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ASUU Threatens Strike Over Non-Payment of Salaries, Remittance of Check Off Dues

19Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Threatens Strike Over Non-Payment of Salaries, Remittance of Check Off Dues

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has threatened to go on strike again over the ‘blatant’ refusal of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris to pay the salaries and remittance of check-off dues of over 1000 staff for 13 months. The ASUU chairman, University of Jos, Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, who raised the alarm in a press statement made available to reporters in Jos, accused the AGF of fanning the ember of discord between the federal government and the Union, which may lead to another round of strike action that may spell doom for the education sector. Maigoro, however, called on the federal government to prevail on the AGF to prevent any rift that may lead to the immediate closure of university gates across the country. According to him, the astonishin...

JAMB Extends UTME Registration, See Deadline

14Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

JAMB Extends UTME Registration, See Deadline

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has announced the extension of the 2021/202 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration to June 15. The extension was to afford candidates who are yet to complete their registration to visit special centres to finish the process. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, titled “Completion of 2021 UTME/DE registration for candidates who did not register within the stipulated time and the extension period.” Benjamin stressed that the extension was for only those who could not complete their registration during the earlier scheduled registration period. Read Also: NECO Releases 2021 Examination Results He noted that only candidates whose names were compiled after giving ...

Zamfara Govt Reopens State Varsity Closed Since 2019

14Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Education, News, Nigeria

Zamfara Govt Reopens State Varsity Closed Since 2019

The Management of the Zamfara State University Talata Mafara has announced the resumption of academic activities for the 2018/2019 session. The development follows an outburst over the closure of the school since 2018 after its establishment in 2017 by the governor Abdul’azizi Abubakar Yari administration. The varsity opened the admission window in 2018. A student who spoke to SaharaReporters on the state of the institution said the former governor crated the institution because Zamfara was the only Northern state without a state university at the time. He said students were enrolled in the 2018/2019 academic sessions taught by academic staff whose employment was contract-based and the students had taken the first-semester examination successfully in 2019 before a transition of po...

University Of Nigeria (UNN) Awards N1,000 ($2) to Best Graduating Students As Prizes During 49th Convocation

14Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Youths

University Of Nigeria (UNN) Awards N1,000 ($2) to Best Graduating Students As Prizes During 49th Convocation

Emotions ran wild at the 49th convocation of the University of Nigeria, Enugu State, last Thursday when the university awarded N1000 and N1500 to its best graduating students in several categories. SaharaReporters learnt that parents and visitors were disappointed and angry that the first-generation university could award such "ridiculous prizes" to its best brains at a public ceremony. SaharaReporters obtained the prizes and award night programme booklet of the best graduating students, which confirmed that the university awarded the beggarly prizes to its best students. On Page 28, the booklet reads, "Faculty of the Social Sciences; Prof Onigu Otite Prize for the best graduating student in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Value (N1000), Onwuneme Victory A. "Nigerian De...

FG Withholds Salaries of Academics, Expects to be Begged – ASUU Says as it Threatens Strike

6Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

FG Withholds Salaries of Academics, Expects to be Begged – ASUU Says as it Threatens Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged the Federal Government to implement the agreements reached before the suspension of its 10-month strike to avert a further strike by the union. The union lamented that the government was yet to pay some of its members in several universities, with arrears ranging between three and 14 months being owed. The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed these in an interview with SundayPunch. Speaking on a possible reaction of the union should the government remain intransigent, Osodeke said he would not hesitate to continue where his predecessor, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, stopped. He said, “It is continuity, we run a collective leadership. So, it’s continuity from where my immediate predecessor stopped. It (the crisis) is not ...

UNIBEN: Mixed Reactions Trail Suspension of Social Activities

3Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Youths

UNIBEN: Mixed Reactions Trail Suspension of Social Activities

When authorities at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) announced late last month the suspension of social activities on campus, most final year students, who had looked forward to various events to celebrate their exit from the institution, were shell-shocked. In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of UNIBEN, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, activities such as students’ final year week, cultural week and others which may pose a threat to the security of staff and students will not be allowed on campus. According to the school management, the need to sustain the safety of lives and property on the campus is much important than social activities. The statement reads in part: “The suspension of social activities on campus is still in force. Management reiterates the need to sustain the ex...

FUOYE Suspends Theatre and Media Arts Lecturer Over Alleged Sexual Assault, Probes Another

2Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

FUOYE Suspends Theatre and Media Arts Lecturer Over Alleged Sexual Assault, Probes Another

The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has announced the suspension of a lecturer in the Theater and Media Arts Department, Dr Desen Mbachaga, over alleged sexual assault. This was disclosed by the Chief Information Officer to the Vice-Chancellor, Mr Foluso Ogunmodede, in a statement titled, ‘FUOYE suspends lecturer over alleged sexual harassment'. Ogunmodede, said Mbachaga, an associate professor, was suspended “on the grounds of a prima facie evidence of sexual harassment established against him by a panel set up by the institution’s Faculty of Arts, which investigated the allegation.” The statement further said, “The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Abayomi Fasina, has set up a five-member committee to further probe the allegation with a view to getting to the root of the allegat...

How NECO Registrar Died – Exam Body Clarifies

1Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Security

How NECO Registrar Died – Exam Body Clarifies

Contrary to speculations, the National Examination Council, NECO, has clarified that its registrar, Godswill Obioma, died of heart failure. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director, Human resources of NECO, Abdul Mustapha, who debunked reports that the NECO Chief was assassinated but rather died in his sleep as a result of heart failure, Vanguard reports. Mustapha forwarded communication from Obioma’s second son, Prince Godswill Obioma, informing him of the death of his father thus: “Mustapha K. Abdul (Director Human Resource Management, NECO). “Dear sir, this is to formally inform you that my father, Prof. Godswill Obioma, the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, passed to eternal glory yesterday, 31/5/2021, after a brief illness. “We request that you kindly n...

JAMB Reacts to Speculation of Further Extension of UTME registration

31May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

JAMB Reacts to Speculation of Further Extension of UTME registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said that it is not considering a further extension of the UTME registration period. The examination body added that a large chunk of the individuals campaigning for an extension to the registration deadline had been identified as fraudsters determined to subvert and undermine the directive of the Federal Government to make the National Identification Number a prerequisite for JAMB registration. It, however, said only candidates with genuine proofs of failed efforts will be allowed new extension dates. This was contained in a statement titled ‘Issues surrounding the 2021 UTME/DE registration.’ Recall that the board had on May 15, 2021, in response to the pressure from the public, announced a two-week extension of the regis...

Don’t Mix Religion with Constitution, CAN Tells Senate

29May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Religion

Don’t Mix Religion with Constitution, CAN Tells Senate

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev Samson Ayokunle, has cautioned the leadership of the Senate against rubbing off religious practices of any of the religions in the country on the country’s constitution. He stressed that Nigeria is a secular state and diversity of religious beliefs must be protected and enshrined in the country’s constitution. Ayokunle disclosed this while speaking with Punch on Thursday during the valedictory service held for him as the Visitor of Bowen University, Iwo, Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso; and nine other theological institutions of the Nigerian Baptist Convention. His comment comes on the heels of the red chamber’s Ad Hoc Committee on Constitution Review ongoing public hearings on introducing Sharia in di...