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  • ASUU, other strikes causing irreparable damage to education – JAMB chief

    ASUU, other strikes causing irreparable damage to education – JAMB chief

    Prof Ishaq, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that continuous strikes by unions in Nigerian tertiary institutions are causing irreparable damage to the country’s educational system.

    In a separate event, the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) explained why the group has called a halt to nationwide protests in response to the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ strike.
    Oloyede made the remarks yesterday in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, when JAMB, in collaboration with Project Cure, a US-based organisation, presented a multi-billion naira medical equipment to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) for improved health care delivery in the country.

    Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) members are currently on strike. According to Oloyede, the strike is pointless.

    “While acknowledging that the primary responsibility for reasonable (even if insufficient) funding of public health and education institutions lies with the proprietors—the government,” he continued, “may I take this opportunity to call on employers and university-based labour unions to appreciate the irreparable damage of incessant strikes on not only the students but also the nation.”

    Oloyede stated that the board’s intervention in the area of health care delivery was to support the government’s efforts to address the massive medical infrastructural gap. He also stated that JAMB would continue to trim its expenses through prudent management, adoption of relevant cost-saving technology, and other efficiency-strategies to free up resources to support major stakeholders such as tertiary health and educational institutions in order to uplift the health sector.

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    The hospital equipment, he said, was for 12 beneficiaries’ health facilities across the country’s six geopolitical zones.

    An anglepoise lamp, ventilator, consumables, mattress, OG couch, gynaecology chair, treatment table, treadmill machine, crutches, ICU beds, urinary catheters, defibrillator machines, laparoscopy machines, needle and syringes, wheelchairs, Oxygen concentrator, suction machines, endoscopy machines, and other items are among the equipment.

    NANS accused the Federal Government of sabotaging genuine protests to compel lecturers to reopen public universities while explaining why it had suspended its nationwide protests over the ongoing ASUU strike.

    ASUU began a one-month strike on February 14, which was extended to two months later.

    “In the area of the ASUU strike,” said NANS Senate President Chuks Okafor in a statement on Friday. We’ve tried our hardest to communicate with government agencies, but we can only lead the horse to the water, not force it. But, as Nigerian student leaders, we will continue to communicate with the government and ASUU leadership to ensure that the strike is called off as soon as possible.”

    Since the 9th of May, 2022, Okafor has expressed concern about INEC’s inability to obey the Supreme Court judgement of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) leadership.

    The student body demanded that INEC Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu implement the Supreme Court’s ruling on APGA leadership without delay, or face mass protests.

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  • WAEC warns candidates against using rogue websites, claiming that they risk not receiving results

    WAEC warns candidates against using rogue websites, claiming that they risk not receiving results

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Nigeria office has issued a warning about the activities of rogue website owners who are attempting to discredit the ongoing 2022 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Exam­ina­tion (WASSCE) for school candidates.

    Candidates who use operators of fraudulent tutorial websites that specialise in luring unsuspecting WAS­SCE candidates by leaking live question papers may not have results after six years of secondary school education, according to the council.

    This is stated in a press release issued on Wednesday by Moyosola Adeyegbe, the Acting Head of Public Affairs at the WAEC National Office in Yaba, Lagos.
    The Council warned parents, school owners, and the general public about unethical activities being carried out by some unscrupulous elements during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examina­tion (WASSCE) for School Candidates, 2022.

    Mrs. Adeyegbe stated that the Council is aware of “These vile individuals, most notably the “Rogue Website Operators,” who are hell-bent on sabotaging the noble efforts and concrete arrangements put in place by the West African Examinations Council to ensure the successful conduct of the examination.”

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    “Candidates are strongly advised that there are no shortcuts to exam success.” Any candidate caught in this act will be sanctioned appropriately, as approved by the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC), the Council’s highest decision-making organ on examination-related matters. It will be painful for them to spend six years in secondary school with no results to show for their hard work and learning.

    “WAEC would like to take this opportunity to encourage parents to encourage their children/wards to study hard and to refrain from patronising these evil peddlers who are out to destroy their children/wards’ destiny.” Parents are also encouraged to stop funding these illegal activities.

