Education

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Kalu, in a post on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday afternoon said he prevented teachers from strike actions when he governed Abia State through investment in education. He wrote, "I appeal to president Muhammadu Buhari to put more pressure on his Ministers and get the students back to class . ASUU should also make the negotiation easier . A lot of people from my constituency are out…

On Tuesday, 19th of July, 2022, the Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu represented by Barr Victor Etie, his Legislative Aide and accompanied by Chief Emeka Onyeabor, the OUK Chairman Isuikwuato LGA embarked on the second distribution of educational materials and fact finding mission to various schools in Isuikwuato LGA - namely: Otamkpa Central School, Umuobiala Community School, Eluama Primary School and Amaiyi Central School, Oguduasa Isuikwuato. In continuation of the Senator's educational programme for the children of Abia North, the Senator as usual doled out various free educational materials to the students ranging from school bags, various textbooks, writing materials,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for degree awarding institutions for the 2022 admission process. After a mild disagreement, an ongoing meeting between JAMB and heads of tertiary institutions also adopted 100 as the cut-off mark for polytechnics and colleges of education for the admission year. The decisions were Thursday taken after a vote by heads of tertiary institutions across the country at the ongoing 2022 Policy Meeting at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. Meanwhile, due to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) JAMB did…

The founder and proprietor of Gregory University Uturu Prof Gregory Ibe has decried the recent withdrawal of the accreditation status of Abia State Polytechnic Aba by the National Board for Technical Education(NBTE). Reacting to the development, Prof Ibe who is also the Abia state flag bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance for the 2023 general elections, sympathized with the students and staff of the institution whose academic programme has subsequently been truncated by the NBTE pronouncement. According to Prof Ibe, “This is one withdrawal of accreditation too many. It is definitely not a good time to be an Abian…

The global president of foremost human rights group, One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor, is set to be conferred with Honorary Doctorate Degree by an international university, Rescue Mission Theological University on July 17, 2022. This was contained in a letter with the subject: ‘Letter of Conferment' which was signed by Rev Prof. Greg Stephens, the Vice Chancellor of the University. The letter reads in part, “We write to acknowledge that your nomination for the 2022 Honorary DoctorateAward by the Africa Satellite Campus of the above University in collaboration with OFORI MEDIAP and her nomination team has approved your…

The director ABN TV, Mr Ifeanyi Okali, on Tuesday announced the award of scholarship to nine pupils of Our Lady of Mercy Nursery and Primary School, Mater Dei Cathedral school in Umuahia the Abia State capital. This is in celebration of his birthday. He marked a new age on Sunday, June 12. Okali who was in the school with some members of his staff said the scholarship will go to students who have shown brilliance in their academic pursuit. While addressing the pupils Okali, tasked them to be studious in order to pass their examinations and become useful members of…