The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, has said it produced a new hand sanitiser machine that functions in two ways. The university said it embarked on the project in a bid to sustain its contribution to the campaign to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The Head of Media […]

Strong indications emerged, yesterday, that officials of the Federal and Lagos State governments are working out guidelines for re-opening of schools, which closure was precipitated by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. This came as the Lagos State Government hinted that there are plans to employ no fewer than 2,000 more teachers in its public primary

The Lagos State Examinations Board has postponed the screening tests for admission into the junior model colleges and upgraded secondary schools until further notice. The screening was scheduled to hold Monday, 25th to Saturday 30, 2020. Director of the Board, Supo Gbadegesin, however said in a statement that registration for the examination would continue electronically.

Prof. Razaq Abubakre, a former Vice-Chancellor, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for establishing a Federal College of Education at Iwo, Osun State. Abubakre, the immediate past Federal Commissioner of Public Complaints Commission for Osun State, expressed his gratitude in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. The statement was signed by Mr Sulayman

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) says it has postponed the screening test for its 72 Regular Course schedule to hold on May 30, adding that a new date will be communicated. The Academy’s Registrar, Brig- Gen Ayoola Aboaba, announced the postponement in a statement he signed and issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. Aboaba said the

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N1.23 billion for the construction of a faculty of health services at the Plateau State University, Bokkos and the procurement of computers and printers for zonal and area commands of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced this on Wednesday while

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the termination of the appointment of Prof Charles Uwakwe as the Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council. The President also dismissed four members of the management for various offences bordering on financial impropriety. Uwakwe had been suspended since May 2018 by the Federal

THE Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has lamented the short-payment of its members since February by the Federal Government through the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). It said it will begin strike in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education once they reopen. NASU General Secretary Peters Adeyemi in

The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) office has accused university administrators of providing a payroll list containing dead staff for salary payment. The government was reacting to accusations by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that IPPIS paid dead staff and generally cut its members’ salaries by as much as 50 per

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to urgently develop a national policy and framework for online education for schools at various levels. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resolution was sequel to the unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Aniekan Umanah (PDP-Cross River) at the plenary