Amid unresolved issues between the federal government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Minister of education, Adamu Adamu has jetted out of Nigeria. According to reports, Adamu is expected back on 2 September. Adamu is said to have been mandated by President Muhammadu Buhari to lead talks with a view to … [Read more…]
The National Bureau of Statistics has released a breakdown of the results of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from 2019 to 2021 in Nigeria. According to NBS, a total of 1.53 million candidates sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination in 2020, indicating a decline of 3.25% compared to 1.58 million … [Read more…]
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union,(COEASU) lecturers have suspended their ongoing strike for a period of 60 days. The suspension is contained in a state signed by COEASU President, Dr Smart Olugbeko and Dr Ahmed Bazza, General Secretary of the union on Friday in Abuja. The union said the suspension followed “enormous progress” made … [Read more…]
Members of the National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, have reminded the local government council authorities that they were still on strike, which they embarked upon on July 28. The strike was embarked upon after two years of failure to include local government workers and primary school … [Read more…]
Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Professor Ibrahim Wushishi, has promised that results of the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) would be released not later than 45 days after the conduct of the last paper. Wushishi disclosed this while monitoring the conduct of the ongoing SSCE in some centres in Lagos. The exams … [Read more…]
The Plateau Government has revoked the licence of all Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools operating in the state. The State Commissioner of Education, (secondary), Elizabeth Wampum, disclosed this at a press conference on Thursday. According to the commissioner, the decision was taken after the realisation that over 5000 private schools were operating without license. She … [Read more…]
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is worried about the ongoing ASUU strike, promising Nigerian youths students’ loans if elected president in 2023. He also called for increased collaboration between the UK and Nigeria on issues of mutual benefits. He made the call on Monday in Abuja … [Read more…]
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and heads of tertiary education institutions in the country have pegged the minimum cut-off mark for admissions in the 2022/2023 academic session. The minimum cut-off mark for universities is 140 while that of polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively, were pegged at 100. These were announced at the … [Read more…]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ruled out any possibility of suspending its six months old strike. The ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, made the call at a news conference at the University of Abuja, on Tuesday, Osodeke accused the Ministry of Labour and Employment, headed by Dr. Chris Ngige, as “Conciliator” for … [Read more…]
ASUU: Buhari gives Education Minister, Adamu 2-weeks ultimatum to resolve strike PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to resolve the prolonged strike embarked upon by the four university-based unions and report back to him in two weeks time. President Buhari gave the directive on Tuesday after he received briefings … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has stated that there is no Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between it and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which currently awaits signing by the President. A statement by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, signed by the Deputy Director Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Olajide … [Read more…]
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday, mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his enough is enough comment and description of ongoing five-month-old strike as inimical to future generation of Nigerians. The union claimed the president’s statement was not only comical but a clear sign of leadership failure claiming the Federal Government had reduced public universities … [Read more…]