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6Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Edo Schools Set To Reopen Today

The Edo State Government has announced that schools in the state will resume for the 2021/2022 academic session on Monday, September 6, 2021. In a statement, Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Education, Mrs. Stella-Maris Imasuen, said parents/guardians are to ensure that all relevant learning materials are provided for their children/wards. She noted, “It is hereby announced for the information of the general public especially School Heads/Principals and Proprietors of Private Schools, that Schools in Edo State will resume for academic activities on Monday 6th of September, 2021 for the first term of the 2021/2022 academic session.” According to her, all school Heads/Principals and Proprietors are to collect the School Calendar for the 2021/2022 academic session from ...

5Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

FUOYE Appoints Foluso Ogunmodede PRO

The Federal University Oye Ekiti has appointed Foluso Ogunmodede as the institution’s public relations officer. Ogunmodede, who was until the appointment the Chief Information Officer to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, replaced the erstwhile PRO, Yinka Ademuyiwa. A statement from FUOYE on Sunday titled, ‘FUOYE gets new PRO,’ stated that the appointment was effective from September 1. Ogunmodede, a seasoned journalist, worked with The Comet, The Nation and The Compass newspapers and lately New Telegraph where he resigned as Deputy Editor (News) on April 1, 2021, to join FUOYE. See Also: NUC Accredits FUOYE For Six Academic Programmes The statement said that his appointment was contained in a letter dated 1st September 2021 and signed by the university’s Actin...

Insecurity: Zamfara Imposes Curfew, Closes Schools

1Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Security

Insecurity: Zamfara Imposes Curfew, Closes Schools

Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle of Zamfara State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew across the 14 Local government Areas in the State. The government has also shut down schools, both private and public, operating in all the LGA in the state. This followed the abduction of a yet-to-be-ascertained number of pupils of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara state on Wednesday. According to TVC News, the curfew is from eight o’clock in the evening to seven o’clock in the morning. “The move, according to authorities, is to control the rising cases of banditry and kidnapping in the state,” says the broadcast medium. Deadly attacks have raged across Zamfara state where bandits have thrived. Read also: Bandits Occupy Farms In Katsina, F...

Strike: Govt Explains Delay in Payment, ASUU Expresses Lack of Trust

31Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Strike: Govt Explains Delay in Payment, ASUU Expresses Lack of Trust

The Federal Government has explained the delay in paying the University Revitalisation Fund and meeting other demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, in an interview with The PUNCH, said the government was working hard to ensure the release of the revitalisation fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria. But ASUU, in its reaction, dismissed the minister’s explanation, saying the government was being dishonest in its justification of the delay in paying the revitalisation fund. In 2020, a nine-month strike by ASUU, which commenced in March and was called off in December, paralysed public universities in the country. The lecturers had gone on strike following their disagreement with the government over the funding of the...

ASUU Set To Embark on Strike, Gives FG Tuesday Ultimatum

30Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Set To Embark on Strike, Gives FG Tuesday Ultimatum

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement an agreement signed with the union. The union is giving the government till month-end (Tuesday) to reach out or it will activate the procedure of embarking on strike. The union’s President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, who disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, added that the FG no longer picked its calls. Recall that in March 2020, ASUU embarked on a strike following its disagreement with the FG over the funding of the universities and the ineffectiveness and discrepancies around the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System and others. Read Also: Strike: Uncertain...

Insecurity: UNIJOS Suspends Academic Activities, Shuts Hostels

21Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Security

Insecurity: UNIJOS Suspends Academic Activities, Shuts Hostels

Following the rising spate of insecurity in Jos and its environs, the Management of the University of Jos has suspended all academic activities in the institution till further notice. Mr Monday Danjem, the Registrar of the university, unveiled this development in a statement on Friday in Jos. According to Danjem, the decision to suspend academic activities and shut hostels was arrived at the end of the meeting between management and the Committee of Deans, Directors and Provost of the institution on Friday, August 20. “The insecurity in Jos, which led to the imposition of dusk-to-dawn curfew has affected the academic activities and forced the university to suspend its second semester examinations for the 2019/2020 academic session. “Students of the university continued to expe...

Fake Graduates Will Always Be Held Accountable – NYSC

19Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Youths

Fake Graduates Will Always Be Held Accountable – NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps has expressed commitment not to jeopardise its mobilization process despite pressure from some quarters. The organisation said anyone caught with fake certificates during registration would be prosecuted as enshrined in the NYSC Act. The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, according to a statement issued by its Director (Press and Public Relations), Adenike Adeyemi, sounded the warning when he hosted the Registrar/CEO of Health Records Officials Registration Board of Nigeria, Alhaji Babagana Mustapha who paid a courtesy visit to him in his office in Abuja. Ibrahim said, “The NYSC would not relent to do the needful in line with the NYSC Act. We will continue to persecute fake graduates. Anyone caught with fake certificates d...

Parents Kick As Osun Varsity Calls For PTA Meeting, Insist University Not Primary Or Secondary School

16Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Parents Kick As Osun Varsity Calls For PTA Meeting, Insist University Not Primary Or Secondary School

The management of Osun State University, Osogbo in Osun State has called for a Parents-Teacher meeting to discuss the welfare of the students of the institution. The meeting, tagged Parents’ Forum by the university, is scheduled to hold at the its main campus in Osogbo. A memo signed by the Registrar of the institution, G.A.A. Shittu, disclosed the date, venue and reasons for convening the meeting. The memo reads, "This is to inform all esteemed Parents/Guardians of Students of Osun State University that a meeting of Parents’ Forum has been scheduled to hold as follows. "Date: Monday, 16th August, 2021 Time: 3:00pm Venue: Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola Auditorium, Main Campus, Osogbo. "Please, note that the welfare of your children/wards will be discussed at this meeting."...

11Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

WAEC Announces Date For 2021 WASSCE

The head of the Nigeria national office, West African Examination Council, WAEC, Mr. Patrick Areghan has on Tuesday announced the timetable for the conduct of this West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE for school candidates. According to the body, the examination will run from Monday, August 16 to Friday October 8 across the sub-regions, with Nigeria concluding her examination on September 30. Mr. Areghan also announced the launch of WAEC request management system/ chatbot at a press briefing held at WAEC national office, Yaba, Lagos. He said:” We have invited you here today to acquaint you with the preparations we have made for the smooth and successful conduct of the WASSCE (SC) 2021 as well as to witness the official launch of our newest product – REQUEST M...

NUC Accredits FUOYE For Six Academic Programmes

9Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

NUC Accredits FUOYE For Six Academic Programmes

The National Universities Commission has approved full accreditation for six academic programmes at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. The FUOYE management announced this on Monday, in a statement jointly signed by the Chief Information Officer, Mr Foluso Ogunmodede and Mr Wole Balogun, the Special Adviser on Media Matters to the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina. According to the statement, the approval was sequel to the accreditation conducted by the NUC in March and April, on the six academic programmes of the university. The six programmes that received full accreditation are Agriculture and Hospitality/Tourism Management in the Faculty of Agriculture, English and Literary Studies and Theatre and Media Arts Studies in the Faculty of Arts. Others are Demogra...