The Presidential Committee on NEEDS assessment of Nigerian Public Polytechnics and Colleges of Education inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan has finally submitted the report of their findings.The committee, in its report recommended the removal of dichotomy between Higher National Diploma, HND, and the university first degrees. The committee, also advised …
At last, NUT, Benue State chapter, finally announced resumption date after 8 months of strike.The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Benue State chapter, announced yesterday that full academic activities will resume next week Monday in all public primary schools.Benue State government-owned primary school teachers embarked on eight months indefinite industrial …
All public tertiary institutions in Osun State, both Federal and State Government-owned, are currently on strike. There are up to seven tertiary institutions in Osun State, which include: Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State Polytechnic (OSPOLY), Iree, Osun State College of Education and Technology (OSCOTECH), Esa-Oke, Osun State Colleges …
Fashola vacated his seat for a 15-year-old Master Edun Olabanji of Army Children’s Senior Secondary School, Onigbongbo, yesterday, when he assumed office as Lagos State ‘One-Day Governor’. Olabanji was accompanied by Blessing who also served as the ‘One Day Deputy Governor’.Olabanji was given an automatic ‘One Day Governor’ for Lagos …
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Prof. A. G. Daramola, said poor performance of the agriculture sector led to inability to reach sustainable economic development in Nigeria.Prof. Daramola made this submission last Wednesday (June 25, 2014) in his keynote address at the 58th Annual General Meeting …
“We need to know where we are getting it right and where we are getting it wrong in order to build a strong and crime-free society.” The Nigerian Union of Teachers, Ebonyi State chapter, on Monday, advocated the reintroduction of moral instruction in primary and secondary schools to stem the …
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has signed a N2 billion Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with six Nigerian universities, one representing each of the six geo-political zones in the country, to develop their engineering education capacity.The beneficiaries are the University of Ilorin, representing the North-Central; the University of Ibadan, …
Modibbo Debunks Rumor, Says I Remain UNIABUJA RegistrarThe registrar of the University of Abuja, Alhaji Muhammad Modibbo has debunked media reports that he has been sent on compulsory leave.The registrar who spoke to LEADERSHIP Friday yesterday on telephone said he is still the registrar and will remain so till August …
Kwara Sets to Disengage Unqualified TeachersKwara State government has resolved to ease out primary and post primary school teachers with no qualifications in education discipline from their teaching job.This decision is taken just as the government has also concluded arrangements with the government of the Philippines on the citing of …
Poor bandwidth hampers the growth of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria, says Federal Government The Federal Government has said its effort at enthroning and popularing Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the country are being hampered by poor bandwidth necessary for smooth internet connectivity.It also listed epileptic power supply, insufficient pool …