Tag: Varsities
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8 varsities to benefit from Education ministry, REA 24-hour electricity deal
The Federal Ministry of Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) under the Federal Government’s Energising Education Programme (EEP) to provide 24-hour electricity on campuses.
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Unpaid salaries: Blame FG if we shutdown varsities again – ASUU warns
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday accused the Federal Government of victimising its members and tactically avoiding the payment of salaries to its members for up to 10 months. It warned that its members might be called out soon for another strike, if the government failed to address the union’s grievances. In…
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BREAKING: Varsities will reopen in January – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has said the Academic Activities in Nigeria Universities (ASUU) will resume back to work in January 2021. He says the negotiations between the ASUU and the Federal government had reached 98 percent, adding that it remains only two percent to be completed He spoke Monday in…
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JAMB relaxes ban on services to cover pre-2020 candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has lifted the ban placed on some processes on its platforms to accommodate more requests from candidates who took the UTME prior to 2020. The Public Relations Officer of the exam board, Dr Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen. He said…
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Okorocha inaugurates committee for commencement of six new varsities
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Wednesday inaugurated an implementation committee to midwife the speedy commencement of six new universities in the state. Okorocha charged the committee, headed by Prof. Chima Iwuchukwu, to pursue the collection of the letters of recognition from the National Universities Commission for the universities as soon as possible. The universities…
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FG working out modalities to phase out strike actions in Nigerian varsities – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government will evolve measures to curb incessant strikes and address grievances by staff of universities in the country. Buhari, represented by a Director with National Universities Commission, Dr Gidado Kuma, spoke on Saturday at the 23rd, 24th and 25th combined Convocation Ceremonies of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University…
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Stop establishing new varsities, Iwuanyanwu advises FG
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, University of Calabar, has advised the Federal Government to stop establishing more universities and enhance the standard of existing ones. Iwuanyanwu gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Atta Ikeduru, Imo, on Tuesday. He said that instead of frequent approval…
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ASUU strike: Varsities to get N220bn in 30 days
Lecturers under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, might soon call off their one month old strike after reaching a fresh agreement with the Federal Government on their demands. Top of the agreement reached at a 15-hour meeting that ended early yesterday in Abuja,is the immediate release,by government, of N220 billion to…
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JAMB defends 120 cut-off mark, says ‘Varsities free to admit with higher scores’
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has defended the pegging of 120 as minimum cut-off marks for university admission. The decision, which was reached at a stakeholders’ policy meeting in Abuja, has generated controversy with many universities rejecting the marks. JAMB’s Head of Information Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said…
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Buhari warns varsities against unethical practices
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday warned that any university management involved in unethical practices would face the full wrath of the law. Buhari, who was the Visitor at the sixth convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Abuja, said universities would henceforth prepare quarterly financial reports. Represented by Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive…