ASUU have asked Nigerians to hold the Federal Government responsible for their next action on the government’s failure to honour an agreement it signed with them.
Education
JAMB cancels UTME cut-off marks
JAMB on Tuesday cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions and allowed the institutions freedom to set their individual minimum benchmark for admission.
ASUU elects Emmanuel Osodeke as new president
The immediate past vice-president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has emerged as the new president of the union.
NSCDC operative killed as gunmen invade UNIBEN Bursar’s residence
An operative of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, was killed when gunmen suspected to be kidnappers invaded the private residence of Victor Imagbe, the Bursar of University of Benin.
Hijab dispute: Closed Mission Schools refuse to open despite govt order
Most of the Mission Schools in Kwara State are still under lock and key despite a directive from the State government that they should resume.
“60 percent of girls in our secondary schools are not virgins” – Ayade’s aide
The Special Adviser to Cross River state governor on Education, Castro Ezama, has said about 50 to 60 percent of the girls in secondary schools in the state are not virgins.
University sacks lecturer arrested for raping 17-year-old student
The management of Covenant University have sacked a lecturer, Dr Stephen Ukenna, who was recently arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old student in his office.
Some people don’t want education in the north, says Bauchi governor’s son
The Son of Bauchi State Governor, Abdullahi Mohammed, has said that the incessant school abductions in Northern Nigeria are orchestrated by people who are not comfortable with the educational development in the region.
Lecturers set for another ASUU strike over “unpaid 10-month salary”
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Nigerian Govt. of breaching a “no victimisation clause” agreed upon during the dialogue that led to the suspension of its strike.
No assemblies, overcrowding, visiting days as schools resume nationwide
The Nigeria Govt. has banned overcrowding and large gatherings such as assemblies and visiting days, as schools reopen on Monday 18th January.