EDUCATION

WAEC releases 2021 results, records 81.7% success rate

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2021

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the 2021 Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results and noted that there was an improvement in the number of candidates who got credits in five subjects including Mathematics and English Language.  The head of the Nigeria National

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FG promises to address ASUU’s basic demand within 7days

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2021

The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja said that it would address the basic demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, next week. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this at a tripartite meeting organised by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, the government and the union. It would […]

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Honour agreements with ASUU to avoid strike, Sultan tells Buhari

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2021

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to honour the agreement which the Federal Government reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities in 2020. The traditional ruler, who is also the chancellor of the University of Ibadan said this in Ibadan on Wednesday. He said this in his address […]

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Missing OAU PG student found dead, 6 arrested

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2021

Timothy Adegoke, the missing postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has been found dead. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Osun State Command, Opalola Olawoyin who neither disclosed where and when the remains of Adegoke was found stated that six suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident. […]

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UNILORIN expels student for beating lecturer to coma

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2021

The management of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, has expelled a student, Salaudeen Waliu Aanuoluwa of the Department of Microbiology after being found guilty of assaulting a female lecturer of the same Department. Meanwhile, the Academic Staff Union of the University’s chapter in a statement by its Chairman, Professor Ajao Moyosore has called on National […]

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Breaking: Gbajabiamila summons finance, education ministers, ASUU president

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2021

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed; Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu; and the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osedeke, to an emergency meeting on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Details later…