The meeting between the Federal Government and the leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions ended in a deadlock on Wednesday as both parties failed to reach an agreement. The National President of SSANU,...
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has delisted some secondary schools in Abia state from participating in the regional body’s exams for involving in examination malpractice. Commissioner for Education, Professor Uche Eme Uche, who disclosed this during a press briefing in Umuahia, the state ca...
The federal government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has kick-started the process of constructing state-of-the-art hostels in 36 tertiary institutions. This is even as the government indicated its willingness to construct more hostel accommodations once these first sets are complet...
The founder of Madonna University, Fr. Prof. Emmanuel Edeh, has claimed that girls at the institution graduate as virgins. Edeh’s claim sparked a flurry of reactions from social media users. He spoke during a speech on the university’s rules on Wednesday, March 20. In the now-viral video shared by Chann...
The Senate yesterday urged the Judiciary in the 36 states to set up mobile courts for the enforcement of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act. The Upper Chamber noted that such enforcement would curb the growing menace of out-of-school children across the country. The Senate mandated its Committee on...
Dr Richard Somiari, Director of Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, on Wednesday said that results of an autopsy conducted on deceased singer Ilerioluwa Aloba (a.k.a Mohbad) would be ready in the next three weeks or four weeks. Somiari gave the assurance while testifying during a corner’s inquest into...
