EDUCATION

BESDA: Oyo hints on mainstreaming non-formal learners to formal schools

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2022

The Oyo State Government has said it is excited with the news that some non-formal learners, under the Intensive Literacy Programme of Better Education Service Delivery for All programme (BESDA) have been mainstreamed into formal schools. Speaking during a verification tour of the 21 Local

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Bandit attack scare: Jigawa gov’t shuts down schools

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2022

Jigawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public schools in the state amidst fear of bandit attacks being rumoured across the state. The schools were abruptly closed on Wednesday while the students were taking their terminal examinations. The sudden closure has caused apprehension and panicking among residents and students. Many of the […]

EDUCATION

Breaking: FG, ASUU meeting ends in fiasco

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2022

The meeting between President Muhammadu’s administration and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, ended in a fiasco. Due to this development, the six-month-old strike embarked on by public university lecturers lingers on. The lecturers met with the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee at the National University Commission (NUC) in Abuja

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HEOFA Applauds NUC as UI, OAU, FUNAAB shine in Global University Rankings

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2022

The Higher Education Observatory for Africa (HEOFA) has applauded the efforts of the National Universities Commission (NUC) in implementing its 2021-2027 strategic plan on ranking. According to a press release by Dr. Fred Mensah, a Ghanaian member of the Board of HEOFA, “the dividend of the NUC-led effort is the top ranking of Nigerian universities […]

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ASUU to Suspend Strike as FG Okays UTAS

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2022

Nigerian students in public universities may be returning to classrooms soon as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may have agreed to suspend its ongoing six-month old warning roll-over strike. This was as the union revealed that the federal government has finally agreed to adopt the ASUU-backed University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) as the

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7, 000 illegal private schools in Plateau – APSON

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2022

The Plateau state chapter of the Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON) has disclosed that 7,000 illegal private schools were currently operating in Plateau. Mr Solomon Musa,  the Chairman of the association in the state disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos.Musa, who described the situation as […]