NUT Condemn The Kidnap Of Abuja Vice-principal, Demand His Release
Gunmen stormed the staff quarters of the Government Junior Secondary School, Yebu, in Abuja’s Kwali Area Council, kidnapping the school’s vice-principal, Muhammed Nuhu. The incident occurred on Saturday, according to reports. According to sources, attackers opened fire indiscriminately and roped the security guards at the school gate. They got away with the vice principal after […]
ASUU President: We’ve Insecurity Because We Forsook Education
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has condemned the high level of insecurity in Nigeria, noting that members of the union are now scared of traveling by road. ASUU National President, Emmanuel Osodoke, stated this in Bauchi on Thursday during a one-day State of the Nation Summit organized by ASUU, Bauchi Zone. Osodoke, who […]
Zulum: Qualified Teachers In Borno’s Primary School To Be Paid N30,000 Minimum Wage
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has stated that qualified teachers in primary schools across Borno State will soon be paid a minimum wage of N30,000, as opposed to the current situation in which some teachers are paid as little as N11,000 due to the activities of ghost teachers. This was stated by Zulum at the Government […]
12 million Children Traumatized, Afraid Of Going To School Due To Abduction – Buhari
According to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), 12 million children in the country have been traumatized and are afraid to go to school because of the high rate of abduction. This was stated by the President during the opening of the Safe School Programme in Abuja on Tuesday. Buhari, who was represented […]
Senate Summon FUTO Management, Lecturers In Response To Student Allegation
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has summoned the administration of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, for alleged victimization, extortion, and criminal breach of duty. Williams Akionbare and C. Onanuju, two of the institution’s lecturers, have also been summoned. They’ll appear for a public hearing on a petition filed by M.A. […]
ASUP Calls On FG, Asked Govt To Pay Minimum Wage Arrears
As stated in the Memorandum of Action, (MoA) the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has asked the federal government and various state governments to settle outstanding minimum wage arrears to its members. The union also expressed displeasure with the delays in the delivery of the authorized N15 billion Revitalisation Fund, as well as the […]
Kaduna Schools Resume School Feeding Program
After being stopped in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Homegrown School Feeding Program was reinstated in Kaduna state last Wednesday. Saude Amina Atoyebi, the Kaduna State Focal Person – National Social Investment Programmes, said the feeding program has now been strengthened since the resumption of the program. “We currently have around […]
FG Yet To Respond To ASUU’s Ultimatum
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, said the ultimatum it issued in July did not incite any response from the Federal Government. The National President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Oshodeke, in an interview, stated that the government had not implemented the agreement it reached with the union nor responded to the ultimatum. […]
Blame FG For The Imminent Strike – ASUU
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja zone has accused the federal government of expediting another round of industrial difficulty in the university system by the non-deployment of University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), non-release of outstanding EAA, and revitalization funds, amongst others. The zone, comprising the Federal University of Lafia, Federal University of Technology […]
Gunmen Disrupt Students From Taking WASSCE, Attack School In Imo State
Some gunmen on Monday stopped students at the Comprehensive Secondary School, Nkume, in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, from taking the English Language paper in the ongoing West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations. It was disclosed that the students were preparing to begin the exam when the attackers struck and chased them […]
