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WAEC Discloses SSSCE Results Release Date, See When

28Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

WAEC Discloses SSSCE Results Release Date, See When

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations will be released next week. Students sat for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination between August 17, 2020 and Saturday, September 12 2020 after the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu had granted permission to schools to resume prior to the examinations. It came after schools across the federation were shut down in March to curb the spread of COVID-19. The results were schedule to be released today, 45 days after the examination but the council said the delay was due to violence which affected some of its offices and impacted on its nationwide operation. The violence was occasioned by thugs who took over the peaceful #EndSARS ...

ASUU Reveals When Strike Will be Called Off

27Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Youths

ASUU Reveals When Strike Will be Called Off

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it is ready to call off its ongoing strike as soon as the Federal Government conducts an integrity test on the proposed payroll system, University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS). ASUU said that its members are ready to return to the classroom once government shows commitment to implementing contentious issues. ASUU had opposed enrollment into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). It rather developed the UTAS as a peculiar payment platform for its members. ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi in an interview with newsmen revealed that while a proposed meeting with government on Monday was cancelled, the body was expecting the government to give clearance to National Information Tec...

#ENDSARS: NECO Postpones SSCE Exams Indefinitely over Protests

25Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

#ENDSARS: NECO Postpones SSCE Exams Indefinitely over Protests

The National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the postponement of the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination indefinitely. Head, Information and Public Relations Division, NECO, Azeez Sani, announced the development in a statement released on Sunday. “In making this decision, the board noted that due to these security challenges: a. Some state governments imposed curfew and closed schools in order to safeguard lives and property; b. In the circumstances, it has become difficult for the Council to move examination materials across the country; c. Students in the affected locations were unable to sit for the papers already scheduled in the examination time table. “The Governing Board further resolved, that when normalcy returns, the Council will con...

#ENDSARS: Oyo Schools Forced to Close as Protests Continue

20Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

#ENDSARS: Oyo Schools Forced to Close as Protests Continue

Most public and private schools in Oyo state have suspended academic activities as at Tuesday morning, African News Today observed. Although there has not been any official by the State Government over the closing of schools, most private schools said the decision was taken as a result of the hardship students experienced by students due to the #EndSARS protest in major parts of the state on Monday. Most proprietors maintained that the safety and security of the children is paramount while the protests last informed the decision. It was observed that most private schools opted to send the notice of closure late in the night in the form of advisory, citing the uncertainty of the protests going awry. Some state owned schools awaiting State Government directives opened but student...

NECO Reschedules Exam Due to #EndSARS Blockade

19Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

NECO Reschedules Exam Due to #EndSARS Blockade

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced postponement of the Paper 1 Computer Studies Practical scheduled to take play on today due to blockade occasioned by the persistent #EndSARS protest. The examination body said the paper has now be rescheduled to take place on November 16. This was disclosed in a statement by Head of Information and Public Relations Division of NECO, Azeez Sani on Sunday. The statement read, “This unforeseen incident has been caused by the ENDSARS protest that blocked the free movement of transport at the City entrance gate Benin. The NECO delivery truck had left its take-off point well in advance on Friday, October 16 2020, earlier to deliver examination materials to some states and has been held up in the blockage since then,” the statement r...

NUC, FME to Undertake Safety Standards Verification Visit to Varsities

17Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, Education, News, Nigeria, Safety

NUC, FME to Undertake Safety Standards Verification Visit to Varsities

A joint inspection team made up of staff of the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Federal Ministry of Education (FME), is set to embark on verification visits to monitor the compliance of universities with Quality Assurance/Safety standards. The visit Follows the reopening of universities after the COVID-19 lockdown and ahead of the resumption of academic activities in view of the imminent suspension of the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). A letter by the office of the Executive Secretary NUC, to all Vice-Chancellors obtained by African News Today titled, “Fresh directives for the safe re-opening of Universities for academic activities during the covid-19 pandemic”, informed the management of tertiary institutions of a visit to ascertain ...

ASUU Strike: An End in Sight as Buhari Govt Agrees to Pay N30bn Earned Allowance

16Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Youths

ASUU Strike: An End in Sight as Buhari Govt Agrees to Pay N30bn Earned Allowance

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration has agreed to release N30 billion to pay earned academic allowance to lecturers of universities. The allowance will be paid in tranches between May 2021 and February 2022. As part of the agreements reached to bring an end to the strike action, African News Today gathered that the FG also committed to spend N20 billion on revitalisation of the education sector. The agreements were reached during a meeting between the FG and leadership of ASUU on Thursday. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige who spoke to journalists before the meeting said students were being lured into the #EndSARS peaceful demonstrations due ASUU strike. “We don’t take very great pleasure in the fact that the children who are supposed to be in school a...

Breaking: FG Reopens NYSC Orientation Camp

15Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Youths

Breaking: FG Reopens NYSC Orientation Camp

The Federal Government on Thursday announced the re-opening of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps across the country. The Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare made the announcement via Twitter adding that the orientation camps are scheduled for reopening on November 10. “The Resumption of the NYSC Orientation Camp for prospective Youth Corpers has been approved and opens on November 10th, 2020. Full COVID-19 Protocols will be enforced,” Dare posted on his official Twitter handle.

Exclusive: NUC Board Appoints Mayaki as Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration

14Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Nigeria

Exclusive: NUC Board Appoints Mayaki as Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration

Mr. Chris Jibreel Maiyaki has been appointed Deputy Executive Secretary (DES), Administration, by the Board of the National Universities Commission (NUC) chaired by Emeritus Professor Ayo Banjo, sequel to his nomination by the Executive Secretary, NUC, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni, MFR, FNAL. His appointment took effect from 1st October, 2020. In his letter of appointment dated 29th September, 2020, the Executive Secretary said the appointment is in recognition of his performance, loyalty, commitment to duty and high sense of responsibility. Until his elevation, he was the Director, Executive Secretary’s Office (DESO), where he was deployed in 2017 by Professor Rasheed, where he ran his immediate office as well as the NUC Board Secretariat. Mr. Maiyaki graduated, with a B...

ASUU Strike: FG, Senate, ASUU Meet to Appraise UTAS

14Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Legislature, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: FG, Senate, ASUU Meet to Appraise UTAS

As part of ongoing negotiations towards resolving the dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal government, Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige led a delegation of the Federal Government to a closed doors meeting with the Senate to evaluate the University Transparency Account Systems payroll system developed ASUU. The meeting convened by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, as part of efforts to bring an end to the eight-month strike action by ASUU had in attendance the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, the Accountant Gneral of te Federation, Ahmed Idris and the ASUU leadership headed by the President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi. In his interaction with journalists at the end of the meeting, Ngige said, “ASUU has demonstrat...