EDUCATION

NUT directs primary school teachers to begin indefinite strike

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2021

The Edo State chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed primary school teachers across the state to embark on an indefinite strike from Jan. 18. The directive is contained in a communiqué jointly signed by the union’s state Chairman and Assistant Secretary-General, Pius

EDUCATION

#EndSARS: 233,000 candidates to write disrupted NECO exams in February

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2021

The National Examination Council (NECO) says that 233,000 candidates who could not write the examinations as a result of the #EndSARS protests will join external candidates to write the examinations in February. Mr Azeez Sani, Head of Information and Public Relations Division of the council told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on […]

EDUCATION

SSANU threatens to go on strike if FG does not listen to protest demands

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2021

The National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Mohammed Ibrahim says the union might embark on an industrial action if the Federal Government does not listen to their demands. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) had earlier on Tuesday […]

EDUCATION

Breaking: NECO releases SSCE results

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2021

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the internal Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results with a two per cent increase of candidates who made five credits and above in all subjects. The Council also derecognised 12 schools for their involvement in mass cheating and whole school cases of malpractice. The Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma, […]

EDUCATION

ABU announces date for resumption

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

The management of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna State has fixed Monday, January 25th, 2021 as the date for the reopening of the institution for academic activities. However, the Director of Public Affairs of the ABU, Mallam Auwal Umar, said in a statement that the resumption date was subject to review by the […]

EDUCATION

How unserious about Education Nigeria is?

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

By Mahmud yahayaIt is unfortunate that all this time students spent at home while their education was brought to standstill, the ASUU and FG are insensitive to their situation. This is obvious that the Federal government deems the education of its citizens as valueless as sewage.How insensitive was ASUU too, to have said varsities are […]