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Drama as JAMB parades staff over alleged admission scam

March 16, 2021Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday paraded two of its workers for allegedly extorting money from Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates with a promise to help them secure admissions. The affected staff, who is a level 12 officer in Delta State JAMB’s office, confessed to collecting N500,000 from four candidates’ parents, out of […]

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ASUU warns of fresh strike over unremitted deductions

March 15, 2021Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday blamed the Federal Government, as well as the Accountant General of the Federation, over what it called the victimisation of its members. It said the Federal Government had refused to pay its members salaries despite the ‘no victimisation clause’ of the suspended strike. According to ASUU, while […]

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Odumegwu Ojukwu University commences course in native medicine

March 9, 2021Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, has commenced an advanced diploma course in native medicine. The Special Adviser to the Anambra State Governor, Mr Willie Obiano, on medicine and herbal practice, Dr  Onyekachi Ibezim, disclosed this at  a press conference in Awka. He said the development was part of the efforts of the state government […]

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Kidnapping: Matawalle Orders Closure Of All Boarding Schools In Zamfara

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state. The directive was triggered by the abduction of more than 300 students from Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, in the early hours of Friday. “As we are making efforts to strengthen security around our schools, I have […]

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FG, varsity workers sign agreement to end strike

February 26, 2021Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

The Federal Government has signed a memorandum of Action with the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities towards ending the ongoing strike by both unions. At a meeting with the government on Thursday, the two parties agreed on all the eight-point demand of the Joint Action Committee of […]

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Kagara Abduction: Niger Governor Orders Immediate Closure Of Boarding Schools

February 18, 2021Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the bandit ravaged areas of the state. Governor Bello gave the directive on Wednesday while meeting with heads of security agencies in the state at the Government House following the Kagara school abduction. The Governor said the action […]

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FG’s Meeting with University Workers Ends without agreement

February 12, 2021Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

The meeting between the Federal Government and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), has ended in a deadlock. It is the second meeting that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige is holding with the striking university workers, in an attempt to resolve the […]

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FEC Approves Establishment Of 20 New Private Universities

February 4, 2021Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

The Federal Executive Council has approved a memo from the Ministry of Education for the establishment of 20 new private universities across the country. The 20 new private universities are to be given provisional licenses to run for three years while the ministry monitors and evaluates their growth. This brings the total number of private […]

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FEC approves 65 years retirement age for teachers

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers Bill, 2021.  The bill, among other recommendations, seeks to change the retirement age of teachers in the country from 60 to 65. It also seeks to change the years of service for teachers from 35 to 40. The approval was given at a […]

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Gunmen abduct Lagos varsity deputy VC in Nasarawa, demand N20m

January 20, 2021Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos State, Prof. Johnson Fatokun, has been kidnapped. Anchor University is a faith-based institution in Ayobo, Lagos, owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim left Lagos on Sunday to drop off his two children, who were schooling in the North. He was said to […]

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