    “May we also use this me­dium to urge the various Ministries of Education to warn invigilators, supervisors, school administrators, and school owners who are fond of extorting and harassing candidates to pay for “Ex­amination Settlement,” that such actions will not be tolerated, and any school caught will face appropriate sanctions.”

  • NECO extends registration period for 2022 SSCE

    NECO extends registration period for 2022 SSCE

    The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that the registration period for school-based candidates for the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) has been extended.

    The examination body, which announced this in a statement issued by Azeez Sani, Head Information and Public Relations Division, said the registration period, which was originally set to end on Monday, May 30th, 2022, will now end at midnight on Monday, June 20th, 2022.

    While NECO has ruled out any further extensions to the registration period, it has urged all relevant stakeholders to use the new registration window to ensure that all eligible students register for the exam.

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    “State Ministries of Education, Principals, Commandants, and all other stakeholders are reminded that there will be no further extensions.”

    “The NECO Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for 2022 will begin on June 27th and end on Friday, August 12th.
    During the examination, candidates will be tested in 76 subjects, according to the statement.

  • COEASU issues 21-day ultimatum to FG to meet its demand, or…..

    COEASU issues 21-day ultimatum to FG to meet its demand, or…..

    The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has given the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to meet its demands, stating that if the deadline is not met, it will be forced to engage in nationwide industrial action.

    The union bemoaned the government’s indifference to the plight of its members, the majority of whom are owners of various educational institutions across the country.

    COEASU stated its position in a press statement issued and signed by Mohammed Bello Umar, the union’s Vice President and Northeast zonal coordinator, with copies distributed to journalists in Bauchi.
    The union expressed concern about lingering issues in the country’s educational institutions, claiming that the situation requires immediate attention to avoid further deterioration.

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    “This is to bring public and government attention to COEASU’s plight in Nigeria in the hopes of finding a solution.” Despite the government’s claim that it has plenty of time to address issues threatening Nigerians’ social, economic, and political lives, nothing has been done.

    “To put it mildly, the government’s attitude toward problems involving Nigerian educational institutions is concerning.

    “The country’s educational sector is confronted with a slew of issues that have varying effects on staff, students, and, by extension, the general public.”

    “If nothing is done about these problems, the next generation will suffer.” The main point of contention is governments’ inaction in renegotiating the COEASU-FGN 2010 Agreement.”

    “After five years, the 2010 agreement should have been renegotiated to update the provisions, streamline some grey areas, and address emerging issues of contention in tertiary institutions.” The agreement aims to align with global best practises and foster long-term industrial peace.”

    “Since 2015, when the 2010 agreement was due for renegotiation, the government has refused to allow for the start of renegotiation, which will fill many gaps.” Parts of the statement

    At the start of the exercise, the union accused the government of making excuses and remaining arrogant.

    “Other issues include the non-implementation of the white paper on the 2014 Presidential Needs Assessment across public COEs in Nigeria, inadequate funding of Colleges of Education, and poor implementation of NCCE approved Conditions/scheme of service across State-owned COEs.”

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    The rest includes FG’s obstinate stance in favour of IPPIS over the more reliable UTAS.” According to the press release

    According to the union, the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) is causing more harm than good to tertiary institutions, citing issues such as staff omission in salary payment, unsolicited deductions, salary payment shortages, and unremitted third-party deductions.

    They also expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s refusal to comply with the Union’s demand for the adoption of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), an alternative innovation developed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and tailored to the tertiary education sector.

  • You Cannot Spend N200bn On Universities, But You Can Spend N4trn On Fuel Subsidy – ASUU Confronts FG

    You Cannot Spend N200bn On Universities, But You Can Spend N4trn On Fuel Subsidy – ASUU Confronts FG

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of not prioritising the development of higher education in the country.

    During an interview on Wednesday, ASUU President Professor Emmanuel Osodeke made this claim.

    He bemoaned the fact that the government is more concerned with a nonexistent fuel subsidy than with reinvesting in the nation’s universities.

    More than two months after lecturers went on strike, the ASUU president asserted that the government has been insensitive to union demands.

