In a bid to resolve the ongoing strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, will hold another conciliatory meeting with the leadership of the union on Thursday. The lecturers embarked on an indefinite strike on November 4, 2018, demanding improved funding of universities […]
Barring last-minute changes, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may suspend its three-month-old strike on Thursday, February 7. Expectedly, the news will interest students who have spent the last three months at home due to the prolonged strike. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, confirmed to journalists last weekend, in Abuja, that the Federal […]
The federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have again failed to reach a compromise to end the ongoing strike by university lecturers. Lecturers commenced strike on November after accusing the federal government of reneging on some of its promises. All attempts to make them return to the classroom have ended in […]
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) says a total of 27, 474 candidates applied for the various platforms of the fund’s scholarship scheme for the 2019/20 academic year. The Fund disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Kalu Otisi, Head, Press and External Relations unit on Friday. He said the applications were for the […]
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has frowned at the N27, 000 minimum wage approved for Nigerian workers by the National Council of State. The union was also not comfortable with the Federal Government’s decision to pay its workers N30, 000 as minimum wage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), recalls that the National Council […]
Another meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended on Monday night without an immediate resolution of the ongoing strike. The meeting which held at the Federal Ministry of Labour headquarters was to find a lasting solution to the ongoing strike by the university lecturers. At least six other […]
AS the face-off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the Federal Government continues the union, yesterday, asked government to provide concrete evidence of the payment of at least N50billion revitalisation fund to end the strike. Though, other demands of the union, are still pending, the union said the proof of the payment […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has registered over 300,000 candidates for its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in one week. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Benjamin said that this was coming a week […]
The hope of many university students across the country to resume academic activities soon may have been dashed. The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the offers made to it early this week by the Nigerian government. At the seventh meeting with the leadership of ASUU on Tuesday, the Minister of Labour […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday warned prospective candidates to adhere strictly to the registration procedure for the 2019 UTME to avoid creating issues for themselves. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin gave the warning in an interview in Lagos. JAMB Kano State Deputy Governor Professor Hafiz Abubakar monitoring […]