Federal Poly Offa Students Stage Protest Over SUG Election and Other Grievances At the Federal Polytechnic in Offa, which is located in the state of Kwara, students organised a peaceful demonstration on Thursday to demand that the students’ union election be held. Employees and pupils were unable to gain entry to the permanent location of the school since the gate was closed. A demand for student elections prior to enrollment was made by the students who demonstrated. As part of their demands, they pushed for the elimination of chest x-rays, the exorbitant expense of textbooks, and sexual harassment. Additionally, they…
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Education Minister Inaugurates NSQF Centre in Yola The Minister of Education, Professor Mamman Tahir, has expressed his appreciation for the advanced facilities offered by Adamawa State Polytechnic in order to facilitate the establishment of the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) facility in Yola. The Minister, represented by Mr. Jacob Ango Umaru, emphasised the importance of the enrollees maximising the utilisation of the equipment in their various professions. The Minister, represented by Mr. Jacob Ango Umaru, encouraged the students to effectively utilise the equipment in their specific fields and asked the Polytechnic to collaborate with the state government in order to…
Five JABU Graduates Achieve First-Class Honors at Law School Five graduates who have completed their bar examinations at Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) College of Law, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, have just obtained first class. The individuals involved in the study were named as Peter Abegunrin, Dolapo Ogunmoyero, Kayode-Isola Oluwaseeke, Omoniyi Omowumi, and Akintola Paul. For Abegunrin, he achieved the third highest ranking among all students at the Law School. According to Vice-Chancellor Prof. Olasebikan Fakulojo, who relayed this information to journalists in Akure, the students have emerged as esteemed ambassadors of the university, hence generating great enthusiasm among present as well…
Imo Assembly Expresses Concern Over Delays in Issuance of Transcripts and Certificates The issue regarding the delayed results, transcripts, and certificates of graduating students across tertiary institutions in Imo State has been aired by the Imo State House of Assembly. Consequently, the institutions were pushed to exert pressure on their lecturers to cease the delaying of scripts and promptly release results in order to expedite the process. The motion was introduced by Dr. Henry Agbasonu, a member representing Ezinihitte Mbaise constituency. Dr. Agbasonu expressed apprehension regarding the purported “culture of corruption” among state-owned higher institutions. He attributed this issue to…
Ghana Outperforms Nigeria and Others, Achieving Top Results in 2023 WASSCE Ghanaian students have achieved the highest rankings in the 2023 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), placing them among the top three contenders. The examination for final-year secondary school students in the five member countries of Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Liberia was administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The examination witnessed the participation of 2,327,342 pupils, with Nigeria accounting for 1,613,733 candidates, representing more than 70 percent of the total participants. It is noteworthy that the three Ghanaian students who have achieved the…
SSANU and NASU Threaten Indefinite Action as Union Strike Comes to an End If the Federal Government fails to meet the demands of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), they have issued a threat to initiate an indefinite strike. SSANU and NASU, in collaboration with their Joint Action Committee (JAC), initiated a seven-day warning strike as a means of expressing their disapproval of the practice of withholding paychecks from their academic colleagues. According to a joint statement issued by SSANU…
Legislators Push for Increase in UBEC Funding to 4% The House of Representatives has approved a bill to amend the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Act, aiming to raise its budget from two to four percent of the consolidated revenue. The statement was delivered by Bako Useni, the Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education and Services, during the committee’s oversight session at the Digital Resource Centre in Abuja. The primary objective of the digital resource centre is to offer high-quality digital instructional materials to schools nationwide. Additionally, it aims to facilitate modern capacity building for key stakeholders in…
Alumni Launch N1 Billion Endowment Fund for Infrastructure Development The Ekiti Baptist High School Old Students’ Association (Lagos/Ogun region) has initiated a N1 billion endowment fund to meet the requirements of their alma mater and revive its former prestige. During the launch, Ifeloka Oyebade, the President of the association, emphasised the crucial role of the fund in fostering the school’s development. The individual expressed dissatisfaction with the inadequate funding of the institution since the government’s assumption of control in 1976, resulting in substandard infrastructure. Several amenities, such as the dining hall, classrooms, and laboratories, are presently in a substandard condition.…
Odufuwa, Dada Champion Functional Education at LCP Convocation The primary factor contributing to the socio-economic problem, specifically the issue of unemployment, in Nigeria can be attributed to the deviation of successive governments from their original objectives. In addition, Mr. Babatunde Odufuwa, the chairman of the governing council of Lagos City Polytechnic (LCP), and Oluropo Dada, the keynote speaker at the 15th convocation of the polytechnic, expressed concern on the lack of regular evaluation of the education curriculum to align with contemporary trends. Odufuwa emphasised the fundamental purpose of polytechnic education, which is to cultivate technical expertise and provide individuals with…
Imo Governorship Dispute: WAEC Validates Uzodinma’s Results and Certificate Certified true copies (CTCs) of the statement of result and certificate belonging to Hope Uzodimma, the governor of Imo State, were presented by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday in front of the governorship election petition tribunal that was sitting in Abuja. In response to a subpoena that was issued to the council by the tribunal, the council took steps in order to produce and tender the papers with the intention of representing Governor Uzodimma. In front of the tribunal, the documents were presented by Mr. Omifenwa Tajudeen Tunbosu,…