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    “A government that cannot raise N200 billion to revamp all Nigerian universities and bring them to world standard doesn’t have the money to do that, but that same government can raise N4 trillion for fuel subsidy; fuel subsidy and university education, which is more important for any country that wants to progress?” he asked during the morning show.

    “You can raise N4 trillion for fuel subsidy in a year, but you can’t raise N200 billion for your education because you don’t have enough money; education is a priority.” You can spend N228 billion to feed children in primary and secondary schools, but you cannot raise N200 billion to fund your universities; the problem is a matter of priorities.”

    Since the strike that paralysed public universities in February began, according to Osodeke, the government has refused to take any concrete measures to address the lecturers’ demands.

    According to him, nothing significant has occurred, and the government has made no indication that it is willing to address the issues.

    The ASUU president listed among the contentious issues renegotiations of the 2009 agreement, a payment system for members, and the revitalization of the nation’s universities.

    Despite a number of meetings with a government delegation led by the Minister of Labor and Employment, he emphasised that no concrete resolution was reached.

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    Osodeke stated, “Since we declared the strike approximately nine weeks ago, nothing significant has occurred, which indicates that this system (government) is truly uninterested in education.”

    “Something is terribly wrong if all universities are closed for approximately nine weeks and the government makes not a single comment.”

  • BREAKING: JAMB releases 2022 UTME results

    BREAKING: JAMB releases 2022 UTME results

    The results of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination have been released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) (UTME).

    The examination body, in a statement released on Saturday afternoon and signed by Fabian Benjamin, the head of its public affairs and protocol unit, noted that the results are not yet available on its website, but that candidates can obtain them by texting “UTMERESULT to 55019.”

    Only the phone number used by candidates to register for the exam will be eligible to receive such codes, according to JAMB.

    “To check the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, all a candidate needs to do is send UTMERESULT to 55019 using the same phone number that he or she used for registration, and the result will be returned as a text message,” the announcement reads in part. For the time being, this is the only way to check the 2022 UTME results because the Board has not yet released them on its website for obvious reasons.

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    “In addition, candidates are warned that they will receive a barrage of messages from desperate con artists instructing them on how to check their results if they differ from the aforementioned one.” As a result, the Board advises all candidates to disregard all such messages about how to check their 2022 UTME results, as they are all deceptive and intended to deceive them.”

    JAMB also stated that it “placed this user-friendly and simplified process of checking UTME results” in order to comply with the government’s ease of doing business protocol.

    “Furthermore, this simplified process would serve to prevent the unconscionable exploitation of candidates by shylock business centres and cybercafes,” it added.

    This year’s UTME was held between Friday, May 6, and Friday, May 13, 2022, in 750 computer-based centres around the country.

    More than 1.7 million candidates, including 383 blind students, took part in the exams, according to the examination organisation.

    JAMB has remained silent about the detected flaws.
    Minor technical issues, such as biometric capturing machine failures, computer malfunctions, and incomplete questions, were reported in some centres across the country.

    However, the exam body has yet to acknowledge these issues, particularly the incomplete questions, and has not responded to questions from parents and candidates about what to expect in terms of solutions.

    Exam administrators did, however, ask students to return home with the assurance that they would be rescheduled for the exam.

    It is still unknown whether the impacted candidates have been rescheduled or whether the exams have been held.

    Backlogs in admissions
    Candidates seeking admission to Nigeria’s higher institutions, such as universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and monotechnics, must take the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

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    However, most public tertiary schools have backlogs of candidates still to be officially admitted with the results of the UTME conducted in 2021 due to issues of industrial action by these institutions’ personnel and the coronavirus-induced break.

    Because of the continuing 89-day strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based trade unions, the new results provided by the examination body will create yet another backlog for many of these institutions.

    The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has also issued a two-week warning strike, which will begin on Monday, while its colleagues at institutions of education have given the government a 21-day deadline to either agree to their demands or face industrial action.

