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ASUU Strike Update : NANS Urges ASUU To Go Back To Negotiation
The latest ASUU Strike update is that NANS has urged striking lecturers to go back to the negotiation table with the FG after ASUU announced they are pulling out of negotiations with the Federal Government. They claimed they already reached…
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Tuition Fees To Increase If Demands Are Not Fully Met By FG – ASUU
The Ebonyi State University Chapter of ASUU has warned of likely increase in school fees if the demands of ASUU were not fully met eventually by the Federal Government. The Chairman of the chapter, Prof. Ndubuisi Idenyi, gave the warning…
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Sacked Education Minister Going Back To The University To Teach
The sacked Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i has said she will be going back to the classroom as a lecturer at Bayero University, Kano. Since she is going to join a Government established University, I wonder what her take…
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Babcock University’s VC Denies NANS Comment Report, Hails Union
There was widespread report some days ago that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) ha threatened to start shutting down Private Universities in the country to help ASUU press home their demands. A couple of days after that report,…
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NANS President Yinka Gbadebo Impeached
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has removed Yinka Gbadebo as its leader, replacing him with its Vice-President, Jubril Ahmed. In a statement, NANS Senate President Emaluyi Sunday Michael said Gbadebo was impeached at a meeting of stakeholders on…
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United Nations Urges Nigerian Govt To Prioritise Education
Secretary General of United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, has urged the Federal Government to make education and literacy national priorities and work with partners across to advance these goals. He disclosed that more than 773 million young people and adults…
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Kwara State University To Change To Abubakar Sola Saraki University
Kwara State House of Assembly has passed a bill seeking to change the name of Kwara State University, KWASU to Abubakar Sola Saraki University, ASSU. The speaker said: With the commencement of this law, KWASU shall be Abubakar Sola Saraki…
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President Jonathan Sacks Education Minister, Others
President Goodluck Jonathan fires Minister of Education and eight others – Nigeria Education Minister, Ruqayyatu Rufai fired together with other 8 Ministers President Goodluck Jonathan this morning fired nine ministers in his cabinet. The ministers of foreign affairs, education, science…
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Okonjo-Iweala Blackmailing Nigerians On ASUU Strike – Akpatason
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been accused of blackmailing Nigerian and insensitive to the plight of Nigerian students amidst different reactions from different quarters on the ongoing ASUU Strike which has seen lecturers in the Nigerian Universities as…
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FG Free Education Textbooks On Sale In Abia State
When books given out by FG to help the free education in Nigeria are getting to bookshops in open markets in Nigeria, we know we have a serious problem in this country. Many people complain about corruption in Government everyday…
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President Jonathan Directs Education Minister To Conduct Nationwide School Census
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday directed the Federal Ministry of Education to conduct a nationwide school census by November 2013 to aid proper planning in the nation’s education sector. Mr. Jonathan, represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo, gave the directive…
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Colleges of Education Lecturers (COEASU) Begin Strike
Nigerian Colleges of Education lecturers (COEASU) commenced a seven-day strike today September 10, 2013. As if the Strike embarked upon by ASUU and the continuous threat by ASUP to resume their strike are not enough. The Lecturers in Colleges of Educations…
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