ASUU postpones decision on strike, accuses FG of blackmail The Academic Staff Union of Universities has postponed its decision on strike, saying that consultations are still ongoing. This was contained in a press statement issued by the union after its National Executive Council meeting. The meeting held at its Festus Iyayi National Secretariat, University of … [Read more…]
ASUU’s ultimatum to FG ends, lecturers say demands unmet The Federal Government has begun moves to prevent an industrial action in the country’s public universities as the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ three-week deadline ended on Sunday. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, said the … [Read more…]
THE President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not fulfil his promise to increase the annual domestic education expenditure by 50 per cent over the next two years, according to the details of the 2022 Appropriation Bill currently before the National Assembly. Buhari made the promise during the Global Education Summit which was … [Read more…]
…Akpugo High School students rewarded for academic brilliance, another bags scholarship up to Masters degree in choice varsity By Nnamani Samuel Freeman, Prince Ejeh Josh and Onochie Jon-Igwesi A foremost USA female footballer, Mia Hamm, once said: “No one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But … [Read more…]
BREAKING: STEVE ORURUO FOUNDATION SET TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN GRAND STYLE Report: Prince Ejeh Josh and Onochie Jon-Igwesi Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it -Malcolm X In what is meant to be an extension of and complimenting the educational strides of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi … [Read more…]
EDUCATING THE 21ST CENTURY GENERATION: GOVERNOR UGWUANYI’S PIONEERING AND SPECTROSCOPIC THRUST FOR NIGERIA: By Steve Oruruo. Radical and vocal African –American civil rights activist, MALCOLM X once said that “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it” The developed world has always recognized and understood the … [Read more…]
Health professionals and workers in Enugu State under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), yesterday went wild with jubilation as Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi announced an upward increase of their Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) from 41 percent to 60 percent, effective from September 2021, in spite of the nation’s economic, security and … [Read more…]
Remita, an electronic payment platform, has started the sale of Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ePINs to candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions. This follows a recent announcement by the examination body, the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB), of the sale of ePINs for UTME and Direct Entry registrations till May 15, 2021. Prospective … [Read more…]