EDUCATION

Only 27 per cent of children have foundational reading skills in Nigeria- Report

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2022

A new report has shown that only 27 per cent of children have foundational reading skills in Nigeria. The report, 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) indicates that the percentage covers children and adolescents between the age of 7-14 years. Speaking on findings of the survey at a

EDUCATION

NOUN, NUC train 271 VCs, DAPs, others in emerging trends in strategic planning

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2022

THE National Universities Commission (NUC) and National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have graduated the fifth set of participants in the series of capacity building activities to strengthen the implementation of the 2019-2023 Blueprint on the Rapid Revitalisation of University Education in Nigeria. Executive Secretary, NUC, Professor Abubakar Rasheed who was

EDUCATION

ASUU again extends strike

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2022

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may have again extended its strike on Monday, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports. The decision to again extend the strike for the fourth time was taken after the union’s National Executive Council met at its headquarters at the University of Abuja. The union embarked on the […]

EDUCATION

WAEC, NECO Fees: This campaign of calumny can’t stand-Oyo Education Commissioner

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2022

Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Barrister Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem has warned those he called purveyors of a campaign of calumny to desist from their evil plots against the education family, declaring that the campaign will fail. The Commissioner was reacting to an anonymous post being widely circulated on social media and which […]

EDUCATION

ASUU rejects N10,000 varsity support levy by parents

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2022

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the proposed payment of N10, 000 per session by each parent to assist the Federal Government in making more funds available for universities. The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria had proposed the levy and sought an audience with the government over the lingering strike by ASUU. “We have submitted […]

EDUCATION

NAAT call off nationwide strike

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2022

After a robust engagement with the Federal Government, the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) announced on Thursday that it has suspended its nationwide strike for three months. Addressing journalists after the National Executive Council meeting of the union in Abuja on Thursday, NAAT National President Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma said, the union after a