  • Breaking: ASUU, others may suspend their strike As FG intervenes

    Breaking: ASUU, others may suspend their strike As FG intervenes

    The Federal Government may have discovered a method to appease the striking university-based unions, allowing the strike to be called off in the coming days.

    This was brought to light on Thursday when stakeholders met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja at the President’s request for a tripartite meeting.

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    Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, hinted at this when he said, “We have made some agreements and we expect that by next week, those agreements will have matured and the various unions will have something to tell their people so that they can call off the strike.” Some issues, such as the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement in terms of condition of service and wage review, have been assigned timelines.
    So we’re hoping that the unions will find a resolution to that issue by next weekend.”
    On Thursday night, the government began attempts to woo stakeholders in the University system back to the bargaining table, following the prolongation of ASUU’s strike for another 12 weeks.

    Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the President’s Chief of Staff, met with all of the university system’s unions, indicating that this strategy may be paying off.
    The President, Muhammadu Buhari, convened the meeting in order to find amicable solutions to the crisis engulfing Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, particularly the industrial action led by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities SSANU, the Non Academic Staff Union of University and Allied Institutions NASU, and the National Association of Academic Technologists NAAT, among others.

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    Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, executive members of university unions, Ayuba Wabba, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and officials from the National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission are among those attending the meeting.

    Remember that ASUU and sister unions within the universities went on strike a few weeks ago over inconsistencies in the implementation of the Intergrated Personnel Payroll and Information System IPPIS, as well as issues over institution rejuvenation money.

  • ASUU Strike: Deputy Governor Asks Bayelsa Students to Avoid Social Vices

    ASUU Strike: Deputy Governor Asks Bayelsa Students to Avoid Social Vices

    Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the Governor of Bayelsa State Depu­ty, has encouraged students not to be swayed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUUongoing )’s industrial action towards anti-social inclinations that may jeopardise their bright futures.

    He counselled them to focus on desirable goals that would help them improve their learning and character both in and out of school in order to have a brighter future.

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    In Govern­ment House, Yenagoa, Ewhrudjakpo presented the advice to the National Union of Bayelsa State Students (NUBSS) Worldwide and students from the Sagbama Local Government studying at the Federal University, Otuoke.
    The deputy governor hailed student­ship as a true cornerstone for the sustainable development of any people and their society in a statement published by his media aide, Mr Doubara Atasi, on Wednesday.

    “Bad character is like a flat tyre that cannot take somebody far in life,” he told the kids.

    Ewhrudjakpo exhorted students to take their studies seriously and aspire to be better than their parents and guardians, noting that they would benefit themselves and society much if they avoided social vices like as cultism, rape, and drug misuse.

    In response to NUBSS’ request for funding to help them fight cultism in secondary schools, he advised them to attack the problem at its source by preaching repentance to their undergrad­uate coworkers who are involved in cult activities.

    “Your purpose or suggestion to go to secondary schools to fight cultism is commendable and honourable,” Ewhrudjakpo stated. But on your aim, I disagree.

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    “Before you take away the spec in another person’s eye, you must first remove the log in your own.” That are the folks who travel to secondary schools to enrol our kids and your younger ones? Aren’t they from colleges or universities?

    “Those of you who are cultists in tertiary institutions are the ones who go around indoctrinating secondary school pupils into cultism.”

    “So, before coming down to students at the lower levels, I want you to talk to and convert the undergraduates first.”

  • In Sokoto, female student was beaten to death, her body was set on fire for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad

    In Sokoto, female student was beaten to death, her body was set on fire for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad

    A student from Sokoto State’s Shehu Shagari College of Education has been burned to death by her classmates for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

    The event occurred on Thursday morning, according to reports.

    Muslim students dragged her out of her hostel and set her on fire.

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    In March 2021, a group of enraged youths in the Sade community in the Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State burned to death a guy named Talle Mai Ruwa for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad.

    Mai Ruwa was hauled away from his home on Tuesday in front of his mother and burned to death in the centre of the neighbourhood, according to reports.
    In 2020, a Shariah court in that axis condemned Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a 22-year-old Muslim gospel musician, to death for committing blasphemy in a series of private WhatsApp messages. The same court found a 16-year-old boy, Umar Farouk, guilty of blasphemy for reportedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad while arguing with a friend and sentenced him to 10 years in prison with manual labour.

