By Henry Iheanacho Some female teachers and students of an undisclosed school have been captured on tape dancing to a party song while in school. In a video circulating on social media, a speaker was placed on a pavement and a party song played loudly as students believed to be in Junior Secondary class danced…
Category: Education
“I Never Got an Award from my Country ” Nigerian Farmer Awarded Scholarship in the US Says as He Shares Achievement
A Nigerian farmer awarded a scholarship in the United States of America just within 2 years of being there has pointed that his country, Nigeria, never gave him any award while he was still in the country. Olalekan Ayodele Sipasi, a Nigerian farmer, studied for 5 years in a Nigerian University then an additional 2…
FG Approves 75,000 Naira Stipend to be Paid Per Semester to Education Students in Public Tertiary Institutions
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N75,000 to be paid per semester to undergraduates studying Education in public universities in Nigeria. Also, as part of the government’s deliberate effort to attract the best brains into the teaching profession, Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) students will receive N50,000 as a stipend per semester, as…
Students Wear ‘Isiagu’ as Uniform on First Day of School in Anambra (Photos)
By Henry Iheanacho Students of Bubendorff Memorial Grammar School, Adazi-Nnukwu in Anambra state resumed for the new session in a remarkable way. They wore a native Igbo attire known as Isiagu and were captured looking amazing during the first assembly. A Facebook user, Theo Ekwem shared photos of the students as they resumed the new…
UNIBEN Gives Students Few Hours to Vacate Campus After Protest
By Thandiubani This comes after Vice-Chancellor Prof. Lilian Salami shut down the school following the protest that rocked the institution on Tuesday. Students of the University of Benin have been urged to vacate the school immediately. The VC has now asked students to vacate the school premises before 12pm on Wednesday Recall that students of…
Drama as UNN Student Walks up to Lecturer During Class and Offers him Weed to Smoke (Video)
By Henry Iheanacho There was a shocking and dramatic incident at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, which involves a lecturer and student who appeared to be high. The lecturer was teaching students at the University stadium when the unknown student who was smoking weed walked up to the lecturer and offered it to him….
We Can Go On Strike Anytime ― ASUU Issues New Warning
By Thandiubani ASUU has warned that students may soon be forced to stay at home as another strike looms. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has warned the federal government of the dangers of refusing to implement agreement it reached with the body. According to ASUU, its members can embark on strike anytime, as…
ASUU Fresh Strike Threat Causing Panic, No Agreement Yet – FG Laments
By Thandiubani This comes after ASUU accused FG of failing to implement the agreement it signed with the union. The Federal Government has said it is yet to reach agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This comes after ASUU accused FG of failing to implement the agreement it signed with the union. It…
Stop Giving Preferential Scores to Northern Students – Governor El-Rufai Tells JAMB
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has asked the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to stop giving preferential scores to Northern students in its exams. In an interview on Channels Television on Monday September 6, the Kaduna state Governor said standardization of the scores would make students from the North to be competitive nationally and…
ASUU Reveals Next Line Of Action As FG Fails To Honour Agreement
By Thandiubani The Academic Staff Union of Universities has revealed its next line of action after FG failed to meet its agreement. Following the failure of the federal government to meet its deadline, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has revealed its next line of action. Recall that the ASUU president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke,…
JAMB Cancels National Cut Off Marks, Makes New Decisions
By Thandiubani This decision was made on Tuesday at the 2021 policy meeting presided over by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cancelled the use of cut-off mark for admission of students. JAMB said it would now be left for Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to determine its…
FG Begs ASUU Not To Go On Strike, Blames CBN
by Thandiubani The government also blamed the Central Bank of Nigeria on why it had not paid the University Revitalisation Fund and met their other demands. The Federal Government has begged the Academic Staff Union of Universities not to go on strike. The government also blamed the Central Bank of Nigeria on why it had…
