Day: May 21, 2024
A peaceful protest has been organized by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi branch, to demand the conclusion of the 2009 renegotiation. Members of the union gathered en masse at the ASUU secretariat in the university, shouting
Seven people, reportedly university undergraduates, died after inhaling fumes from a generator inside a music studio on Transformer Road, Ebis, in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State. The victims, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, were working at a recording studio
ABUJA (Sundiata post) – Matthew Burkaa, SAN, counsel to Mrs Ogooluwa Aondo, has petitioned Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, over alleged discrimination in offering admission to Caleb, son to his client by Loyola Jesuit College (LJC) in Abuja. Burkaa, in the letter dated
LAGOS (Sundiata post) – Two students of the Lagos State University were hit by stray bullets outside the school campus at a popular students’ residential area called PPL late Monday. While the names of the students are yet to be known, likewise the identity of the shooter(s), it was
IBADAN ( Sundiata Post) – Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved recruitment of 7000 teachers into public primary schools in the state.The government also approved recruitment of 100 caregivers in special schools across the state. Dr Nureni Adeniran, Chairman, Oyo State Universal
The Borno state government has allocated N783 million to train 781 primary school teachers who have not benefited from the N30,000 minimum wage, with the aim to enhance education quality. The training programme, which began at the College of Education in Bama, is intended to
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 25 degree programmes for the commencement of academic activities at Adeyemi University of Education, Ondo, beginning with admissions in 2023/2024. President Bola Tinubu had ordered the immediate conversion of the erstwhile Adeyemi College
The Federal Government said on Monday that over 5,000 people were shortlisted and participated in the oil and gas sector 2024 overseas scholarship exams held throughout Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. It announced this through the Petroleum Technology Development Fund in Abuja, adding
After several years, the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has begun reviewing the syllabuses of 14 trades offered by technical institutes. Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo Abanihe, Registrar of the Board, stated at a workshop on the review of technical college syllabus in
The federal government has announced that the student loan scheme will only be available to applicants from federal universities, as the program will be executed in phases. This was announced on Monday by Akintunde Sawyerr, managing director of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), during