EDUCATION

resident Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government has provided N470 billion in the 2023 Budget for revitalisation and salary enhancements in the tertiary institutions. The President said this when he presented the 2023 Appropriation Bill of N20.5 trillion to a joint session of the National Assembly. Buhari said that the number of constrained […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has asked the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government to opt for an out-of-court settlement in handling the impasse between both parties. The court took the decision on Wednesday while hearing the appeal by ASUU over the September 21 judgement of the National Industrial Court, […]

Today marks yet another momentous day for the noble profession of teaching as teachers all over the world gather to observe the annual celebration of the World Teachers’ Day. The day was inaugurated by the United Nations, Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on 5th October, 1994 to recognize and honour teachers for their invaluable […]

The Federal Government on Tuesday broke the ranks of The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) when it registered two unions in the university system. The unions are the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA). The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, explained that […]

Over 700,000 students have passed the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, the National Examinations Council (NECO), said on Thursday. NECO Chief Executive Officer, Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this during a press briefing in Minna, the Niger State capital. Of the 1,198,412 candidates that sat for the examination, the NECO boss said 727,864 candidates representing […]

The National Industrial Court Abuja has struck out a suit instituted by one Umar Lawal, asking the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven-month strike and return to classrooms. Lawal, who claimed to be the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, had instituted the case on behalf of himself […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students has threatened not to allow any political campaign hold across the country till students of public universities return to classrooms. Chairman, NANS National Taskforce, Ojo Olumide, announced this at a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Wednesday, some days to September 28, the official date for […]

The President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke has said that the union is willing to end its seven-month old strike. Osodeke, however, said this could only be achieved if concrete agreements were reached with the Federal Government. Osodeke gave the assurance in Abuja on Thursday at a National Town Hall Meeting […]

The Director-General National of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Prof. Musa Maitafsir has called on the  Federal Government to sanction illegal teacher training institutions in the country. Maitafsir made the call on Friday in Abuja on the sidelines of the 2022 Nationwide Capacity Building Teacher Training Workshop organized by the institute. He said that, ”many  […]

Enugu State Government has directed the immediate closure of all private schools at basic and post-basic levels operating in the state without the written approval of the state’s ministry of education. The directive, according to the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, was on the heels of incessant springing up of substandard private schools in […]