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    Farouk’s sentence has been overturned, and Sharif-Aminu’s case has been sent for retrial. But these sentences critics consider harsh, are only examples of the problematic application of Shariah law in some states in northern Nigeria.

    Eyewitnesses provided graphic photos of the incident, showing a middle-aged man being burned together with tyres.

  • 955 corps members receive discharge certificates in Niger

    955 corps members receive discharge certificates in Niger

    Niger state has issued certificates to 955 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members.

    This was stated by Hassan Kaura, the state NYSC Coordinator, during the passing out ceremony of the two corps members from the 2021 Batch ‘A’ Stream in Minna.

    Throughout their service year in the state, he praised the corps members for their discipline, maturity, cooperation, and dedication.

    “I am optimistic that the traits you displayed will continue in your lives,” the state coordinator told the corps members, encouraging them to keep the spirit alive at all times.

    “I join you in celebrating the completion of the service year for the 2021 Batch A, Stream two corps members, and we are grateful for the Niger state government’s significant contributions.”

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    Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger State, who was represented by Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane, praised their maturity, loyalty, hard work, and perseverance in carrying out their duties.

    ” We implore you to keep the same positive attitude. He also advised the corps members to “keep the scheme’s flag flying and strive to contribute positively to the nation’s development.”

    The corps members were tasked by the SSG to work hard in order to maximise the value of the skills acquisition and entrepreneurship development training they received during their one-year service to their country.

  • ASUP Threatens To Resume Suspended Strike Next Week

    If the Federal Government fails to meet ASUP’s demands, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has threatened to resume suspended industrial action by shutting down all polytechnics in Nigeria.

    This comes as the union’s one-month ultimatum to the government expires next Wednesday.

    The Union’s National Executive Council, or NEC, issued the one-month ultimatum in March at the conclusion of the Union’s 102nd National Executive Council meeting in Yola, Adamawa State.
    The ASUP Zonal C, which held an emergency congress on Thursday at the Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, insisted that the Federal Government meet its demands before the one-month deadline expires.
    The Zonal Coordinator also stated that substantive Rectors at Federal Polytechnics Mubi, Offa, and Ekowe in Adamawa, Kwara, and Bayelsa States, respectively, have been delayed.

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    Despite the conclusion of the appointment process in the affected institutions, he noted that Kaduna Polytechnic in Kaduna and Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in Abeokuta have been operating without substantive rectors.

    Asafe urged the government to address the union’s demands in order to avoid the closure of polytechnics across the country.

    “We are using this medium to also appeal to members of the public to persuade the government to do the right thing and avoid a sector shutdown.”

    “We are confident that the extra window of one month typifies our level of restraint and consideration for our students and other members of the public in choosing to extend the long expired three-month suspension period of our industrial action, even as we hope that the government will take advantage of this opportunity to avoid a sector shutdown,” Asafe said.

    Some of the Union’s demands, according to the Union’s Zonal Coordinator, Yekini Asafe, include the non-release of the sector’s revitalisation funds, non-release of arrears of the new minimum wage, and non-release of the reviewed nomination instruments for institutions and managements, as well as programme accreditation.

    ASUP’s 61-day strike was called off on June 10, 2021, after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the government, according to Asafe.

    Due to the government’s failure to meet their demands, Asafe, who was flanked by other branch chairmen from the zone, said the union may be forced to resume the suspended industrial strike action.

    He stated that the decision will be made at the NEC meeting on May 4 in Abuja.
    The Zonal Coordinator also stated that substantive Rectors at Federal Polytechnics Mubi, Offa, and Ekowe in Adamawa, Kwara, and Bayelsa States, respectively, have been delayed.

    Despite the conclusion of the appointment process in the affected institutions, he noted that Kaduna Polytechnic in Kaduna and Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in Abeokuta have been operating without substantive rectors.

    Asafe urged the government to address the union’s demands in order to avoid the closure of polytechnics across the country.

