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ASUU Lost 30 Members to COVID-19, Ogunyemi Says During Farewell Speech

28May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Lost 30 Members to COVID-19, Ogunyemi Says During Farewell Speech

Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said that about 30 members of the union died as a result of the COVID-19 virus. This was contained in his speech to mark the end of his three-year tenure as the supremo of the academic held on Friday, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State ASUU conference hall. Ogunyemi lauded the cooperation of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, the Nigeria Labour Congress and others. He said, “In line with the provisions of our constitution, we are here to review our activities in the last three years with a view to charting a new course at this critical juncture of our national life. “As a point of departure, we must place on record that COVID-19 did not spare our ca...

My Conscience and Support Can’t be Bought – Obasanjo

22May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

My Conscience and Support Can’t be Bought – Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the level of moral decadence in the society whereby the love of money has displaced values and norms such as honesty and hard work. Obasanjo disclosed this on Friday in Ibadan, Oyo State during the inauguration of the Prof Abayomi Oluwatosin Jiboku Building and Entrepreneurship Centre at the Lariken International College. The former President said material possessions such as money, cars and the number of houses an individual owns should not be put above positive contributions to society when measuring one’s level of success. According to Obasanjo, it was inappropriate of Nigerians to jettison the values of integrity, truthfulness and love for one’s neighbours with the strong desire to get rich quickly and by all means. ...

JAMB Extends UTME Registration By Two Weeks

16May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, Education, News, Nigeria

JAMB Extends UTME Registration By Two Weeks

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board yesterday said the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry earlier slated for June 3 will now commence from June 19 to July 3. The board also announced a two-week extension for candidates to register. The registration exercise will end on May 29. The board also said the Mock UTME earlier scheduled for 20th May will now hold on June 3. The board stated these in a communique issued at the end of a two-day meeting in Abuja. The communique was read by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede on Saturday. The registrar said only 1,134,424 candidates (UTME+DE) have so far been registered. He said the decision was taken to afford prospective candidates more time to complete their registration for the 2021...

15May

By Chinedu Ibeakanma1 Comment

Education, News, Nigeria

JAMB May Shift UTME Date – Oloyede

The possibility of shifting the date for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is very high, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said yesterday. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said during a virtual meeting with 2021 UTME Committee members that over 600,000 candidates who indicated interest in sitting for the exams, were yet to register. The exam is scheduled for between June 5 and June 19. He said the candidates were finding it difficult to register due to the challenges of National Identification Number (NIN). He said so far, 1.1 million candidates have registered for the 2021 UTME, stating that the board anticipated approximately 1.9 million registrations at the end of the exercise. The JAMB boss noted that though 50...

Kidnappers Free Abducted Abia University Student

9May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Security

Kidnappers Free Abducted Abia University Student

The kidnappers of some students of Abia State University, ABSU, Uturu, has released the only student left in their custody who was among scores kidnapped while travelling along the Okigwe-Uturu Road. This was announced by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on his official Twitter handle, @GovernorIkpeazu, in the late hours of Saturday. Ikpeazu expressed great pleasure at the development and vowed never to share the state with criminals while appreciating God, security agencies and the management of ABSU for the prompt release of the abducted student. He tweeted, “It is with exceedingly great joy and a very pleasant sense of relief that I announce that the only kidnapped ABSU student, who was still in the custody of the hoodlums that abducted some people a few days ago along the...

Kano approves New Minimum Wage for Lecturers

7May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Kano approves New Minimum Wage for Lecturers

Kano State Executive Council (SEC), on Thursday, approved implementation of a new wage for academic and non-academic staff of its two universities. The council also okayed a monthly release of N49.7 million, Commissioner for Information Malam Muhammad Garba, said while briefing reporters in Kano. Garba announced that the arrears from time of the approval would be determined pending improvement of the financial situation. He said the two institutions, Yusuf Maitama Sule University and Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, would receive monthly allocations of N24.6 million and N25.1 million for the Consolidated University Academic Staff Salary Structure II (CONUASS II) and Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure II (CONTISS II). Garba said the council also...

SSANU Under Pressure to Resume Suspended Strike

3May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

SSANU Under Pressure to Resume Suspended Strike

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, has said the Federal Government’s failure to fulfil its agreements with the union by the April 30th deadline has put it under pressure to resume the suspended strike. The union lamented that the government had yet to begin payment of the ensuing adjustments for the new national minimum wage and the allowances contained in the earned allowance. This was disclosed by the SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, in an interview with journalists in Abuja over the weekend. Ibrahim said that three issues are still outstanding out of the seven points the government promised to address before April 30. He explained that SSANU members are agitated over the delay in implementing the agreement, stressing that the union officials were ...

Missing IMSU 300-Level Law Student Found in Mortuary

3May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Missing IMSU 300-Level Law Student Found in Mortuary

The remains of a 300-level Law student of the Imo State University, Owerri, Kingsley Chiwueze, has been found in the morgue of the Umuguma General Hospital, Owerri, on Sunday five days after he was declared missing. The deceased was declared missing on Monday after his whereabouts became unknown and efforts to find him proved futile. Reports say Chiwueze who actively involved in students’ politics, hailed from the Oguta Local Government Area of the state. The deceased had a fortnight ago declared his intention to contest for the office of Senate President of the National Association of Imo State Students. The President, Students Union Government, IMSU, Arinze Oguike, who confirmed the development to Punch, said the corpse was found in the morgue of the Umuguma General Hospital,...

Terrible People Want To Break Nigeria’s Destiny — Tinubu

25Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Terrible People Want To Break Nigeria’s Destiny — Tinubu

The national leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has said Nigerians have to align as one despite their differences to prevent strong forces from breaking the country’s destiny. Tinubu stated this during his speech at the 23rd and 25th combined convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM) in Benue State, DailyTrust reports. The APC national leader was conferred with an Honourary Doctorate Degree by the university alongside prominent Nigerians including the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Godwin Emefiele; Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva; a former Governor of Adamawa State, Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd); and Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyar...

23Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

LAUTECH gets Acting VC

The Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo, State, Prof. Mojeed Olaide Liasu, has been appointed as the acting Vice Chancellor. He is a Professor of Plant Physiology, Department of Pure and Applied Biology. It was earlier reported that the former Vice Chancellor, Prof. Michael Ologunde, was instructed to step down. Prof. Liasu’s appointment takes effect from today.