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More bandits were heard yesterday attacking educational institutions to disrupt education. According to the United States, the school environment must be supportive and those that are raiding the institution must be held accountable for their actions. The US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said America would help Nigeria protect children in…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has set a new date for the upcoming 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges from May 29 to June 5. This is contained in a statement by Mr Azeez Sani, NECO Head of Information and Public Relations Division in Abuja on Wednesday.He said that registration of…
“We’re Fair To All”– Omole, panel chairman Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, received the report of the six-member special visitation panel on the appointment of the 9th substantive Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Lagos State University (LASU). The panel, chaired by former VC of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Prof. Bamitale Omole,…
School teachers number over 2,000 in the Ogun State have benefited from a-day training on Programming in Python and Artificial Intelligence. The Learn Coding event which held at Hubert Ogunde Hall, Kuto, Abeokuta, was co-organised by the Bureau of Information Technology, in collaboration with Data Science Nigeria (DSN), Lead Resources, Computer Teachers Association of Nigeria…
President Muhammadu Buhari waived the ‘no work, no pay’ Trade Act for striking university lecturers to allow peace to reign, Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Chris Ngige, said at the weekend. The government has released N40billion for the payment of earned academic allowances for varsity lecturers and earned allowances for non-academic staff. Also, the government may…
The senate of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has announced the resumption date for the continuation of the 2019/2020 academic session, nearly 10 months after activities were suspended. This was made known in a statement on Tuesday by the registrar, Mrs M. I. Omosule, was said to have been reached after a meeting of the institution’s…
The Federal Government has dictated that the January 18 resumption date for schools remains intact despite fears over the second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria. “After extensive consultations with relevant stakeholders, including State Governors, Commissioners of Education, Proprietors and heads of institutions, staff unions and students, the consensus of opinion is that the resumption date…
RESUMPTION of schools on Monday is threatened by the rising COVID-19 infections last December, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 advised against early resumption of schools and recommended January 18. However, some states reopened schools last week. Others reopened on Monday. But positive cases have been on the rise since the beginning of the month…
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened its portal for institutions to upload names of shortlisted applicants for the 2020/2021 admission. The board said all admission processes must go through the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) for approval. It noted that only qualified candidates as recommended by their institutions for admission will be…
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it is awaiting the release of the N40 billion earned allowance the Federal Government promised the union, 12 days after it called off the nine-month strike. The government, it said, has also failed to continue payment of the withheld salaries of its members…
