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Lawan Tackles FG as Senate Intervenes in Govt, ASUU Impasse

13Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lawan Tackles FG as Senate Intervenes in Govt, ASUU Impasse

Ahmed Lawan, President of the Nigerian Senate has reproached the Federal Government for committing to an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which it knows it will not fulfill. He disclosed that in a closed door meeting between the leadership of ASUU and the Senate in Abuja on Monday where the body presented its alternative payroll system, the Univeristy Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS). He said,” Sometimes you wonder how somebody would sign some of the agreements and later say I cannot implement them. “Why did you sign in the first place?” “When we negotiate, we must negotiate in such a manner that the final product will be implementable.” The senate president urged ASUU to adopt compromise in its demands for the sake of students who ha...

Nigeria: Edo State Recruits Teachers for Rural Communities

12Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized, Youths

Nigeria: Edo State Recruits Teachers for Rural Communities

The Edo State Government has commenced the recruitment of teachers for rural and remote communities. The recruitment which is under the Edo Supporting Teachers to Achieve Results (EdoSTAR) Teaching Fellowship Programme will be spread across the state’s three senatorial districts. The EdoSTAR Teaching Fellowship Programme is a three-year intensive training and field experience employment programme for teachers and aspiring teachers who will subsequently be transited into the Edo State Civil Service upon satisfactory job performance. She said, “Those who have not received their teaching qualifications will be required to attain their PGDE or PDE through the Edo State College of Education during the first two years of the programme.” “The EdoSTAR Teaching Fellowship Program...

Varsity Workers Won’t be Cowed into Enrolling on IPPIS – ASUU Tells FG

12Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Finance, News, Nigeria

Varsity Workers Won’t be Cowed into Enrolling on IPPIS – ASUU Tells FG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), accused the Federal Government of engaging in blackmail of its workers into enrolling on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). Dr Austen Sado, Chairman of the University of Port Harcourt Branch of ASUU, on Sunday said members of the union will not be pushed into enrolling on IPPIS despite some of its members not being paid salaries since February. Sado spoke in reaction to the order stopping the salaries of university workers who are yet to enroll on IPPIS. He said, “The directive to stop salaries clearly shows that there is something the Federal Government is not telling the people. “What they are doing now is just blackmail and threat to see how they would weaken our members to go and enroll (on IPPIS...

School Reopening: PTF Rolls Out New Guidelines

9Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, Education, Interview, News, Nigeria, Safety

School Reopening: PTF Rolls Out New Guidelines

Following federal government’s directive on school resumption as from October 12, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has released fresh guidelines for the reopening of schools across the country. This was disclosed by National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu during press briefing on Thursday. Sani said the new guidelines were developed by the PTF in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). He said, “Schools and educational bodies that plan to reopen must have detailed communication protocols that include parents, school health teams, school authorities and local state officials. “They must also have a system for providing regular updates for parents, staff and relevant authorities, as well as communicate ...

BREAKING: FCT Schools to Reopen on October 11

8Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Breaking News, Covid-19, Education, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: FCT Schools to Reopen on October 11

Mallam Muhammad Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has announced the resumption of schools across the capital city with effect from October 11th, 2020. The was disclosed by FCT minister during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. Mallam Bello said that boarding students will resume on Sunday while academic activities are expected to commence on Monday. According to the minister, guidelines for the reopening of schools will be released soon. He added that third term will be incorporated in the academic calendar to pave way for the conclusion of the session which was interrupted by COVID-19 pandemic. Bello stated that the Nigeria’s capital city did not record any new cases of the virus in schools during the reopening for exit classes to sit for thei...

Nigeria: No Date for Reopening of Orientation Camps – NYSC

3Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, Education, Employment, Labour, News, Nigeria, Youths

Nigeria: No Date for Reopening of Orientation Camps – NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has stated that there is no official date for the reopening of camps nationwide. There has been widespread reports on social media that Orientation Course will resume 27th October 2020 with Batch “A” Stream 2 and that the batch has been subdivided into Batches “A” and “B”. The Corps said it was waiting for approval for the reopening of orientation camps having made a presentation before the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19. In a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the NYSC, Mrs. Adenike Adeyemi in Abuja on Saturday, the scheme described the reports as false. The statement reads: “It is imperative to state that the Scheme has ensured that all the COVID-19 safety protocols incidental to safe ...

Update: FG Orders Reopening of Unity, Private Schools

2Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, Education, News, Nigeria, Safety

Update: FG Orders Reopening of Unity, Private Schools

The Federal Government has approved the reopening of all Unity Schools in Nigeria with effect from October 12. Government shutdown schools indefinitely in March as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, disclosed this during a news briefing in Abuja on Friday. Adamu also stated that private and state schools are allowed to fix resumption dates. He added that schools who fail to comply to stipulated COVID-19 safety guidelines, risk being shutdown if there is an outbreak from such schools. “We have come to the conclusion that we have to review our decisions. After consultation with PTF, we have resolved that our Unity Schools be opened on October 12, 2020,” he said.

Ngige Gave False Narrative on Our Strike ASUU Says

1Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Ngige Gave False Narrative on Our Strike ASUU Says

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Lagos state chapter has debunked claims by Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige that the union’s strike action was informed by disagreement over the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) and that the salaries of lecturers were being paid in full while on strike. The union also alleged that it was yet to be informed of a meeting to be held next week where Ngige claimed ASUU would demonstrate its purpose-built University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) software which it plans to replace IPPIS. This was disclosed in a statement by Prof. Olusiji Sowande, Lagos Zonal Coordinator who said though the union had sought to demonstrate the functionality of UTAS but the ministry was yet to reply to th...

Exclusive: Kogi Gov. Seeks NUC’s Approval to Establish Second State University

30Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Exclusive: Kogi Gov. Seeks NUC’s Approval to Establish Second State University

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State paid a private visit to the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, mni, MFR, FNAL, where he revealed the plan of his administration to float a specialised Confluence University of Science and Technology as its second state University. Governor Bello said the idea behind the university, whose Bill had already been passed into Law by the State Assembly, was to have a specialised institution that addressed the peculiar needs of the state’s immediate environment. He noted that the existence of Ajaokuta Steel Complex, gave the state a description of a ‘mining hub,’ while others like the Dangote Cement Factory and the West African Ceramic factory made the location of such an institution a big treasure. He sai...

Rivers Approves October 5 for School Resumption

26Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Rivers Approves October 5 for School Resumption

The Rivers State Government has approved Monday, October 5 as resumption date for universities, other tertiary institutions, secondary and vocational schools in the state. This was disclosed during a press briefing by Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku after an emergency State Executive Council meeting yesterday, presided by Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt. Ebeku said the phased reopening does not permit primary schools to reopen. He said, “The council approved that schools in the State reopen on the 5th of October, 2020, with only the following – all secondary schools in the state, vocational schools in the state, universities and other tertiary institutions. “For the avoidance of doubt, the council based on expert medical advice did not approve the reopening...