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Enugu Approves January 18 for School Resumption

5Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, Education, News, Nigeria

Enugu Approves January 18 for School Resumption

Following a meeting of stakeholders in the education sector on Monday, the Enugu State Ministry of Education has announced January 18, 2021, as resumption date for all schools in the state. This was contained in a statement by the State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze. He said the decision was reached at a meeting between the Ministry and major stakeholders in the sector, on Monday. Prof. Eze said that all schools in the state were advised to ensure full compliance with the NCDC guidelines for the containment of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), stressing that “the Ministry of Education will engage in constant monitoring of compliance when schools resume”. The Education Commissioner added that “it was also decided that to help engage the students/pupils, all tertiary i...

Former UNILAG VC, Oye ibidapo-Obe is Dead

4Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Former UNILAG VC, Oye ibidapo-Obe is Dead

Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos has died, aged 71. Ibidapo-Obe died on Sunday in Lagos State. His death was confirmed by the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, UNILAG chapter, Dr Dele Ashiru. Ashiru described the late Ibidapo-Obe as a quintessential academic, noting that he would be solely missed in the education sector. He said, "Yes, he is dead. We got the sad news this evening. He is a distinguished scholar, a seasoned university administrator whose death remains a very big loss to the Nigerian university system and indeed the Nigerian society," he added. Ibidapo-Obe was a renowned Professor of Systems Engineering and a former Vice-Chancellor (2000 – 2007) of the University of Lagos. He attende...

Varsity Technologists Threaten Strike Over N40bn Allowance, Issue 14-day Strike Notice

4Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

Varsity Technologists Threaten Strike Over N40bn Allowance, Issue 14-day Strike Notice

The National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, on Saturday said it has issued a 14-day industrial action notice to the Federal Government. The association said the action was informed by alleged incongruity in the sharing of the N40 billion earned allowances released to the four university unions by the Federal Government. The university workers also asked for the release of 50 per cent of the N71b earned allowances being owed members of the union based on the 20019 agreement with the government. Ibeji Nwokoma, the union’s president while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, disclosed that the association wrote a letter to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, informing him of their planned industrial action. He said, “We have written to the ...

School Resumption: Enugu Gov to Meet with Stakeholders on Monday

3Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

School Resumption: Enugu Gov to Meet with Stakeholders on Monday

The Enugu State Ministry of Education said it has scheduled a meeting with major stakeholders in the education sector, on Monday, January 4, 2021, to discuss a date for schools to resume in the state. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze. He said the outcome of the meeting will be duly communicated to the general public. Details later...

23Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education

ASUU Suspends Strike

The Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, has called off the nine-month industrial action embarked by the association. This was made known at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja led by the president, Biodun Ogunyemi. According to Mr Ogunyemi, the decision to suspend the long industrial action followed the agreement reached with the Federal Government and a meeting with its National Executive Council (NEC). He said the suspension of the strike takes effect from Thursday, December 24th, 2020.

Universities To Reopen in January – Ngige

21Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Youths

Universities To Reopen in January – Ngige

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says the Academic Activities in Nigeria Universities will resume January. He spoke Monday in Alor, Idemili South local government area of Anambra State, during the launch of Ngige free medical outreach at the Community’s Health Center. Ngige said, “We have met about 98 percent of the request of ASUU. Some 5 to 2 percent is what you can call promissory notes. “So, I am very hopeful that by midnight today, there are some works we are supposed to get on to do. They also have some work they are supposed to do on their own side with their people. “Tuesday, we will meet in the afternoon and we will compare notes. We will put everything on the table and compare. I believe that we might have come to the end of the strike when ...

Kankara Kidnap: Bring Back Our Boys Now, Okonjo-Iweala Asks FG

16Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Boko Haram, Crime, Education, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism, Youths

Kankara Kidnap: Bring Back Our Boys Now, Okonjo-Iweala Asks FG

Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has told the Federal Government to intensify efforts to bring back the over 300 schoolboys kidnapped from the all-boys Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, State. She said those using the children as pawns must be held accountable. Okonjo-Iweala, who is a top contender for the job of director-general of the World Trade Organisation, disclosed this known in a post on Twitter last night. She wrote, “The abduction of more than 300 schoolboys in Katsina is heartbreaking. What a recurring nightmare. My heart goes out to the families of the missing boys. The authorities must do all possible to #BringBackOurBoys! Those using our children as pawns must be held accountable!” Armed men invade the school on Friday night an...

Ganduje Orders Closure of Schools in Kano

16Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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

Ganduje Orders Closure of Schools in Kano

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state with immediate effect. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Education, Sanusi Kiru, a copy of which was made available to journalists in Kano on Wednesday. The statement failed to state the reason for the closure of the schools, but reports suggest the development might be connected to the hike in cases of COVID-19 in some parts of the country, which has prompted the closure of schools in states such as Kaduna and Jigawa. The development might also not be unconnected to the recent kidnap of over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State which Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for. In the same ...

ASUU Strike Set to Linger as FG-ASUU Meeting Billed for Today has been Postponed Indefinitely

9Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike Set to Linger as FG-ASUU Meeting Billed for Today has been Postponed Indefinitely

The meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government scheduled to take place today has been cancelled. The President of ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi said the time frame given to the union t consult its members was too short. The development has dashed the hope of students who were hopeful that the meeting between the FG delegation and ASUU would bring an end to the nine months strike. Reports say there is a deadlock in the negotiation of the payment of salary arrears of the lecturers. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment had said that the government would only pay the withheld salary of ASUU members when they return to the classroom while ASUU is insisting is insisting that the backlog be paid. Ngige said, “The...

ASUU Assured FG to Suspend Strike Today – Ngige

9Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Assured FG to Suspend Strike Today – Ngige

The Federal Government has countered the claim by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi that the government had reneged on offers made to the union, noting that the government had delivered on its offers. The ASUU President had said that the varsity lecturers would not suspend the strike until their salary arrears are paid by the government. Reacting, Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said that ASUU had agreed at their meeting with FG on November 27 to suspend the strike before December 9. He said, “A gentleman agreement was reached at the last meeting in which ASUU agreed to call off the strike before December 9, 2020, and the minister, in turn, agreed that once the strike is called off, he would get a pres...