UgamatvUNIJOS to resume January 22
After more than nine months of closure, the University of Jos will on January 22 reopen to continue its academic activities for the 2019/2020 session. The University announced this on…
Gunmen kidnap Rivers poly lecturer
Gunmen have kidnapped a lecturer at the Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic in Bori, in the Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. This is as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic…
Schools are not drivers of COVID-19 pandemic –UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund says closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact negatively on the development, safety and wellbeing of children globally, noting that schools are…
NECO releases SSCE results
The National Examinations Council has released the Senior School Certificate Examination results. This was disclosed by the Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma while speaking at the NECO headquarters in Minna, Niger…
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- January 13, 2021
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N40bn allowance: ASUU defends sharing formula, varsity workers begin protests
Non-academic unions in universities and the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday differed on the Federal Government’s N40bn earned allowance for the institutions’ workers. While ASUU President, Prof Biodun…
COVID-19: Schools resume Jan 18 until further directive –PTF
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Tuesday, said schools in the country will resume on January 18 until the Ministry of Education announces further directive. PTF National Coordinator, Dr…
Lecturers can’t ensure social distancing in crowded classes, hostels –ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, said it cannot guarantee social distancing in crowded classes and congested hostels. The union also said the government was yet to put…
Police arrest female NYSC member who murdered boyfriend
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested one lady, Chidinma Oduma Pascaline, a serving female youth corps member who allegedly killed a man suspected to be her…
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- January 11, 2021
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It’s unsafe to reopen varsities now, COVID-19 guidelines absent – ASUU
Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday assessed COVID-19 protocols in the universities and said the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. The chapters of the…
JAMB opens portal for 2020/2021 admissions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says its portal has been reopened for the 2020/2021 admissions. The board said opening the portal gives institutions access to upload names of shortlisted…
