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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the internal Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results with a two per cent increase of candidates who made five credits and above in all subjects. The Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma, announced these at the NECO Headquarters in Minna. “To check, visit  result.neco.gov.ng  and input your details”.

John Adekolawole, the rector of the Federal Polytechnic in Ede, Osun state has been suspended by the institution's academic board on grounds of "sleeping at work."   Adekunle Masopa, chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in the institution, said the board based its decision on 21 grounds.   Speaking after an emergency congress of the union, Masopa said a position paper was submitted to the union by the board after its meeting. They accused Adekolawole of desecrating the respected office of the rector with the creation of a bedroom furnished with a king-size bed which has made it possible for him to be ''sleeping at work.'' he said: “We tried to intervene, but members of the academic board said they had taken a decision and that their decision would stand. “They, however, said a position paper would be communicated to us. The said position paper has been communicated to us. “The following are some of the reasons adduced for the act...

Prospect of the over 3,500 candidates who wrote the Post UTME examination to secure admission into the University of Benin (UNIBEN), might as well be dashed, following the collapse of the servers of the University.  The examination was conducted on Tuesday, December 8, but the University announced the collapse of the servers in a terse SMS, sent out Wednesday afternoon.  The message directed the affected candidates, who came from all parts of the country to write the examination, to return to the University for another test.  “If you know anyone that wrote Post-UTME exam today 8th December 2020 @ict hall Ugbowo, tell the person to come back from any state or city he or she is. UNIBEN server failed for applicants that wrote 9am & 10.30am. Authorities have tried their best to call some students but their phone off. Tell your loved ones…,” the message on the University’s SMS platform read.  A source in the University, who spoke to the journalists on condition o...

Teachers in Esan North-East Local Government Area have issued a 7-day ultimatum to the Acting Education Secretary, local government education authority, Oseghale Mary to reverse the deployment and subsequent demotion of one Ikiakhele Agatha, the head teacher of Efandion primary school in the locality. The teacher said they will not fail to embark on strike if the Acting Education Secretary failed to reverse the deployment and demotion of the head teacher. This was contained in a petition signed by Oriere Duba, NUT chairman of the local government, secretary, Eyonse Martins, and two others and addressed to the state executive of the union and the state chairman of Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Benin City. According to the petition, “if this decision is not reversed in the next seven days, we shall have no choice than to shut down education activities in the local government area.”

  Bunmi Sofola Current research revealed that at the age of 34, the average woman should be having the time of her life. At that age, it revealed 34 as the age when women are at their happiest as they tick off some of life’s most important boxes, like settling down, establishing a career and buying a home. In case you’re wondering when are the other milestones, Tanith Carey, a sociologists gives the ultimate time – line of a woman’s life – from teens to retirement: 12 – The average age at which a girl becomes a woman is 12 years and seven months – although the exact timing of her first period will follow that of her mother, according to scientists at the University of London. They found that genes play the dominating role in the onset of menstruation, along with physical and environmental factors. 14 – Forget the terrible twos. With hormones kicking in, a girl is at her most tricky to deal with at the age of 14. Parents of teens interviewed for one study claimed that sulkiness and ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have agreed to call off their 8-month-old strike after the Federal Government agreed to give the union to N70bn, Rabsreporters  is reporting. The decision followed a meeting between ASUU and the government team led by Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, in Abuja, on Friday. The ASUU had on March 26, 2020, embarked on a nationwide strike to demand “revitalisation allowance”, earned academic allowances, renegotiation of the 2009 agreement, visitation panels, among other demands including the payment of lecturers using the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) which the Union kicked against. Just last week, ASUU told students and their parents not to expect the suspension of its ongoing strike soon. The union’s Abuja Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Theophilus Lagi had accused the federal government of not showing commitment in resolving the issues that necessitated the ongoing industrial action, furth...

  Emeka Onwudiwe The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Akure Zone, yesterday declared that children/wards of public office holders should be banned from studying in tertiary institutions abroad. The Akure branch of ASUU made the call in a statement signed by it Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Olu Olu Olufayo, and the FUTA ASUU branch Chairman, Dr. Olayinka Awopetu, saying such policy would reduce the decadence in the country’s education sector.

