EDUCATION

ASUU strikes: Nigerians tired, frustrated youths loosing interest in education — NAN survey

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2022

The statistics are frightening! In the last two decades or so, university teachers have gone on nationwide strikes 16 times covering a cumulative period of 51 months. Local chapters of their umbrella body, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have also declared strikes in their

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Breaking: ASUU extends strike by 8 weeks

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2022

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has announced extension of its warning strike by eight weeks. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Union made its decision known via its official Twitter handle @ASUUNGN a while ago. “BREAKING NEWS: ASUU extends the strike action by 8 weeks. Stay tuned for more details. #ASUU #ASUUstrike,” […]

EDUCATION

Lagos inmate bags Best Graduating Student prize, another gets MSc degree

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2022

A female inmate of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Lagos State Command, Okike Chinyere, has emerged as the best graduating student of the Peace and Conflict Resolution department, National Open University (NOUN). She bagged a second-class upper degree in the course, according to a statement by the correctional service. Aside from her, a male inmate, Alegbe […]

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Strike : ASUU meets today , warns Labour Minister, DG NITDA over unguarded comments

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2022

ASUU President Prof Emmanuel Osodeke has confirmed that the union will be meeting later today to review its one month strike but won’t disclose the venue ‘for security reasons’. The Union declared one month warning strike on 14 February to drive home its demand for better living conditions among others. Meanwhile the University teachers’ union […]

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Buhari celebrates WAEC at 70, praises it for promoting excellence

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, on the occasion of its 70th anniversary, which also coincides with the 70th annual council meeting being scheduled to hold in Abuja, Nigeria from March 14 to 18. His spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement he issued on Sunday, said as a […]

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503 Ogun principals trained on strategic communication, others

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2022

Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has trained 503 principals across the four divisions of the State for better management and quality delivery of an impactive education system in the public secondary schools. The Chairman, TESCOM, Evangelist Olalekan Ifede declaring open the training tagged” Up skilling: Critical Measures in Critical Times” in