Have you ever attended any schools? The vast majority of people are able to answer yes, but not everyone is. The fact that untold millions of children do not attend school on a regular basis and that this situation has persisted for a significant amount of time has resulted in a sizeable population of adults who are illiterate. Having said …
Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (ADC), has joined Nigerian students in protesting the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUUongoing )’s strike. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) had previously announced its intention to shut down all international airports due to the Federal Government’s failure to meet ASUU’s demand. In continuation of their protest, students …
The Nigerian government has completed all preparations for the establishment of the African Aviation and Aerospace University in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. This month, the University is expected to begin academic activities. Senator Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja. “The institution will be one of its kind in Africa,” Senator Sirika said, “by looking at …
The reopening of secondary and primary schools has been approved by the Nasarawa State Government. This comes 49 days after the schools were closed due to security concerns. This is stated in a statement signed for the Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Fati Jimeta, by the Permanent Secretary, PS, Ministry of Education, Mohammed Sani-Bala. According to the statement, “the school resumption …
Motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were stranded for hours yesterday as university students protested the continued strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The students, who were acting on behalf of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, obstructed traffic at the Sagamu Interchange. Oba Adekunle Oyelude, Tegbosun 111, the Olowu of Kuta in Osun State, …
By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin Prof Wahab Egbewole, the Vice Chancellor-designate of the University of Ilorin, has pledged that his administration will be fair to all members of the university community in its dealings and just in all circumstances. Professor Egbewole was elected as the institution’s new vice chancellor following a rigorous selection process overseen by the university’s Governing Council. …
By Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos The federal government has referred the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUUlong-running )’s strike to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) for adjudication. This was the result of a failed dialogue between the union and the Federal Ministry of Education. According to Section 18 (I) (b) of the TDA …
The Katsina State Government has spent N30 billion in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to renovate and rehabilitate primary school structures in the state. Governor Aminu Bello Masari made the announcement during a meeting with former members of the State House of Assembly at Katsina’s Government House council chambers. He stated that the state government has renovated …
Despite the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUUongoing )’s seven-month-long strike, the Governing Council of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, announced the appointment of a new vice-chancellor on Thursday night. Wahab Egbewole, the new vice-chancellor, is a Professor of Law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and he is set to take office on October 16. Abidu Yazidi, …
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has clarified that the N1.1 trillion fund for the revitalisation of public universities was a commitment made by the Federal Government and not the union’s idea. The chairman of ASUU, Niger Delta University chapter, Kingdom Tonbara, made the clarification during a phone-in programme on Rhythm 94.7FM, Yenagoa, on which he appeared alongside his secretary, …
So, I’ve been thinking about the government-ASUU standoff that resulted in the closure of Nigerian universities for more than six months. This is not a new phenomenon; anyone who has graduated from a Nigerian university has experienced the ‘ritualistic festivity’ known as the ASUU strike. What exactly is the problem with Nigeria’s education sector, and why does ASUU enjoy keeping …
The Lagos State Government has mandated all schools to begin the 2022/2023 academic year on September 5, 2022. This was confirmed in a statement on Saturday issued by the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance of the state, Abiola Seriki-Ayeni. According to Seriki-Ayeni, the date was approved by the Commissioner for Education in the state, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo. “All schools …
The Minister of State for Education, Rt Hon Goodluck Nanah Opiah, has restated the reasons behind the position of the Federal Government on no work, no pay policy stance on the resolution of the industrial strike. He disclosed that having done what the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, demanded, the government expected the university teachers to return to school …
The Nasarawa State University Keffi, NSUK, is set to reopen after the state government agreed to pay the university’s employees’ salaries. This was stated by Governor Abdullahi Sule while briefing members of the state executive council at the Government House in Lafia, the state capital. While briefing the council on recent developments in the educational, health, and security sectors, Governor …
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to improving teachers’ value propositions in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Nigeria. Rt Hon Goodluck Opiah, Minister of State for Education, stated that plans were underway to introduce bursary payments to students studying in higher education institutions beginning in 2023. He spoke at the State House Banquet Hall, …
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has declared that the industrial actions often employed by the lecturers union are aimed at saving public universities from total collapse. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President made this known in a statement issued at the end of the Union National Executive Council, NEC, emergency meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. The union president said: …
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended the ongoing strike. It was reliably informed that ASUU extended the strike during its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Abuja. A lecturer with the University of Calabar, UNICAL, who disclosed this to our correspondent, said: “ASUU has extended the strike again. This government has refused to pay us, so we …
The Management of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has suspended a lecturer, Dr Olaniran Balogun, who was declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The ICPC had, a few days ago, declared Balogun, who was the Head of the Department of Religious Studies at TASUED, wanted for allegedly …
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed claims that it ranked states based on their performance in its recently released examination for school candidates as false. Mr Patrick Areghan, WAEC’s Head of National Office, dismissed the claims, calling them misleading, false, and the work of a liar. Areghan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos …
Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem, Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, has warned those he calls purveyors of a calumny campaign to stop their evil plots against the education family, declaring that the campaign will fail. The commissioner was responding to an anonymous post that was widely circulated on social media and raised allegations that ministry officials were taxing some …
