By Peter Idowu Jiya The Rector of Federal Polytechnic Bida in Niger state, Dr. Abubakar Dzukogi has called on the federal government to abolish Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and other Academic Unions in the nation’s institutions of higher learning, as a measure towards improving hitchfree standard of educationContinue Reading
By Zainab Atinuke Zakariyya An Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Dr Ibrahim Shehu has commended Federal Government’s resolve to investigate and unearth how N2.67bn school feeding funds were found in private accounts. The University Don who described as scandalous the claim by theContinue Reading
Governor Babagana Zulum has lamented the poor quality of primary and secondary school education in Borno State. According to the governor, most of the high school leavers in the state are not qualified for university admission while those who get admitted struggle academically in tertiary institutions. This was contained inContinue Reading
Academic staff of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in an effort to improve academic quality, went through a virtual training to ensure effective service delivery. In a press release by the NOUN Media and Publicity Director, Ibrahim Sheme, the three-week training took place via Zoom and was ledContinue Reading
A Nigerian lady believes that most female students will go hungry if married men decide to stay faithful to their wives. According to @rutie_xx, cheating from married men is the source of income for female students, without that it will have a negative effect on the majority of female students.Continue Reading
Oyo State Government has approved the reinstatement of staff members of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, sacked by the last administration. The Government also approved payment of their salaries for five months. The 41 staff reinstated were among those affected by the sack order issued by the administrationContinue Reading
By Muhammad M. Garba The full tale of the economy of Nasarawa State will be incomplete without the mention of the Keffi Cattle market that accounts for a significant share of the state’s agribusiness income. Located in the outskirts of Keffi local government area of Nasarawa State since 3rd SeptemberContinue Reading
Dr Mairo Amshi, Yobe Commissioner for Agriculture, on Friday said the state had procured 7,500 metric tonnes of NPK fertiliser worth over N1.41 billion for farmers during the 2020 cropping season. Amshi stated this at a news conference in Damaturu to commemorate the 2020 World Food Day. She said thatContinue Reading
CGIAR-IITA Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery, Kenton Dashiell, has encouraged Nigerians to take up sustainable and profitable opportunities in the country’s agriculture sector. He made this appeal during his keynote address at the National Conference on Agricultural Innovations for Food Security in the Post COVID-19 Era. In his presentation,Continue Reading