    “We are using this medium to also appeal to members of the public to persuade the government to do the right thing and avoid a sector shutdown.”

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    “We are confident that the extra window of one month typifies our level of restraint and consideration for our students and other members of the public in choosing to extend the long expired three-month suspension period of our industrial action, even as we hope that the government will take advantage of this opportunity to avoid a sector shutdown,” Asafe said.

  • Kidnapped DELSU student released after payment of N3m ransom

    Kidnapped DELSU student released after payment of N3m ransom

    Chris Oghojafor, a kidnapped Delta State University (DELSU) student, has been released by his kidnappers.

    After paying N3 million, he was released on Monday.

    On Friday, April 22, 2022, Oghojafor, an Industrial Chemistry student, was kidnapped, according to reports.

    After kidnapping him, his kidnappers demanded a ransom of N50 million, which was later reduced to N3 million.

    The victim’s father, Jospeh Oghojafor Esq, confirmed his son’s release.

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    “Chris Oghojafor, who was abducted in Abraka by Fulani herders on Friday evening, has just been released,” he said. God be praised.”

    The student was released by the railway near Ugolo-Orogun in the State’s Ughelli South Local Government Area.

    When contacted for comment, DSP Bright Edafe, the State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), did not pick up the phone.

  • UBA Foundation National Essay Competition 2021 for Secondary School Students

    UBA Foundation National Essay Competition 2021 for Secondary School Students

    There are thousands of secondary school students today in Nigeria who have what it takes to achieve academic excellence but pray day and night to get sponsors because of their family financial struggle. If you are such a student or you have a friend like that; UBA Foundation National Essay Competition 2021 is here saying ‘Yes’ to your dreams.

    Eligibility: Must be in senior secondary school

    Awards

    • 1st prize winner: N3,000,000 in education grant to any African University
    • 2nd prize winner: N2,500,000 in education grant to any African University
    • 3rd prize winner: N2,000,000 in education grant to any African University.

    Application Closing Date: 29th October 2021

    Hurry Now Apply and Check if You are Eligible
    https://www.academicrelated.com/uba-foundation-national-essay-competition/

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  • 17 male students of Kano University of Science and Technology has danced the unwanted music for harassing female students

    17 male students of Kano University of Science and Technology has danced the unwanted music for harassing female students

    The Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil has detained 17 pupils and recommended them for disciplinary actions for raping their female coworkers within their grooming.

    The institution started after verbal assaults on female pupils with a group of male pupils over”female dresses,” the college detained 17 members of their group.

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    The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof Shehu Alhaji said after reports of harassment of female students by their coworkers, the college slipped into action and they had identified a number of them and critical penalty will be slammed independently.

    He said the college has included a strong committee, led by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academics, to recognize the unscrupulous pupils take”prompt disciplinary action to be taken against the offenders without delay to function as a deterrent to other people.”

    “Already, the Security Department of the college has identified 17 men in relation to the harassment of female students,” he told newsmen.

  • Children’s Day: Nasarawa Speaker Advocates more collaborative efforts to terminate Child Labour, Out-Of-School Children

    Children’s Day: Nasarawa Speaker Advocates more collaborative efforts to terminate Child Labour, Out-Of-School Children

    The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Balarabe Abdullahi, has advocated for more collaborative efforts to terminate the number of out-of-school kids, child labour, and the other types of violence against children in today’s society.

    The Speaker also called for the provision of quality education for children in order to create a brighter future for them and also develop a better society for all.

    The statement describes children as special gifts from God, hence the requirement for parents, guardians, and the authority’s concern to make certain that the Nigerian child is given all the necessary support throughout love, education, and moral instruction to build an egalitarian society.

    The Speaker lamented the growing rate of out-of-school children, child labour, street hawking, and begging in addition to all forms of violence against children and highlighted the need for collective responsibilities to tackle the menace.

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    He also condemned violence against kids, calling for all hands to be on deck to address the problem.

    “We will continue to make laws that will protect the right of children in the state.

    “If parents, stakeholders among other individuals and teams join hands with the government in tackling child abuse, child labour, and violence against children in the country, it would go a long way in promoting peace and societal development” he explained.

