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Buhari organisation excited as population of Nigeria’s out-of-school children drops

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has applauded the drop in the figure of out-of-school children in Nigeria from 10.5 million to 6.9 million under President Muhammadu Buhari. The group noted that the current figure was contrary to various figures circulating the media space. The BMO Chairman, Mr. Niyi Akinsiju, and Secretary, Mr. Cassidy Madueke, said Read More…

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400 Makoko pupils get learning materials from Korean IDA

Pupils of Mawumadoka Children’s Waterfront School in Makoko, Lagos Nigeria have received school materials from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) office in Nigeria and its alumni association, SKICAN. Mr Minjae Kang, the Deputy Country Director representing the Country Director KOICA in a statement on Monday disclosed that the donation was aimed at encouraging and Read More…

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[Updated] SSANU, NASU suspend national strike for 60 days

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU) on Saturday suspended their strike actions after a brief meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja. The suspension is expected to take effect from Wednesday. According to the education minister, the Federal Government Read More…

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FG plays hardball, says ASUU Members won’t be paid for strike period

The Nigerian Federal Government has chosen to go tough on striking university lecturers, saying they would not be paid for the duration of their strike. The Nigerian Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu announced on Thursday that the government will not yield to pressure by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for their members Read More…

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Royal Commonwealth Society pledges to mediate in ASUU/FG impasse

The Royal Commonwealth Society, Nigeria Branch has pledged to mediate between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government using the instrument of ‘Academic Diplomacy’ to resolve the situation. The Country Director of the society, Mr Blackson Bayewumi, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Bayewumi appealed to ASUU to Read More…

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Lagos public, private schools get same calendar

Lagos State Government has declared September 5, the resumption date for the first term of the 2022/2023 academic session in an effort to harmonise the calendar of public and private schools.The government made the disclosure in a statement signed by Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance in Lagos State Ministry of Education, on Thursday Read More…

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Buhari didn’t kick me out of ASUU negotiations, says Ngige

The Minister Of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has described false a report claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered him to hand off negotiations with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He made the clarification Wednesday while speaking with State House reporters. Ngige said: “The truth of the matter is, Read More…

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NLC to protest shutdown of public universities due to strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will embark on a two-day protest on July 26 to demonstrate against a six-month shutdown of public universities across the country due to pay disagreements between the government and teachers, it said on Sunday. The NLC, the country’s main umbrella union, represents millions of workers across most sectors of Africa’s Read More…

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WAEC reverses No NIN No Exam policy for 2022 WASSE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says that prospective school candidates without National Identification Number (NIN) will be allowed to write this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the assurance at a news conference to announce the release of results of the Read More…