Category: Education
Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has revealed that voluntary conciliation was adopted to ensure a quick resolution of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Ngige disclosed this on Tuesday at a three-day capacity-building workshop on International Labour Standards and Dispute Resolution in Nigeria in Abuja. The workshop […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said 85 percent of Nigerian children suffer violent discipline in schools. UNICEF said children between the ages of 1 and 14 experience violent discipline in schools. The Chief of Education, at UNICEF, Saadhna Panday-Soobrayan, said nearly 1 in 3 children experience severe physical punishment. Panday-Soobrayan disclosed this on […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has once again extended its ongoing strike by another 4 weeks to give the Federal Government more time to resolve outstanding issues in its dispute with the union. This is as the union had earlier revealed that they are yet to hear from the Minister of Education, Adamu […]
The National Examinations Council, NECO says it has deployed cutting-edge software to ensure efficient grading of students and candidates in its various examinations. Professor Dantani Wushishi, the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, disclosed this in Minna, Niger State, during a press briefing to mark his one year in office. Recall that the Professor of Science Education […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has tackled the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige over its six months strike. ASUU accused Ngige of causing chaos in the resolution process between the body and the Federal Government. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU, spoke at a press conference at the University of […]
Albesta Academy has emerged winner of Tolaram Science Challenge (TSC. It defeated Iwerekun Community Senior High School at a keenly contested grand finale. The challenge was sponsoredby Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) company. The TSC is a science-based competition instituted by Tolaram- a leading conglomerate in Nigeria, for schools located within the Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to proffer a solution to the prolonged industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions and report back to him in 2 weeks time. The president’s order is coming barely a week after he told the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to meet with the Prof. Nimi Briggs-led Committee on negotiation, following his latest ‘enough is enough’ comments. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osekede, said this in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Recall that the Briggs committee, which was set up by […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to reconsider their stand on the lingering strike. Buhari said “enough is enough”, hence ASUU should consider the long-term effect on students and the generational consequences on families, the educational system and the future development of the country. He spoke while receiving governors […]
The Federal Government has announced that it is making efforts to facilitate the placement of Nigerian students who fled war-torn Ukraine into tertiary institutions in the country to enable them continue their education. This is contained in a statement published Monday on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The statement, signed by the […]
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Yobe State University branch, has tasked it members not to succumb to any kind threat from the state government aimed at creating division and distraction among them. The charge was contained in a five-point resolution raised following an emergency congress meeting held by union to review the ongoing strike […]
A Professor of Economics, Perekunah Bright Eregha, has advised the Federal Government to invest adequately in education and make funding of the sector a priority. Eregha, a senior lecturer at Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), Epe, made the call in a paper delivered at the 10th anniversary of Inspiring Nigeria’s Vanguard of Exceptionally Noble Talents (INVENT) in […]
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shift ground in their demands by making some concessions so that students can return to school after being forced to stay at home since February. The Chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the union, Mr Monday Ogbodum […]
The Federal Government has claimed “a lot is happening behind the scenes” as it seeks to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this while responding to State House correspondents after the weekly federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over […]
Folashade Adefisayo is the Lagos State Commissioner of Education. In this interview with KEHINDE OLATUNJI, she speaks on plans by government to make education available to all through its Comprehensive Schools Programme. Tell us about the Lagos Comprehensive School Programme? Lots of factors are responsible for high rate of out-of-school children, which is put at […]