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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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FG releases results of 2022 common entrance examination
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has released the 2022 results of the National Common Entrance Examination held on May 7 into the 104 unity colleges across the country. Adamu, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr David Adejo, in Abuja, on Monday, said one Ajidapa Mariam, an indigene of Sokoto State got the highest…
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Kaduna govt sacks NUT president, 2,357 teachers – Official
The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) says it has dismissed 2,357 teachers who failed the recently conducted competency test. Its spokesperson, Hauwa Mohammed, in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, said the board conducted a competency test for over 30,000 teachers in December 2021. She said that 2,192 primary school teachers, including the National President of the Nigeria…
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Oyo govt promotes 7,460 teachers; distributes 9,227 letters
The Oyo State government on Friday presented 9,227 letters of promotion to primary school teachers on Grade level 13-15 in the state. This was revealed on Friday by the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran during the symbolic presentation of 2017-2020 letters to 7,460 teachers. He said the pending promotion letters are in fulfillment…
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Osun govt reinstates suspended teacher
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State government has reinstated a secondary school teacher in the state, Mr. Philip Akinyemi who was suspended for allegedly abusing Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Akinyemi, a teacher at Masifa Community Grammar School in Ejigbo Local Government Area of the state, was in December 2021 suspended indefinitely for posting “abusive” comments and pictures against the governor on Facebook.…
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