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ASUP Strike Update: ASUP To Hold NEC Meeting Today
The latest news update on the 2013 ASUP strike is that the Union is holding the NEC meeting today to decide on the way forward on the ongoing strike. Read the full details of the update on ASUP Strike that…
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UNN Crisis: Youths Demand Wike’s Sack
Following the crisis rocking the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), which has held the educational pursuit of so many youths at the institution to ransom, youths across the country yesterday called for the termination of the appointment of the supervising…
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SSANU Rejects Committee’s Report on Needs Assessment
Reports have it that SSANU has rejected Committee’s Report on Needs Assessment — SENIOR Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has rejected the findings and recommendations of the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu-led Committee’s report on the Needs Assessment of Nigerian Public…
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Ministry of Education to Spend N1b on Foreign, Local Trips in 2014
The Federal Ministry of Education and 21 agencies under it are to spend about N1.4bn on foreign and local trips in 2014, The PUNCH findings have shown. This is apart from the N526.8m budgeted for the office of the United…
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‘Tertiary Education Can’t be Gotten at N25,000′ – Lagos Govt
The update on the LASU Crises is that the Lagos State Government has said ‘Tertiary Education Can’t be Gotten at N25,000′. Read the full gist of the latest from LASU as reported widely below: Apparently disturbed by the several crisis…
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Colleges of Education Academic Staff Plan Mass Protests
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) on Sunday threatened to embark on a mass demonstration very soon if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands. The National President of the union, Dr Emmanuel Asagha, told the News…
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Another Nigeria Student Found Dead In Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus , Famagusta -Another young talented Nigeria student (Name witheld) was found dead on 1st February been Saturday 2014, The body of the young promising young boy was found after a five days he was missing. His picture was…
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Social Media, Killing Our Reading Culture – Professor Edeji Ijii
Social Media Is Killing Our Reading Culture. These are the words of Professor Edeji Ijiiin an interview granted to Tribune newspaper. Here is the full interview: Interest in social media like Facebook and the likes. What does this portend to…
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Plateau State To Close Down Unregistered Private Schools
The Plateau Government said it had concluded arrangements to close down all unregistered private primary and secondary schools for their failure to remit taxes. Mr Samuel Pam, the Executive Chairman of the Plateau Board of Internal Revenue, told the News…
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We Won’t Call Off Strike, College of Education Lecturers Insist
The latest update on the Colleges of Education strike is that the Lecturers under the auspices of the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) in the South-South have resolved to continue with their ongoing strike. The COEASU Zonal Secretary,…
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FG to Employ 1,000 Teachers For Unity Schools
The federal government is to employ 1,000 additional teachers for Federal ‘Unity’ Colleges, the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said. Wike disclosed this Monday at a meeting with principals of the federal colleges in Abuja. According to…
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ASUP Leaders Set To Meet Education Minister on Tuesday Over Strike
The latest update on AUP strike is that ASUP Leaders are set to meet Education Minister on Tuesday in order to resolve the strike. In a bid to end the months-long strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of…
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