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ASUP Strike: Money For Salary Arrears Not In 2014 Budget- FG

Education National ASUP Strike: Money For Salary Arrears Not In 2014 Budget- FG Efforts by the House Committee on Education to bring to an end the protracted strike action by the Academic Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) was yesterday dampened following the disclosure by the Ministry of Education that the salary arrears of polytec…

Movement Restriction In FCT Will Not Affect WAEC Candidates – Official

Education National Movement Restriction In FCT Will Not Affect WAEC Candidates – Official Students writing the May/June West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in the FCT will not be affected by the closure of public offices and schools during the World Economic Forum holding between May 7 and May 9. This is contained in a statement iss…

‘Nigerians Must Resist Jonathan’s Nascent Dictatorship’

Education National ‘Nigerians Must Resist Jonathan’s Nascent Dictatorship’ The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has called on Nigerians to rise against President Jonathan’s nascent dictatorship. This call was contained by the Publicity Secretary of ERC, Mr. Hassan Soweto in a statement he issued yesterday. ERC also condemne…

Controversy Trails Choice Of New UniMaid VC

Education National Controversy Trails Choice Of New UniMaid VC Controversy is trailing the choice of a new vice chancellor for the University of Maiduguri (UniMaid) made by the joint University of Maiduguri and Senate Selection Board that interviewed 11 candidates for that position and recommended three. The cu…

My close shave with death, by corps member

Education Metro My close shave with death, by corps member When Sunday Abegunde was posted to Anambra State for the National Youth Service, he never dreamt that he would be a robbery victim. His experience during the 2012/2013 Service Year is making him to question the rationale for the one-year mandatory p…

ASUP Strike: Lecturers plan nationwide protest for April 29

Education National ASUP Strike: Lecturers plan nationwide protest for April 29 ASUP embarked on an indefinite strike to press for better funding for polytechnics and its lecturers The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, on Wednesday, said it has concluded plans to stage a nationwide protest over what it described as go…

SEx Education. Things You Need Teach Your Child.

Education Features SEx Education. Things You Need Teach Your Child. SE> Here are lists of things you need teach your child at early age. 1: Warn your girl child never to sit on anyone’s laps no matter the situation including uncles. 2: Avoid getting dressed in front of your child once he/she is 2 years old. Learn to…

Fashola Finally Agrees To Reduse LASU School Fees

Education Fashola Finally Agrees To Reduse LASU School Fees A protracted crisis at the Lagos State University over fee hikes that have outraged students and their parents and also led to protests has reached resolution point with Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State now proposing a reduction of …

2013 Nov/Dec NECO: Zamfara Has Highest Cases of Malpractice

Education National 2013 Nov/Dec NECO: Zamfara Has Highest Cases of Malpractice The National Examination Council (NECO) on Friday released the 2013 November/December examination results and The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Promise Okpalla, who announced this in Minna, said that out of 51,759 who sat for the examination 31, 201 cand…

Police Men Caught on Camera Abusing a Female Student Accused of Exam Malpractice

Education National Police Men Caught on Camera Abusing a Female Student Accused of Exam Malpractice It happened in live lagos city, Nigeria. We are told that a Law student of Lagos state University, was using her phone to cheat in the exam hall. So, she was told to submit her paper and the phone she refused to give them the phone(bold5 blackber…

All Set For April UTME Examination--JAMB

Education National All Set For April UTME Examination--JAMB The Coordinator, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Lagos office, Alhaji Kamaldeen Oladeji, on Monday said all was ready for the Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME), scheduled for April 12. Oladeji saod the 11 centres a…

At last, LAUTECH holds SUG election, elects leaders

Education National At last, LAUTECH holds SUG election, elects leaders The hot and fiercely contested Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Students’ Union Government Election has come and gone. After series of postponement, the Student Union Government election was held on March 13, 2014. Repli…

ASUP STRIKE: Education Is The Lighting Of A Fire

Education ASUP STRIKE: Education Is The Lighting Of A Fire Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. It is an easy way for national development so its role cannot be overemphasized. polytechnic education is the strong emphasis on practice-based learning. It is structured to be t…

Bury Me With All My Books ––Dead OAU Student's Last Wish

Education Bury Me With All My Books ––Dead OAU Student's Last Wish The last note by a part-four Law Student of Obafemi Awolowo University, who allegedly committed suicide, Dipo Ige, was that his books should be buried with him. Ige was said to have committed suicide in his private hostel penultimate Saturday at …

DETAILS: Immigration Service Exam Comes Up This Month

Education DETAILS: Immigration Service Exam Comes Up This Month Many people have been sending me mails asking when Immigration recruitment is coming up. Here is it: The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, David Parradang has announced that the Service is now ready to conduct aptitude test …

ASUU May Go on Strike Soon in LASU - Fagge

Education National ASUU May Go on Strike Soon in LASU - Fagge President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Dr. Nasir Fagge, has said that the union will resist the rise in tuition fee at the Lagos State University.He added that the establishment of universities by the government should be for knowled…

Government cannot fund universities in the country alone – Jonathan

Education Government cannot fund universities in the country alone – Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan has called on University authorities across the country to seek enhanced funding through partnership with relevant agencies, foreign donors and organizations, saying that government alone cannot fund universities in the c…

ASUP strike: Prevail on your lecturers to accept offer – FG directs Governing Councils

Education ASUP strike: Prevail on your lecturers to accept offer – FG directs Governing Councils The Federal Government on Friday, charged chairmen of Governing Councils of Federal Polytechnics to prevail on striking Polytechnic staff to accept the offer made by the government to end the ongoing strike. The offer is payment of outstanding CONTI…

Unijos Promotes 16 Lecturers to Professors

Education National Unijos Promotes 16 Lecturers to Professors The University of Jos has promoted 16 academic staff of the university to the rank of professors. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Steve Otowo, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the institution in Jos on Friday. Accordin…

Barbing, Hairdressing, now Compulsory in WAEC, NECO

Education National Barbing, Hairdressing, now Compulsory in WAEC, NECO Candidates sitting for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) will henceforth be taking entrepreneurship skills as compulsory subjects. According to the President, International Bureau of Education (I…