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Colleges of Education Lecturers Begin Strike Today
Colleges of Education Lecturers under COEASU began a total strike today after previously embarking a warning strike that lasted seven days. Two weeks after the Academic Staff Union of Universities suspended its strike, lecturers in the Colleges of Education are…
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Kaduna To Establish Four New Science Schools
Governor, Alhaji Muktar Yero of Kaduna State at the 21st Annual General Meeting of the Zaria Education Development Association (ZEDA) in Zaria on Saturday disclosed that his government would establish four new Science Secondary Schools in 2014 to enhance the…
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University To Make Igbo Language Compulsory Course For All Students
Prof. Ihechukwu Madubuike, Director, Igbo Renaissance at the Gregory University, Uturu (GUU), Abia, said on Saturday that the university would soon introduce the Igbo language as a compulsory course in the second year. Madubuike announced this at Uturu during the 6th edition…
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Poly students Condemn Ongoing Strike By ASUP, Seeks National Dialogue
Polytechnic students Condemn Ongoing Strike By ASUP, Seeks National Dialogue — The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has condemned the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), saying it has frustrated the government’s effort…
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FG Urges Pro-chancellors of Polytechnics To Intervene In ASUP Strike
The federal government has appealed to Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Polytechnics to mediate in the impasse between it and Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, in order to ensure that Nigerian students returned to school. Supervising Minister of Education,…
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Kano Commences Free Education to Indigenes From Primary to Tertiary
Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State on the occasion of presentation of the year 2014 Budget proposal to Kano State House of Assemble on Tuesday 24th December 2013 awarded N20.85 billion for education, with allocations as follows: Ministry of…
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FG Fails To Pay Lecturers Salaries Before Christmas
Lecturers in the nation’s public universities may face bleak Christmas and New Year celebrations, as they did not receive their salaries in the last five months. The teachers only last Tuesday ended their 169-day strike. They embarked on the strike…
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Top 10 Worst Quotes of 2013 by Nigerian Public Figures- LoL
Every once in a while, Nigerian public figures are saying things that become history, unfortunately, sometimes bad and shameful history. Here is the list of the worst 10 quotes of the year 2013 in the descending order. 10) “I am…
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SSANU Threatens To Embark On Strike Over Plans To Implement NEEDS Report
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) yesterday threatened to embark on a nationwide strike should the federal government go ahead to implement the report by the committee on the Needs Assessment of Nigerian Public Universities. The National Vice-President…
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Nigeria-Russia Education Agreement To Be Reviewed
Nigeria-Russia Education Agreement to Be Reviewed: Nigerian Scholars in Russia Might End up With Unrecognised Certificates. Nigeria-Russia Education Agreement to be reviewed The Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) on Wednesday said the Nigeria-Russia Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) would soon be reviewed.…
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Top 5 Losers & Gainers Of ASUU Strike
No doubt that the strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has been a nationalistic fight to finish, it came at a loss to the country. This is as voted by students, the top 5 losers of…
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No Plans Yet To Call off Strike – ASUP
The latest news update on ASUP Strike is that there are no plans yet to call off the strike. ASUP strike is over two months now and polytechnic students started nurturing hopes after ASUU announced the suspension of their 5-month…
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