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Sep

11

2022

Terrorists: Tension heightens as schools resume in FCT, others

Education, MetroEducation, Metro, Nigeria

Following the deteriorating security situation in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, parents and guardians are worried over the safety of students as schools resume for a new academic section on Monday. Recall that the Federal Government had on July 25, 2022, directed the closure of federal colleges in the nation’s capital over series of terrorists’ attacks recorded in Abuja. Recall that the National Examination Council was also directed in July to hasten the conduct of examinations for final-year students in a bid to forestall attacks on those participating in the exercise. The directive was sequel to an attack on Sheda and Lambata…

Sep

06

2022

By Chimamanda

ASUU responds to Osuntokun over ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy

Education, PoliticsASUU, Education, Nigeria, Politics

In a massive response approach, the surprising Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has taken on its critics, including Jide Osuntokun, professor emeritus and former Nigerian ambassador to Germany, and ThisDay newspaper columnist Yemi Adebowale. The various rebuttals, put forward by members of the newly formed union’s Rapid Response Team, accused critics of lacking the necessary understanding of the structure and functioning of Nigerian universities. They said that the government’s “No Work, No Pay” policy being pushed by the government is inconsistent with the nature of the lecturers’ work. According to the authors of the rejoinders, Ade Adejumo of Ladoke…

Sep

01

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nigeria now has 20 million children out of school – UNESCO

Economy, Education, MetroEconomy, Education, Metro, Nigeria

Nigeria now has some 20 million children out of school, according to the latest global data on children out of school from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNESCO, which says a new and improved methodology was used to arrive at the latest figures, said there are “244 million children and young people between the ages of 6 and 18 worldwide (who) are still not attending school. school”. According to statistics, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan have the highest numbers of children out of school globally. Figures in Nigeria have hovered between 10.5 million and around 15 million…

Aug

21

2022

By amarachi

ASUU Strike: PFN explains why Buhari govt should pay lecturers

Education, PoliticsEducation, Metro, Nigeria, Politics

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to resolve the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. PFN said the Federal Government should pay striking lecturers because the industrial action is avoidable. Cosmas Ilechukwu, PFN National Secretary, made the appeal in Lagos while addressing journalists. Ilechukwu said the government should prioritize the education of Nigerians, stressing that it’s the first line of responsibility. “Government should take it as its first line of responsibility to pay the salaries of university lecturers and workers. ASUU strike is unnecessary and avoidable. “We encourage our government…

Jun

19

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kaduna State Govt sacks 2,357 teachers

Education, Metro, PoliticsEducation, Kaduna State, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) says it has dismissed 2,357 teachers who failed the recently conducted competency test. Its spokesperson, Mrs Hauwa Mohammed, in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, said the Board conducted a competency test for over 30,000 teachers in Dec. 2021. She said that 2,192 primary school teachers including the National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr Audu Amba, had been dismissed for refusing to sit for the competency test. She said that some 165 of the 27,662 teachers that sat for the competency test were also sacked for poor performances.…