    He has also described education as the best instrument to fight poverty and other societal vices thus the requirement for parents to give topmost priority to the education of their kids as a lasting heritage.

    The speaker reiterated the state assembly’s commitment to continue to support some government policies and programs in addition to make laws that could protect the right of kids and improved their lots from society.

     

  • Disabled Kids deserve equal access to basic education – UBEC

    Disabled Kids deserve equal access to basic education – UBEC

    Kids with disabilities will have equal accessibility to schooling like their peers as the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC partners with the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPND) to supply special needs learning for kids

    The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi who disclosed this at the weekend, also clarified that every disabled child of school-going age will receive basic education tailored to their needs under the partnership.

    He explained the intervention for children with disability was coming at a time when a UBEC job on”Model Smart School”, made to deal with contemporary ICT needs of kids is about to kick off.

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    “The Commission amongst other mandates is saddled with the duty of making sure that each child of the school-going era has access to quality basic education no matter his/her disabilities or special needs, Dr. Bobboyi said.

    Dr. Bobboyi explained that both Commissions will form a joint committee to address the various issues in physical accessibility such as toilet facilities and specialized instruction among others.

    “This new partnership will really make a difference in the life of children with disabilities or particular needs because education is not selective regardless of disabilities or special needs”.

    The National Commission of Persons with Disabilities is a national government based association saddled with the responsibility of promoting and protecting the right of individuals with disabilities in Nigeria.

     

  • NIN: Candidates Find It Hard To Register As 2021 JAMB Registration Closes Tomorrow

    NIN: Candidates Find It Hard To Register As 2021 JAMB Registration Closes Tomorrow

    With less than 24 hours into the end of registration for your 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), scores of applicants are still finding it hard to complete the compulsory registration formalities.

    An analysis showed that many candidates are still being confronted with difficulties to create the essential codes for setting up profiles with their unique National Identification Number (NIN).

    Besides, a good number of potential candidates are still grappling with NIN registration despite having huge sums of cash to fast track the registration protocols.

    Remember the JAMB commenced sales of form to the 2021 UTME/DE registration from 8th April. Which the registration is expected to close tomorrow Saturday, 15th May 2021.

    Given the difficulty to satisfy the registration deadline parents and candidates have resorted to JAMB for an extension to enable candidates to perfect the procedure.

    A female candidate and resident of the Itamaga area of Ikorodu expressed concern as her favourite telecommunication firm couldn’t link her NIN with the phone number.

    A message in the telecommunication reads: “No record found for NIN, assess NIN or try again after 24 hours.”

    Another candidate, who pleaded anonymity, said he found it hard to progress to the next stage of registration following the struggle to obtain the NIN.

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    However, an unconfirmed record showed that ahead of the May 15 deadline for enrollment, only 1,012,000 candidates have registered for the UTME and about 30,000 candidates to the DE programme.

    Data published by Jambulletun proves that over the first week of enrollment, a total of 130,749 applicants were seized for its UTME. This climbed 316,132 and 8,490 for UTME and Direct Entry on April 26th.

    This improved to 845,517 for UTME and 38,886 for Direct Entry candidates as of May 19, 2021.

    A guardian, Mr. Anthony Ibe heaped the blame on the telecommunication operators for the delayed response to transporting codes created to applicants.

    “JAMB stated we shouldn’t use the prepaid phone. I purchased an ordinary phone and also the challenge is to abate. Why has it become hard to deploy a simple technology to ease the manners of accomplishing things in Nigeria.

    “Whoever cares to hear, my defender must not lose out on the examination. He’s stayed and waited too long,” he cried.

    But, there are signs that the Board can currently public outcry and postpone the registration exercise.

    Recall the UTME test had previously been scheduled to commence on Saturday, June 5th and finish on Saturday, June 19th, 2021.

    Meanwhile, efforts to achieve Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB for a response failed as at the time of filing this report.

  • Nancy Fedina: Kingsville is a place to be, It is a place for every child

    Nancy Fedina: Kingsville is a place to be, It is a place for every child

    Nancy Fedina stated that “Kingsville school is a place to be. It is a place for every child. I’ve been able to meet parents, meet people and it’s been life-transforming. It’s a state of learning where parents who are aspiring to put their children in schools that are going to help brighten up or improve their progress. This is the best school to be. We have a good and quality relationship with ours pupils and our parents.
    And Our pupils been able to sit for different examinations and they have been top of their classes. Most of them have graduated from the primary section to the secondary section here in Kingsville School and I recommend Kingsville School for any parents who are looking for the best school for their child.”

  • ASUP Strike: Auchi Poly postpones students’ resumption to new academic session indefinitely

    ASUP Strike: Auchi Poly postpones students’ resumption to new academic session indefinitely

    Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, has stalled resumption for the new academic session forever.

    Registrar of the institution, Dr. Godwin Ihionkhan, made this known in a statement on Saturday.

    According to him, “this would be to inform staff and students that direction has postponed resumption to the new academic session indefinitely.”

    The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) had vowed to continue with its nationally industrial action regardless of the ₦15bn offered by the Federal Government.

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    In accordance with ASUP’s President, Anderson Ezeibe, the attack would nevertheless continue.

    ASUP had on April 6 announced a strike, requiring the implementation of a new salary scheme for polytechnic lecturers.

    ASUP explained its decision to the down tool was supposed to draw the attention of the government to the nine basic needs of the union, adding that the necessity to launch the 10 weeks in arrears of the new minimum wage owed its members in Federal Polytechnics and the implementation of same in the several States yet to implement the new minimum wage.

  • Challenges of implementing e-learning in Nigeria educational system in the COVID-19 pandemic era with the support of digital tools

    Challenges of implementing e-learning in Nigeria educational system in the COVID-19 pandemic era with the support of digital tools

    The question about how to deal with the real impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria’s education system is a million-dollar and quite a difficult one to reply due to the severe damages that have been done to the education system in any way levels.

    The current curriculum may not be enough to repair the vast damages which have already been completed into the system.

    There’s a need for the authorities to design a strategy and framework to support our curriculum when the world eventually ends the COVID-19 pandemic phase.

    Education festivals might be a valuable instrument for supporting Nigeria’s education curriculum. A classic example of such a festival is that the Oyo State Model Education System initiatives popularly referred to as the Oyomesi festival of studying conceptualized and implemented during the government of former Governor Abiola Ajimobi.

    Former Special Adviser to Ajimobi on Education issues, Dr. Bisi Akin-Alabi, a renowned and world-class instructor, technocrat, administrator and education consultant had birthed the concept which was her brainchild.

    The consequences of this festival on the schooling system of Oyo State positioned Ibadan, the state capital because of learning town status by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

    Dr. Bisi Akin-Alabi, a graduate of the University of Lagos and a Master of Business Administration degree holder from the South Bank University Business School London, throughout her tenure as the Special Adviser to the erstwhile Governor of Oyo State on Education, Science and Technology recognized the schooling system of Oyo State was sterile, the program Wasn’t enough to support the student’s educational prerequisites and there was urgent need to decode the system.

    She developed the Oyomesi festival of learning to encourage learning and teaching. The festival was tremendously productive and repositioned the schooling system of the South Western state.

    This kind of intervention may be useful in repositioning the educational system in the post-COVID-19 age if employed across several nations in Nigeria.

    No wonder, the concept implementor, Dr. Bisi Akin-Alabi who’s taught mathematics and science at a mainstream college in the United Kingdom for over 20 decades, is the creator of SchoolRun, an education and training consultancy company that primarily focused on achieving excellence via instruction and development of quality opportunities for the country’s tool.

    Nigeria sure needs these unique thoughts like the schooling festivals to reposition the education sector and reunite the lost glory.

    As an increasing number of children of school age are dropping out of schools around Nigeria, there is the need to detain the trend since the country might find it hard to cope with a large number of illiterate people in the future coupled with the fact that an idle hand would be the devil’s workshop.

    Hence, the idea of schooling festival if well executed may just be the magic wand required to return many to school and keep them there for proper education.