ASUU CAN’T CLAIM VARSITY AUTONOMY -says FG ▪NANS threatens protest over strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) cannot claim to be autonomous when lecturers are paid by the government, Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said on Wednesday.…
12-YR-OLD NIGERIAN BOY, CHIKA OFILI BAGS AWARD IN UK FOR NEW DISCOVERY IN MATHEMATICS
Master Chika Ofili, a 12-year-old Nigerian boy based in the UK, has bagged a special award for recognition after making a shocking new discovery in mathematics. Chika Ofili discovered…
UK PLANS ‘STUDENT TRAVEL WINDOW’ AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS
University students in England will be allowed to travel home in early December after a four-week lockdown is eased to spend Christmas with their families, under government plans unveiled…
OSINBAJO SEEKS SUITABLE CURRICULUM TO ADDRESS QUALITY EDUCATION
VICE President Yemi Osinbajo has called for an urgent need to design and develop suitable curriculum assessments and monitoring systems that will focus on improving the quality of education during…
ASUU DIRECTS MEMBERS TO BOYCOTT UI CONVOCATION
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan, on Tuesday advised its members to boycott the 2020 convocation and foundation-laying ceremonies of the premier university in view of the…
OGUNDIPE BACK AS UNILAG VC
THERE was jubilation on the Akoka, Yaba campus of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) when news of the reinstatement of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the institution’s Vice Chancellor filtered in…
60,000 STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM SCHOLARSHIP IN KANO
Alhaji Abubakar Zakari, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Scholarship Board, has said that 60,000 students would benefit from the 2020 scholarship in the state. He on Tuesday in Kano said…
NYSC MEMBERS TO ENJOY HEALTH INSURANCE ▪66,000 CORPS MEMBERS MOBILISED AS CAMP REOPENS
Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, on Monday said serving corps members will be enrolled into the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Ibrahim said this…
STUDENTS PROTESTS HIGH TUITION IN OYO
The students of the Oyo State College Of Education, Lanlate, have protested against alleged outrageous fees being enforced on them. Muhammed Olaitan, the President, Students’ Union Government, also lamented that…
TOPE ALABI’s DAUGHTER GRADUATES FROM BOWEN UNIVERSITY
Ayomiku Alabi, the daughter of popular Nigerian gospel singer, Tope Alabi graduates with flying colours from University. Ayomiku graduated with a commendable second class upper degree in Music from the…