News as ASUU Embarks on Indefinite Strike

 

Current trending gist as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has agreed to embark on an indefinite strike across the nation.
The union’s President, Biodun Ogunyemi, declared the strike after deliberations at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the University of Abuja during the

FG Has Approves N400m To Minimize Hardship Of Students On Foreign Scholarships. Read Full Details

We gathered that The Federal Government has approved N400 million for the payment of upkeep allowances of Nigerian students on foreign scholarships. The Acting Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Hajia HIndatu Abdullahi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja yesterday.

Abdullahi attributed the delay to non-release of capital allowance and the change in government which delayed the release of capital allocation for

Blame Govt Officials For Bloated Poly Admission – Rector

The Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Alhaji Mas’ud Elelu, has accused government officials and some influential Nigerians of contributing to the overstretching of admission capacities in the nation’s polytechnics.

These Nigerians, he said, put pressure on the schools to admit many candidates even when there were no corresponding funds and facilities.

Elelu spoke while receiving the National Board of Technical Education verification and accreditation team to the polytechnic.

Decrying the interference, which, according to him, makes the schools not to adhere to their admission quota, Elelu said the development also affected the proper mobilisation of students for the National Youth Service Corps programme.

He, however, noted that many of the polytechnics were doing their best to abide by their admission limit.

Leader of the team, Dr. Ibrahim Rufai, said five programmes of the

JAMB Is Exploiting Us, Cybercafé Operators Cry Out

 

Cybercafé operators in the country have urged President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Assembly to examine the books of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, with a view to checking its alleged excesses and exploitation.

This came as The PUNCH investigations on Monday showed that the examination body realised over N56m as non-refundable caution fees from cybercafé operators participating in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination e-registration exercise alone.

The board conducts the UTME for candidates seeking admission to the nation’s universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.

This year’s Paper Pencil Test and Dual-Based Test will hold on April 5, while the

Employ Qualified Teachers, Educationist Urges Govt

The president, Bachel Group of Schools Old Students’ Association, Lagos, Mr. Damilare Oyetunji, has called on the state and Federal governments to ensure that they employ qualified and competent teachers in primary and secondary schools.

Employing such competent teachers, he said, would help in revamping the falling standard of education in the country.

He said this in an interview with our correspondent after he emerged president of the association on Saturday.

Oyetunji, who noted that many teachers were no longer committed to the profession, added that it was the responsibility of a dedicated teacher to recognise the strengths and weaknesses of each pupil in his class.

He said, “It is unfortunate that many teachers in the primary and

LASU Strike: Union Urges Govt To Release Resolution

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, Lagos State University, Ojo Chapter, wants the State Government to release the resolution of the meeting held between both parties in November 2013.

Mr Saheed Oseni, the chairman of the chapter, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos that the union would not call off its ongoing strike until it received the resolution.

He said that the members had rejected a plea by the state government that they should resume work and await a copy of the resolution.

“Congress had concluded that the union must receive the resolution of the meeting it held with the representatives of the government before it suspends its strike.

“This is because we ought to have an official document to refer to in the future,” he said.

Oseni said that