Year: 2024
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Strike: FG Schedules Follow-up Meeting With ASUU
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have scheduled a follow-up meeting for September 6, 2024. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known at the end of a meeting with the union leadership on Wednesday at the Federal Ministry of Education. Following resolutions reached at the union’s…
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Fresh Trouble for Jailed Ekweremadu in UK over New Case
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for human trafficking last year, is under investigation by the London Metropolitan Police in a new case linked to him. According to a documentary by Chude Jideonwo titled: “Daniel vs Ekweremadu,” the police are investigating a case involving Ekweremadu, although details…
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48 Years After, Ex-Lawmaker Repays ‘N1,200’ Students Loan to NELFUND
A former lawmaker, Lanre Laoshe has repaid his student loan debt almost 48 years after it’s incurred between 1976 and 1979 to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund). NELFund, in a statement on Tuesday, said Laoshe repaid a debt of N1,200 from Nigeria’s past student loan regime with N3,189,217. Loashe served at the lower legislative…
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FG Hints On Plan To Introduce ‘NYSC-like Scheme’ For NCE Holders
The Federal government through the ministry of youth development has revealed its plan to introducing a training scheme equivalent to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for holders of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE). The NCE is a qualification awarded to individuals who have completed a programme of study in a Nigerian colleges of…
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NFF Announces Appointment of New Super Eagles’ Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has announced the appointment of a German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, as the new Super Eagles coach, with immediate effect. Secretary General of the NFF, Mohammed Sanusi made the announcement in an early morning tweet on Tuesday via the NFF’s X handle. The statement reads: “The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that…
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WASSCE: ASUU, NUT Differ as FG Bans under-18 Candidates
Punch Newspaper The Nigeria Union of Teachers has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examination Council, even as the Academic Staff Union of Universities backed the policy, The PUNCH reports. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on…
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Strike: Planned FG’s Meeting With ASUU Postponed
Channels TV The proposed meeting between the Federal Government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), earlier scheduled to be held today, has been postponed. President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, confirmed that the meeting will no longer be held as announced by the Minister of Education on Friday. Although no reason was…
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FG Reveals Names of Accredited Varsities To Award Degree in Benin, Togo
The Federal Government has revealed that only five universities have been accredited to award degrees to Nigerian students in Togo and Benin Republic. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, made this known on Sunday night while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Mamman, during a press conference last Friday to mark his one year…
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FG Denies Viral Report on Increments of FUCs Tuition Fees to N386,000.00
The Federal Ministry of Education has denounced a fraudulent document circulating among parents, purportedly from the Office of the Director, Senior Secondary Education Department, claiming that approved fees for Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) are N386,000.00, which contradicts the ministry’s established fees. The ministry’s Director of Senior Secondary Education, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, in a statement on…
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How Security Personnel Rescue 20 Medical Students,7 Others, Killed Kidnapper
Punch Newspaper More details emerged on Saturday about how security agents rescued the 20 abducted medical students and seven others in Benue State. Sunday PUNCH gathered that one of the suspected kidnappers was shot dead by the combined operatives, consisting of the military, men of the Department of State Services, and the police. Two suspects…