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FG vows to support victims of Jos school collapse

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 14, 2024

The federal government has said that it will help the victims, relatives and communities affected by the collapsed school building in Jos, Plateau, on Friday. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by the ministry’s spokesperson,

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OAU SSANU joins nationwide protest over withheld salaries

Angel Ojonugwa July 11, 2024

ILE IFE (Sundiata Scholar) – Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) branch, on Tuesday staged a protest over non-payment of their four months withheld salaries. The Chairman of the branch, Dr Taiwo Arobadi, while addressing members during a one-day protest at the university Campus in Ile-Ife, said

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Tinubu’s government will enhance the standard of education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 11, 2024

According to Chief Bassey Esin, a member of the Governing Council at Federal University in Kashere, Gombe State, President Bola Tinubu’s administration improve education standards in the country. Esin added that the launch of the student loan plan, a core policy of the President’s admittance under the Renewed Hope Agenda, demonstrated Tinubu’s

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Withheld salaries: SSANU members protest at Nigeria French Language Village Badagry

Angel Ojonugwa July 10, 2024

BADAGRY (Sundiata Scholar) – Language Village, Badagry, Lagos State chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), on Tuesday staged a protest against non-payment of withheld salaries by the Federal Government. reports that the protesters carried placards with different inscriptions such as, “Pay us our arrears of 25 to 35 per cent salary

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FG to pay 36-month arrears of Unity School teachers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 10, 2024

The federal government has vowed to settle the 36-month salary arrears owed to some Unity College teachers. Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, made the statement during the Mastercard Foundation’s three-day EdTech Conference in Abuja yesterday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), 1,800 teachers at unity colleges have been owed salary and other

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Withheld Salaries: SSANU, NASU hold protest in UNN

Angel Ojonugwa July 10, 2024

NSUKA (Sundiata Scholar) – (Enugu State) Members of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) have staged a protest over four months withheld salaries by the Federal Government. They said the warning protest on Tuesday had become necessary as all appeals and meetings with government to pay their […]

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NASU, SSANU join strike, shut down FUBK campuses in Kebbi

Angel Ojonugwa July 10, 2024

BIRNIN KEBBI (Sundiata Scholar) – The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), in Kebbi, have joined the nationwide strike over salary arrears owed members. reports that both unions from the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, (FUBK), were protesting the non-payment of

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Leverage higher education libralisation to develop your wards—Varsity urges parents

Angel Ojonugwa July 9, 2024

AKWA, (Sundiata Scholar) – Saint Peter University, Anina/Onneh, Anambra, has urged parents to take advantage of libralisation of higher education by the Federal Government develop their wards and children to contribute meaningfully to national development. Mr Chuka Nnabuife, the public relations officer of the Catholic Diocese of Aguata in Anambra-owned university,

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ASUU strike: We will decide after two weeks – Osodeke

Angel Ojonugwa July 8, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke has stated that the union will decide their next action in two weeks if the federal government fails to implement agreements reached. Amid the planned protests by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the […]

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Publisher urges modification of education curriculum

Angel Ojonugwa July 8, 2024

IKORUDU (Sundiata Scholar) – A publisher, Mr Somi Uranta, has urged the Federal Government to modify education curriculum to suit Nigeria’s purposes more. Uranta report in Lagos on Sunday that the modification would equip school leavers better and make them more relevant.“ Curriculum or syllabus is garbage in, garbage out, it must be re-tooled.“If we […]

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ASUU criticises FG for excluding education from N2 trillion emergency funding

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 7, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities reacted on Saturday to the Federal Government’s decision to inject new N2 trillion into the economy, stating that omitting education from emergency funds is grossly insensitive. President Bola Tinubu recently revealed the results of the Federal Government’s review of the accelerated stabilisation and advancement plan,

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FG reveals project to return 20 million out-of-school children back to school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

Concerned about the rising number of out-of-school children in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the commencement of the DOTS project to restructure the education system, improve enrollment, and assure the academic security of the nation’s children. DOTS stands for Data Repository, Out-of-School Children’s Education, Teacher Training and

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NABTEB conducts exam for 67,751 candidates nationwide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The Federal Government has announced that over 67,751 candidates are now taking the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) examination. Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, Registrar/Chief Executive of NABTEB, said this while accompanying the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, to observe the ongoing examination in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking after

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FG vows to close gender gap in technical education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 3, 2024

The Federal Government has vowed to address the gender gap that exists in the National Business and Technical Examinations. Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, stated this while monitoring examinations conducted by the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) in Abuja on Wednesday. Mamman stated that the ministry was implementing skills training

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Poor infrastructure, funding for public varsities responsible for incessant strikes – ASUU

Angel Ojonugwa July 1, 2024

Jos, The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says poor infrastructure and inadequate funding of public universities by the Federal Government were responsible for the incessant strikes by lecturers. Dr. Jurbe Molwus, Chairperson of the University of Jos chapter of the union, said this during a townhall it organised on Thursday in Jos. He added […]

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ASUU encourages Nigerians to urge FG to meet union’s requests

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 29, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has encouraged Nigerians to pressure the federal government (FG) to meet its requests for improved welfare and administrative conditions at public universities. The union made the request on Friday during a news conference at Abia State University (ABSU) in Uturu. Happiness Uduk, zonal coordinator for ASUU Calabar zone, […]

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ASUU insists on strike despite recent meeting

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 28, 2024

Less than 24 hours after the federal government opened fresh discussions with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to prevent a potential strike in the university sector, lecturers have revived their threat to embark on a nationwide strike. Yesterday, many union chapters at federal and state colleges held campus protests and news conferences to […]

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ASUU urges FG to remove universities from IPPIS, fulfill other agreements

Angel Ojonugwa June 27, 2024

LOKOJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has urged the Federal Government to fulfill its promise to remove its members from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Dr Joshua Silas, the Chairman of ASUU, Federal University, Lokoja (FUL) chapter, made the call on Tuesday during a protest by members […]

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FG, ASUU reach agreement to avert strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 27, 2024

After a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) agreed to resolve all contentions to avoid a strike. The parties also agreed to begin a communication process to prevent the union’s planned industrial actions. At around 4:30 p.m., the parties met behind closed doors at the ministry’s headquarters

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ASUU urges FG to exempt universities from IPPIS and fulfil agreements

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 26, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged the Federal Government to keep its promise and remove its members from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. Dr. Joshua Silas, Chairman of the ASUU, Federal University Lokoja Chapter, made the appeal on Tuesday during a union protest at FUL’s campus in Felele, Lokoja. Addressing journalists […]