•Wike Following the ongoing strike by primary school teachers over the non-payment of 25-month minimum wage arrears and other entitlements, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has invited the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) for a meeting. A source who is a member of the State Wing Executive Committee...
As the new academic session begins, thousands of school-age children in Bauchi State are struggling to resume classes due to a significant increase in school fees. For example, parents who hitherto managed to send their wards to private schools and paid minimal fees, are now finding it difficult to continue as new term fees have […]
The National Business and Technical Examinations Board, (NABTEB), has disclosed that 44,000 of the 67,751 candidates who sat for the 2024 In-School National Business Certificate (NBC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC) examinations scored five credits and above, including Mathematics and the English Language. The NABTEB’s acting Registra...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the federal government, urging the resolution of various longstanding issues affecting the polytechnic sector, reports Nigerian Tribune. The ultimatum, which begins on October 7, 2024, and concludes on October 25, 2024, could lead to industrial action if the dem...
•ASUU President, Prof Osodeke President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, has raised an alarm, saying most Nigerian universities are on the verge of shutting down over unbearable cost of administration. He criticised the federal government which repeatedly questioned the deployment of Internally Ge...
•Federal Executive Council meeting The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has instructed the Federal Ministry of Education, the Nigerian Education Research Development Council (NERDC), and relevant government institutions to collaborate with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on creating a comprehensive curriculum for Citizenship Studies. This...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nzukka Zone, has expressed deep concern over the humiliation its members have endured from the government in their pursuit of better working conditions over the past three years. In a statement released to the press in Makurdi today, Union Zonal Coordinator Raphael Amokaha lamented that members ...
•Tinubu The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Port Harcourt zone, has warned of another prolonged industrial crisis in the Nigerian education sector owing to the Federal GovÂernment’s deliberate refusal to address lingering demands. The union said the governÂment instead of addressing the lingering issues for the benefit of the publ...
•NECO candidates The National Examinations Council, NECO, says its candidates would henceforth pay the sum of N50,000 as a fee for the reprinting of certificates. NECO Registrar, Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this in a statement in Minna, Niger State. “The N50,000 fee for certificate reprints is subject to periodic review, he emphasised. The cou...
•Dr Mukail Akinde The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Dr Mukail Akinde, yesterday, said that improved funding of the polytechnic education will help bolster the country’s desire for technological development and reduce heavy importation. Akinde has equally demanded the revitalisation of Ajaokuta Steel, saying that the resuscitation o...
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