No fewer than seven schools in Kebbi State had been shut down indefinitely in the aftermath of the attack on Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin…
Category: Education
ASUU Considering Fresh Industrial Action Over Salaries Non-payment
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on another strike over the deliberate refusal of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr…
Oyedepo Supports FG’s Regulation Of Social Media
Bishop David Oyedepo, Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, has advocated the incorporation of urgent steps to check students’ free access to social media to enable…
UNICEF Bemoans Incessant Kidnapping Of School Children In Nigeria
Mr Moulid Warfa, the Kano Chief of Field Office of the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has decried the incessant kidnapping and abduction of…
NATIONWIDE PROTEST: NANS Back Out Over Security Concerns
THE leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has on Friday announced its withdrawal from the proposed nationwide protest scheduled for Saturday 12 June…
Nysc Dg Advocates Corp Member Being Mobilised For War
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim has revealed that corps members can be mobilised for war if the…
NECO Appoints Ogborodi As New Registrar
The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved the appointment of Ebikibina John Ogborodi as the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council…
Senate Passes Bill Seeking To Eliminate Discrimination Between HND, B.Sc. Holders
The Senate has passed a bill prohibiting employers of labour from discriminating between university degree holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate holders. This was…
LAUTECH: Makinde Reduces School Fees By 25%
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced a 25 per cent reduction in school fees for students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH),…
We Paid N180m To Secure The Release Of Abducted Greenfield Varsity Students Kaduna, Parents Lament
Despite the stance of the Kaduna State Government regarding the payment of ransom to kidnappers, the parents of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna…