The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities recently imposed sanctions on lecturers of the Lagos State University, Ojo, and declared the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, an enemy of the union. In this interview, the embattled Secretary…
The Osun State Government on Sunday said its reversal of 4-5-3-4 introduced by the immediate past administration and the re-introduction of the 6-3-3-4 system of education had received the backing of the United Nations Children’s Fund. A statement on Sunday…
* ASUU calls for calm over nonpayment of February salary The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has expressed dissatisfaction with implementation of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS). Also, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at…
Dr Aisha Bawa of the Department of History, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), says recruitment of more female lecturers would reduce sexual harassments on campuses. NAN reports that the Senior Lecturer spoke in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in…
Polytechnics in Nigeria will no longer have the power to award Higher National Diploma (HND) certificates. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made this known to journalists as one of the major decisions made at the Federal Executive Council (FEC)…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has expressed its readiness to release the results of its 2018 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) within seven weeks. The exam body which stated this over the weekend, said modalities has been put…
The Senate has begun an investigation of the case of sexual harassment at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, involving a postgraduate student, Miss Monica Osagie, and a lecturer at the Accounting Department, Prof. Richard Akindele. The investigation was based on…
Anguish, pains and rejection are perhaps the best words to describe the travails and agonies of primary schools’ teachers in Kogi State who are facing prolonged nonpayment of their salaries. Some of them are owed between 13-25 months. The case of these primary…
Management of West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has uncovered fake online recruitment trending on Facebook and other social media. WAEC Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu, in a statement, said the fake advertisement entitled: ‘WAEC recruitment 2018/2019 exercise and…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has alleged that some school principals, invigilators and supervisors, working alongside notorious syndicates now collaborate with candidates to cheat in its examinations, especially the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). WAEC spoke against…