The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa at the weekend held its 10th combined convocation ceremony when it graduated a total of 18,835 students, out of whom 11, 731 bagged the award of National Diploma (ND), while 7, 104 bagged Higher National Diploma (HND) in various programmes. The school also conferred its honoraryContinue Reading
The Chairman, Governing Council, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Emeratus Professor Godwin Sogolo, has reiterated the commitment of the institution to its mandate of assisting the Federal Government to develop her technical and vocational manpower needs that meet the realities of the 21st century. Sogolo gave the assurance while delivering his speechContinue Reading
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has denied insinuations that it is planning to waive sanctions for some lecturers who failed to attend conferences but were paid in full for it. In a press statement yesterday, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, acting director, public affairs of the Fund, said at no point didContinue Reading
By Bello Hamza, Abuja The College of Education Billiri in Gombe state has embarked on industrial action in compliance with the directive of the National Executive Council (NEC). Which was contained in a communique signed by the President of the Union Dr. Smart Olugbeko and the secretary Dr. Ahmed LawanContinue Reading
ASUU has said that its members aren’t beggars, and that the government’s decision to cease paying their wages will not force them to end the ongoing strike. ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke also applauded the members for being loyal to the union despite the hardships imposed on their families asContinue Reading
AUTHORITY of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has accredited 52 academic programs of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. NBTE Director of Polytechnic Programmes of the NBTE, Architect, Ngbede Ogoh, expressed satisfactions with the provisions on grounds, noting that the institution is known for her products globally. Mr. AbdulkadirContinue Reading
Professor Aliyu Mohammed who is the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Daura in Katsina State has lamented that the recruitment of unqualified staff into the polytechnic by the power brokers has become a misery. Professor Mohammed stated this at the 45th quarterly meeting of the Bursars’ Association of Polytechnics andContinue Reading
China has reiterated its support for Russia on “sovereignty and security” matters. Chinese President Xi Jinping made the promise in a call with Russian leader, Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, according to CNN. This is upholding China’s backing for the countries’ partnership despite the global backlash against Putin over the ongoingContinue Reading
The bill was sponsored by Sen. Jibrin Barau (APC -Kano ). Barau in his lead debate said that there was the need to have strong system in the educational sector with establishment of more institutions for training of teachers. According to him, the objectives of the proposed Federal University ofContinue Reading