President Muhammadu Buhari has urged stakeholders in Nigeria’s education sector to continue to toe the path of dialogue in resolving the crises that have led to frequent strikes, disruption of academic activities, with a view to finding lasting solutions to them for unfettered development. The president made the call inContinue Reading
As of today, Nigerian students have been home for about 130 days, no thanks to the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities which has been on for over four months. There are at least 1.2 million students in Nigeria’s federal universities currently idling away at home. Meanwhile, ourContinue Reading
If you pass through Ahmadu Bello University Zaria between 1978 – 2020 and you don’t know his face, then you are not a genuine Abusite! His name is Prof Krzysztof Schoeneich and he is one of the biggest Icons of ABU Zaria and a legend in the field of GeologyContinue Reading
Many Nigerians have been reacting and expressing their views on the possible parties to win the upcoming presidential election while highlighting the lapses of some parties and their candidates. The Nigerian professor of journalism, Farooq Kperogi, has revealed two signs indicating how the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has shown moreContinue Reading
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has criticised Kaduna State Government led by Nasir El-Rufai for sacking 2,357 teachers in the state. The National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement released on Monday slammed the state government, describing the decision as vindictive, illegal and absolutely wicked. TheContinue Reading
No fewer than 18 lecturers in the nation’s tertiary institutions have been indicted and dismissed over sexual misconduct in one year, analysis of media reports by The PUNCH has revealed. The issue of sexual harassment has been recurring in Nigerian institutions with a survey conducted in 2018 by the WorldContinue Reading
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