Maiden Alex-Ibru; Student, University of Lagos and participant, Olawunmi Awoniga; Vice Chancellor, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe and Director of Research and Innovation, Mrs. […]
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By Kene Obiezu For many Nigerian students and parents, the recent announcement by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that its month-long strike action was set to be extended for a further two months was a dagger to the heart. Many who had followed the negotiations with the hope that the impasse would be […]
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A professor of agriculture and former deputy vice-chancellor in charge of academics at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Adebayo Bamire, has been announced as the institution’s 12th substantive vice-chancellor-elect. He was said to have ranked first ahead of a professor of Art and former deputy vice-chancellor at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, […]
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Oyo State Government has inaugurated Environmental and Social Safeguard teams in the State to ensure that out-of-school children captured and re-enrolled in the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme are taught in child-friendly environments without any form of threat. Speaking at a two-day orientation training for the newly constituted local environmental and social […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its warning strike by two months. It took this decision at its National Executive Council, NEC meeting held in Abuja on Sunday night. ASUU had a month ago declared a 30 days strike action in the first instance in its face-off with the Federal Government. An […]
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The Federal Ministry of Education has said it will not enter into agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities under duress. The ministry called on ASUU to call off its strike “so that we will not have gunpoint negotiations and make promises that we will not be able to fulfil.” The ministry’s spokesman, Ben […]
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National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will meet today Sunday. The meeting will hold in Abuja to review the ongoing strike, one of the NEC members told our correspondent. “Yes, we are meeting today on the ongoing strike and other matters,” he said. Asked if the strike could be called off […]
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Commends Agagu’s family for N30 million donation, thanks building donors Olugbo, Oba Akinruntan pledges to connect OAUSTECH Pro-Chancellor, Adesomoju gives kudos to Akeredolu for changing Varsity’s narratives By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, has reiterated that his Government would continue to do all within its reach to engender rapid educational growth […]
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