Tag: Students
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Hope for Nigerian students as FG releases N15.89b to varsities to end ASUU strike
Indications emerged that Nigerian varsities may reopen soon, with the Federal Government making concessions to the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The concessions will be tabled before the union’s leaders on Monday at a meeting to be convened by Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige. The Minister has reached out to the ASUU…
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Strike: You might stay longer at home if…ASUU tells Nigerian students
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that the ongoing strike by its members may be prolonged as no concrete resolution has been reached in the negotiation with the Federal Government. The union called on parents and students to show understanding over the development so as to save Nigeria’s university system from collapse.…
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Strike: Students’ hopes dashed as ASUU, FG meeting end in another deadlock
Another meeting between the federal government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended on Monday night without an agreement. The meeting which started at about 5 p.m. at the Federal Ministry of Education was to find a lasting solution to the ongoing strike by the university lecturers. The union embarked on the strike three…
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U.S. Consulate supports Robotics workshop for 303 teachers, 187 students [Photos]
For the second consecutive year, the United States Consulate General in collaboration with RoboRave International, a U.S.-based tech academy, has concluded a week-long robotics workshop for 303 teachers and 187 students. The participating students and teachers were from 29 public and private schools across Lagos, Ogun, and Edo states as well as the Federal Capital…
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Again, Nigerian students soar at world robotics
Nigerian teenagers, who raised the country’s flag at the 2018 First Global Robotic Olympiad (GRO) in Mexico, won two bronze medals at the competition involving 187 countries. The Nigerian team won the medals in the Outstanding Support and International Journey categories. There were 20 categories of awards at the event which ended on Sunday. The…
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JUST IN: Herdsmen invade seminary, shoot catholic priest, injure students
There was pandemonium again on Monday as gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked a minor seminary in Jalingo, Taraba State capital. Two Catholic priests were reportedly shot and students of the seminary beaten to a stupor. Some cars were also destroyed. While the persons injured were said to be receiving treatment at the Federal…
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100 secondary students trafficked to Libya from Edo state
No fewer than 100 students of Idogbo Secondary School, Benin, have been trafficked to Libya in the last four months. This was disclosed in Benin yesterday during an advocacy programme by the Senior Special Assistant to Gov Godwin Obaseki on Human trafficking and illegal migration, Mr Solomon Okoduwa. Okoduwa said this fact was disclosed to…
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Over 20 students injured, hospitalized as police invade Osun Poly
There was panic on Friday at the Igbajo Polytechnic, Igbajo, Osun State as police officers from the Igbajo Police Station invaded the institution. No fewer than 20 students were reportedly injured and subsequently hospitalised. According to a report by The Punch, the students, who were writing their exams, were tear-gassed around 10am on Friday. When…
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Students strip naked in class over discrimination [Photos]
Students and their teacher were left confused after a Cornell University New York, senior Letitia Chai, delivered her honours thesis after stripping down to her bra and underwear in the class to protest against oppressive beliefs and discrimination. At least two dozen of the students also undressed in solidarity. Chai removed all her clothes except…
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300,000 Benue Students out of School over herdsmen attacks
No fewer than 300,000 children in Benue state are out of school due to incessant attacks by herdsmen, says Secretary of the Benue State Teaching Service Board, Prof. Wilfred Uji. Uji, who decried the persistent killings in the state during a press briefing on Tuesday in Makurdi, said the crisis had seriously affected the educational…