 Just on 10th of November 2020 the Camp ground for National Youth Service Corp members (NYSC) was opened for students who had registered and were ready for service. The NYSC candidates always visit the orientation Camp ground for three weeks before they are being dispatch to their various Places of Primary Assignment (PPA). In Abuja Camp NYSC Orientation Camp, Abu has been widely identified celebrated for  his small stature and height.   Abu is one person who is generally recognised by everyone as the shortest in the Camp. His courage, strength and commitment to excellence is overwhelming. Despite his small stature, he continued his education relentlessly. He decided not to stop despite he was despised and mocked by colleagues while in school. Abu is a graduate of library and information technology from the Federal University of Technology Minna.

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday November 17, told students and their parents not to expect the suspension of its ongoing   strike   soon. Rabsreporters, is reporting that the union’s Abuja Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Theophilus Lagi made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja and also told lecturers to seek alternative means of survival. Lagi who accused the federal government of not showing commitment in resolving the issues that necessitated the ongoing industrial action, further stated that they will continue with the strike until the government bows to the union’s demands. They also accused the Minister of Labour and Employment,  Dr. Chris Ngige  of turning the wheel of progress backwards by setting ASUU on a collision course with other pressure groups in the university. He said; “Today, we wish to let Nigerians, especially our students and parents know that there is no hope in sight to ending or suspending...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU has advised its members to start seeking alternative means of survival. The union said the lecturers are all out to press on until all its agreement with the Federal Government is fully met. “Our members have been advised to seek other legitimate means of survival as the Government has not released salaries withheld since February 2020,” Prof. Theophilus Lagi, the Abuja zonal Coordinator of ASUU said in a press conference at the University of Abuja campus, on Tuesday. The union said the Federal Government through the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has shown disdain for Nigerian lecturers. Recall that a lecturer with the University of Calabar had recently told newsmen that many of his colleagues have now resorted to begging due to the lingering strike by ASUU. He also claimed that some lecturers have started driving taxis to survive. The lecturer with the Department of Curriculum and Teaching in UNICAL, who wished to be ...

  Other options open, our aim is to eliminate ghost workers, says FG  IPPIS has many irregularities, gives cleaner’s salary to registrar – SSANU Adamu Bello There were indications on  Sunday  that the Federal Government might adopt any payment  platform developed in universities as an alternative to  the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. The spokesman for the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, who gave this indication in an interview with Newsmen, however, gave conditions for adopting any payment platform apart from the IPPIS. According to him, the platform must be capable of eliminating ghost workers’ syndrome and other forms of  corruption in payment of salaries. Akpan stated this as opposition to the IPPIS grew on Sunday when   unions including  the Academic Staff Union of Universities,  the  Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities,  the Non-Academic Staff Union and the Petrole...

Doris Israel Ijeoma The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has told students  to prepare for resumption next week. ASUU said this on its official Twitter page as the education body expressed hope of an agreement with the federal government. The Union expressed optimism that students would return to universities next week after its meeting with the federal government. The tweet read: “ All Federal University students should prepare for resumption as we expect a positive outcome from ASUU on Wednesday.” This is coming after the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Friday, expressed the hope that the agreement with the Union will be concluded next week. Ngige said the federal government will consider “options” to stop the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from continuing its industrial action. Ngige lamented that ASUU was not considering the challenges their demands would create. The minister said even if countries go to war, they eventually meet at th...

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has urged undergraduates to explore other areas of keeping themselves engaged while the 8-month long strike action continues. The body highlighted seven ways in which Nigerian students who have bee at home can efficiently make use of their time. ASUU in an advisory statement it released via Twitter, told students to seize the opportunity presented by the indefinite strike to get a skill and add value to their lives. It said; “This strike is an opportunity for any undergraduate to get a skill. “Students should always seize opportunities to add value to their life. At no time will conditions be favourable. Successful people only seize opportunities. “Here are 7 ways you can make the most of this period.   “1 Intern or get a small-time job “This may be a great time to draft your CV and pitch yourself to employers. Already, there are a couple opportunities since the announcement of this strike. “2 Join the family business “Some of u...