Workers of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti grounded academic activities at the institution on Monday following the dismissal of over mass retrenchment. The institution had on December 5 sacked over 900 workers institution who alleged to have been illegally recruited between 2016 and 2017, during the tenure of Governor...
The Federal Ministry of Education has directed the closure of all Federal Government Colleges, FGCs, in Abuja following security threats on the unity colleges located in the FCT. The Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, confirmed to newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the ministry had ordered...
We are amazed at governor’s proactiveness, concern - Undergraduates The administration of #Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has safely evacuated 135 indigenes of the state who are students of University of Jos (UNIJOS) from the school to their respective homes and destinations following the recent crisis that erupted...
The National Universities Commission has phased out Mass Communication degree in Nigerian universities. The commission said it had unbundled Mass Communication into seven separate degree programmes to meet current demands. The NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said this would take effect from the 2020 university admission year. Speaking with journalists in...
The Nasarawa State University, Keffi is set to pull out of a strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, paving way for the commencement of academic activities in the institution. Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, gave this hint on Wednesday while presiding over the fifth State Executive...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it will sanction universities offering admission to Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates on their own portals without abiding by the Central Admissions Processing System. The board also warned candidates not to accept any offer of admission that is not validated on their...
National Examinations Council (NECO) has stated that it has not postponed the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) due to the prevailing situation in the Country. A Press Statement issued by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division of the Council, Malam Azez...
The Authorities of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) Ado-Ekiti have announced the reinstatement of no fewer than 365 workers of the institution sacked last year. It would be recalled that the management of the university had on December 5, 2019, announced the disengagement of over 600 workers saying their employment...
The National Business and Technical Examinations Board has announced the indefinite postponement of the Board’s 2020 May/June Ordinary Level Certificate Examinations. Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Benin. “The 2020 May/June series of the NABTEB Certificate Examinations, which are for in-school...
In a move towards enhancing educational access and excellence, the Bauchi State Government, facilitated by the Ministry of Education, has disbursed N396.9 million to cover examination fees for 14,170 SS3 students across public schools in the state for the 2023/2024 academic session. Commissioner for Education, Jamila Mohammed Dahiru, announced this...