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Oct

17

2022

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Sen Orji Uzor Kalu Sponsors 20 Students To Universities Abroad On Scholarship To Study Medicine And Surgery

Education

The Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu says 20 young Nigerians have benefited from his foundation's scholarship program to study medicine and surgery abroad. Kalu stated this on Saturday when the last badge of departing students accompanied by their parents paid him a thank you visit at his Abuja residence. He said, "When it comes to education, Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation has kept it commitments on setting the path for the success of the future generations. "The number of local and international students of the foundation’s scholarship has continued to increase and I am very happy with…

Oct

11

2022

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ASUU yet to suspend strike – President

Education

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has not, as of 12:30 p.m., suspended its ongoing industrial action, the union has said. Stories and social media posts Tuesday morning suggested that the union has suspended the strike following a meeting with members of the leadership of the House of Representatives on Monday. For the first time since 14th February when ASUU embarked on strike, it said on Monday that it saw “light at the end of the tunnel.” However, in a short reply to Premium Times’ enquiry on the strike, the ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union has not…

Oct

07

2022

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BREAKING: 60 years after, UNILAG set to appoint first female VC

Education

Bar any last-minute change, for the first time since its establishment 60 years ago, the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, is set to appoint a female substantive vice-chancellor. According to those familiar with the matter, the selection board of the governing council of the university is set to appoint Folasade Ogunsola, the first and only female provost of the university’s College of Medicine, as the new VC of the institution. Though the university has not made an official announcement on the appointment, some governing council members confirmed to Premium Times Friday evening that Mrs Ogunsola topped the list of contenders.…

Oct

07

2022

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ASUU reacts to Appeal Court’s ruling

Education

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has said it would review the judgement of the Appeal Court that ordered the union to end its strike, to determine its next line of action. THE WHISPERER had reported that the appeal court on Friday ordered the union to return to work as earlier ordered by the National Industrial Court with immediate effect. In reaction to the fresh court judgement, ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, told Daily Post that the union is yet to officially receive the Appeal Court ruling. He said the union would after receiving the judgement, go through the…

Sep

29

2022

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NECO releases 2022 SSCE results

Education

National Examinations Council, (NECO) has released this year’s Senior School CERTIFICATE Examinations, (Internal) results. The number of candidates who made Credit and above in the English language is 889,188 representing 74.89% while the number of candidates who made Credit and above in Mathematics is 929,140 representing 78.23%. The result also shows that the number of candidates who made five credits and above including English and Mathematics is 727,864 representing 60.74%. Total number of candidates who actually sat for the examination is. 1,198,412 out of 1,209,703 actually registered for the examinations.

Sep

26

2022

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PHOTOS: Bauchi students protest separation of boys from girls

Education, Metro

Male students have taken to the streets of Bauchi on Monday to protest the separation of boys from girls in secondary schools. According to The Nation, Commissioner for Education Dr. Aliyu Tilde last week said the government resolved to separate male and female pupils in public secondary schools due to moral decadence among the pupils on social media, which has become prevalent in mixed schools. He stated this while addressing newsmen after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting at the Government House in the state capital two weeks ago. Tilde said the government has decided to revisit the 1978 policy…

Sep

26

2022

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FG asks VCs to reopen universities — and resume lectures

Education, News

The federal government has asked vice-chancellors to reopen universities and resume lectures. According to the Punch, the federal government gave the directive through the National Universities Commission (NUC) in a letter signed by Sam Onazi, director, finance and accounts of the NUC, on behalf of Abubakar Rasheed, executive secretary of the commission. The letter was said to have been addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities. “Ensure that ASUU members immediately resume/commence lectures; Restore the daily activities and routines of the various University campuses,” the letter reportedly reads. The Academic Staff Union of Universities…

Sep

05

2022

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NANS Wants Buhari To Urgently Address Lingering ASUU Strike

Education

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency use his fatherly intervention to resolve the lingering ASUU Strike by personally brokering peace to enable students return to school. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the newly elected President of NANS, Comrade Usman Barambu described as worrisome the lingering dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) and the Federal Government which had lasted for about seven (7) months. He noted that the incessant strikes had affected the academic calendar of Public owned universities and had negatively impacted on the future of…

Sep

05

2022

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Orji Kalu sponsors students on foreign scholarship to study medicine (Photos)

Education

Another batch of students who were offered foreign scholarships by the Senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to study Medicine and Surgery have left Nigeria. The beneficiaries would study at Venezuela's prestigious University, Latinoamerican Medicine School, Escuela. According to a statement signed by the media office of the Chief Whip of the Senate, the scholarship was extended to the students under the auspices of the Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation. The statement named Favour Chimeremeze Chukwu, Ikenna Marvellous Kanu-Ubah, Chika Onwuka Mark and Prince Kingseed Chiziterem as beneficiaries. "As usual they were selected purely on merit based…

Sep

02

2022

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Nasarawa State University Pulls Out Of ASUU Strike, To Commence Academic Activities Soon

Education, News

The Nasarawa State University, Keffi is set to pull out of a strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, paving way for the commencement of academic activities in the institution. Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, gave this hint on Wednesday while presiding over the fifth State Executive Council in Lafia, the state capital. According to him, the state government has agreed to shoulder the responsibility for the payment of salaries of the staff of the university. Mr Sule noted that taking over the salary payment was one of the key demands by the local chapter of the…