NANS Begs Presidential Aspirants To Raise Money To Meet ASUU Demands
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and other presidential aspirants to raise money to meet the demands of the striking university lecturers. The student body made the plea in a statement, signed by […]
Afghanistan: The Secret Girls School Defying The Taliban
Hidden away in a residential neighbourhood is one of Afghanistan’s new “secret” schools – a small but powerful act of defiance against the Taliban. Around a dozen teenage girls are attending a maths class. “We know about the threats and we worry about them,” the sole teacher tells us, but she adds, girls’ education is […]
“We Are Not Aware That We Are Calling Off The Strike,”- ASUU President.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said there is no agreement with the Federal Government to end the ongoing strike soon. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the National President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said although the FG, some stakeholders in the education sector and selected religious leaders held a meeting recently with the […]
ASUU: House Of Rep Steps In As Protesting Students Block The Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
The House of Representatives Deputy Speaker has directed relevant committees to intervene in the standoff between the federal government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities. Wase, who presided over the plenary on Wednesday, directed the House Committees on Education and Labor to settle the crisis, failing which the parliament’s leadership will intervene. At […]
PMB Endorses 2022 Disbursement Proposals For Tertiary Institutions
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari, has authorized the 2022 financial disbursement proposals for public tertiary institutions. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, made this known while receiving in his office, representatives of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) in Abuja. Echono said a meeting has been scheduled […]
UTME 2022: Over 1.7m Candidates Sit For The Examination Nationwide
No fewer than 1.7 million candidates are set to take part in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide scheduled to run from May 6 to May 16. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) affirmed that the examination would be conducted for 1,761,338 candidates that successfully registered for the examination in 755 registered […]
ASUU Confirms FG Stoppage Of Salary
Some members of the striking university-based unions have confirmed that the Nigerian government has imposed a “no work, no pay” policy on the striking lecturers. Recall that federal government-owned university in the country have been closed down as a result of the strike embarked by four unions – the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), […]
10-year-old Chrisland Pupil Breaks Silence By Apologizing, Then Deletes Social Media Accounts
The 10-year-old female student who was suspended by Chrisland Schools in Lagos State for allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct with a colleague at a school competition in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, has deleted all of the videos on her Likee account. The account gained popularity when a video of the pupil and her male colleague […]
NASU And SSANU Extend Strike
The leadership of non-academic workers under the umbrella of the Non-Academic Staff Union, (NASU), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) at the weekend said they have extended the ongoing strike by one month. The National President, SSANU, Comrade Mohammed H. Ibrahim, and Comrade General Secretary, NASU, Peter A. Adeyemi, who disclosed this […]
Lagos Govt Reopens Chrisland Schools
The Lagos State Government this morning has announced that it has reopened Chrisland Schools. In a press release by the Lagos State Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, obtained by POLITICS NIGERIA, the government announced it will be psychologically supporting the teenage students involved in the sex-tape scandal. It also said it decides to ensure […]
