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
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Alumni Association have consolidated their partnership to foster development in higher institutions. Over the years, the relationship between the two parties has been a symbiotic one. However, to further consolidate this, a team of the National Executive CommitteeContinue Reading
The executive secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono has affirmed the Fund’s commitment to the development of technology in the African sub-region. Echono stated this when the African Union Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Mohammed Belhocine along with officials from the Pan African UniversityContinue Reading
A don and Professor of Mass Communication and Media Technology at the Lead City University (LCU), Ibadan, Prof. Taye Babaleye, has recommended that the government should make practical agricultural science a compulsory course in all secondary schools in the rural areas of the country. This was as he also suggestedContinue Reading