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Lowering UTME cut-off marks will create level playing ground for students-Bells VC
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Vice Chancellor, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, says lowering Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE) cut-off marks will create a level playing ground for students seeking admission. Ojediran made this known in an interview with our Correspondent in Ota. He said, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of tertiary…
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Makinde reinstates 129 primary school teachers sacked by Ajimobi
Oyo State government has reinstated 129 primary school teachers sacked by the administration of late Abiola Ajimobi. Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran stated this on Wednesday. He said that the state’s Executive Council approved that the 129 officers wrongly dismissed by the state government between 2011 and 2019 for reinstatement, subject to agreeing…
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FG shuts down Federal Government colleges in Abuja over insecurity
The Ministry of Education has shut down all Federal Government colleges in the Federal Capital Territory over security concerns. The ministry also ordered that all students be evacuated with immediate effect. The PUNNCH reported that the schools were directed to vacate latest Wednesday June 27, with the schools sending messages to parents on Sunday asking them not to fail to…
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ASUU, SSANU back planned NLC protest
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have backed the planned nationwide solidarity protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. In separate interviews with The PUNCH, the striking university unions said the Federal Government was yet to meet any of their demands. “We have not heard…
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Buhari didn’t give ultimatum on ASUU strike – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari never gave any ultimatum to end the five-month long strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Presidency has revealed. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement said the information was incorrect. He also said that the president never asked the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige to…
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ASUU hits back at Buhari after calling for end to strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has hit out at President Muhammadu Buhari after he asked the university lecturers to call off their almost five-month strike. President Buhari had while receiving governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress who paid him a Sallah homage in his Daura home on Sunday, asked the university lecturers to consider…
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Enough is enough, Buhari tells striking ASUU
… urges lecturers to consider generational consequences President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider their position on the prolonged strike, expressing worry that the hiatus will have generational consequences on families, the educational system and future development of the country. The President, who received some governors of the All Progressives Congress…
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Sanwo-Olu opens digitised school in Agege
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday opened the newly-built containerised modular classroom block in Vetland Junior Grammar School, Agege. Sanwo-Olu described the event as a fulfilment of his promise to replicate facilities at the new Elemoro Comprehensive Junior Secondary School in Ibeju-Lekki, across all education districts in the state. The containerised modular school building comprises nine regular classrooms, three laboratories and…
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Academic staff of Adeyemi College of Education express concern over delayed implementation of varsity status
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, has demanded the immediate implementation of the Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo (Establishment) Act, 2021 COEASU Chairman, Dr Adetokunboh Adepoju and the Secretary, Dr Joel Edafe made the call in a letter addressed to the Minister of Education and made available to newsmen…
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Adeyemi College of Education staff protest, demand appointment of substantive VC
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure The non-teaching staff of Adeyemi College of Education Ondo, Ondo State on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest, demanding the appointment of a substantive vice chancellor for the institution. The protesting workers blocked the Ore-Ondo road, restricting vehicular movement, thereby causing traffic on the busy road. The institution was upgraded to a university status in January this…
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