Category: Education

2023 ELECTIONS: National Assembly asks NUC to shut down universities, others 

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The House of Representatives has urged the National University Commission (NUC) to give university students and others break in order to participate in the 2023 general elections.   The parliament made the call through the National Universities Commission, NUC, the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, the National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE and the Federal Ministry of Education.   The House also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make special arrangements for the students to collect their PVCs.   The resolutions followed the consideration of a…

THE COMMUNIQUE OF THE MAIDEN NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE CONGRESS OF UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS (CONUA) ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MEETING HELD ON SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY 2023 AT THE OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, NIGERIA.

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The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) held her maiden National Executive Council (NEC) meeting from 20th – 22nd January 2023 at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Members were accredited from 15 Federal and State Universities while 11 Universities sent in apologies, due to logistics.   At the opening ceremony was the representative of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. (Dr.) Chris Nwabueze Ngige in person of Mr. Clement Fatoki.   The meeting discussed the constitution of the Union and adopted it having satisfied the purpose of the Union,…

Bida,Capital City of Nupe Kingdom agog,as Nupe language class begins across primary schools Nupe Emirates

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A powerful delegation of the Nupe Development Foundation paid an official visit to the Bida Local Government Area Education Authority and expressed excitement over the adoption of the teaching of Nupe Language in primary schools, going by the approval of the Federal Government, for the teaching of mother tongues in Nigeria.   Speaking with the delegation, the Education Secretary (ES) of Bida Local Government Area Education Authority, Alhaji Yakubu Chado Abdulkadir, assured that the Local Government Area is in full support of the teaching of Nupe Language but also insisted…

Reps Speaker deceived Lecturers to Call Off Strike – ASUU

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, of deception by asking the union to call off its eight-month-old strike in October with a written promise that the government would, without delay, offset in full the arrears of salaries members were owed.   President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, gave this position on Tuesday in an exclusive interview with Tribune Online when he was asked to reflect on the speaker’s intervention and then vice versa on the current situation…

FG orders Polytechnics, others to stop awarding degrees

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The Nigerian government has directed polytechnics, monotechnics, and other allied institutions to stop awarding degrees. This order was conveyed in a circular, marked TEB/PRO/E/12/Vol.11/132 dated December 1, 2022, by the National Board for Technical Education, directed to heads of the affected institutions. A copy of the document signed by the board’s Director, Polytechnic Programmes Department, Ogoh Ngbede, was obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Ngbede, in the circular, expressed the Federal Ministry of Education’s dismay at the increasing number of tertiary institutions in the country offering programmes…

Nupe 120 Mathematics Questions From ILLEC Nupe School.

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As at 2018, i was alone teaching Nupe Mathematics but today we have produced many Nupe Mathematics Teachers. You can be one if you are patient. below is 120 Nupe Mathematics Questions FOR B-P-D-DE respectively.   By the special Grace of God Almighty, ILLEC Nupe Online Study wrap-up her 2022 Mid-Term-Test today. We wish you best of luck.   #ILLEC_NUPE_ONLINE_BASIC   *GWALAGI NINI – OBJECTIVES*   1. Tsa be nasara e yi…. (a) multiplication (b) equal to (c) point (d) Addition   2. Bicikinkpezhi nya enyaba Nupe yi gukin? (a)…

CONUA to sue FG over withheld salaries of members

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The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has expressed its disappointment with the Federal Government, especially the Ministry of Labour and Employment, over the non-payment of its members’ withheld salaries even when the government knew that the Union did not call for strike action and its members were not involved in the strike action that lasted for eight months and which shut down the university system nationwide. CONUA formally made its non-involvement in the strike known to the Federal Government in a letter addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment…

COMMUNIQUE BEING RESOLUTIONS REACHED AT THE END OF SECOND NATIONAL ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMME BY OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY MUSLIM GRADUATES ASSOCIATION(UNIFEMGA) OGUN STATE CHAPTER HELD AT VALLEY VIEW (GOVERNMENT HOUSE) OKE IGBEYIN, ABEOKUTA

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The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association, (UNFEMGA), Ogun State Chapter Organised a second Edition of Agriculture and prospect for prosperity. The theme: Agricultural Export Potentials: panacea for National Economic Growth while topic centered on Harnessing Export Potentials in Agriculture The event brought together professionals and enthusiasts from public and private sectors in Agriculture. The experts invited to the programme proffered many solutions to the problems of agric products not being capable of exportations and other factors affecting process. There are a wide amount of positives in the export business…

Lawan declares open public hearing on enabling Bill for Educational Planning Institute

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday declared open a public hearing on a bill to back up the establishment of the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration(NIEPA), Ondo, Ondo State. The Institute was established in 1992 by the Federal Ministry of Education in collaboration with UNESCO/International Institute for Educational Planning(IIEP) as a Staff College for Planners and Managers in the Nigeria education sector and West Africa sub-region. Declaring the public hearing open, the Senate President said: “This is an opportunity for us to ensure that we…

University of Ilesa: NUC  presents Letter of Recognition to Osun govt

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The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Thursday presented Letter of Recognition for the official take off of University of Ilesa. The presentation of the letter gives birth to the successful completion of the formal documentary process into the establishment of the University. This was even as Governor Adegboyega Oyetola reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring that the establishment of the university will not in any way put unnecessary financial burden on the State. By the recognition, the University has become the 60th State University and 220th University in Nigeria. The…