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The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has set up the COVID-19 Advisory Committee to educate the staff, students and members of the institution’s host communities about the novel Coronavirus and how to avoid getting infected. In an interaction with the traditional rulers of the host communities, the chairman of the FUTO COVID-19 Advisory Committee,

Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun has told students of the institution not to let data cost prevent them from plugging into the distance learning programme of the institution. The government directed all schools to close March 23, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was followed by a

In line with global best practices, and as a way of keeping the students fully engaged while at home, Elizade University, Ilara- Mokin has commenced online lectures for its students. It would be recalled that the Education Minister, Mallam Adamu Adamu had, in a recent meeting, held with Heads of tertiary institutions, directed all Nigerian

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has rejected the submission of Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a condition for payment of February and March withheld salaries of lectures in the Federal Universities. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.

The acting Vice-Chancellor of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, has commended Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for signing into law retirement ages for staff of higher institutions. Prof. Ige, in a statement on Monday, expressed the hope that the development would ignite more zeal among AAUA officials and lift the institution

ABUJA — PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved immediate payments of the two months withheld salaries of University lecturers that refused to enroll in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS. The President’s approval came after he had a meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige yesterday in Abuja. The Federal

The Federal Government of Nigeria has postponed this year’s Senior School Certificate Examination organised by the West African Examinations Council and National Examinations Council due to Coronavirus outbreak. Emeka Nwajubu, Minister of State for Education, said the government has made provisions for students to learn online. He said, “WAEC and NECO for the year have

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has published the 2019 provisional matriculation list of admitted candidates on the official website of the board. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. JAMB also urged candidates who were yet to accept their offers of

This 16-year-old student pilot is flying medical supplies to rural hospitals during the pandemic On a crisp spring day, the Cessna touches down near a rural hospital in Virginia with a slightly awkward bounce. On board, desperately-needed medical supplies for a community hard-hit by the coronavirus. The plane didn’t stay down very long. The pilot

  The authorities of the Federal Ministry of Education have met with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria to fashion out modalities for the take-off of the nationwide school radio and television broadcast as a result of the closure of schools due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Federal ministry of education told our correspondent