EDUCATION

Okebukola mourns LASU’s Pioneer VC, Prof Olumide

Daily Dispatch January 9, 2021

……says he made LASU a World Class University A former Executive Secretary of the Natiional Universities Commission,  NUC, Professor Peter Okebukola on Saturday mourned the death of the first Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Professor Folabi Olumide, whodied on Friday at

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NUC Directs Tertiary institutions To Resume January 18

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2021

By Oluchi Ihediuche National Universities Commission has directed all Universities to commence their academic activities on January 18. The NUC in a statement by its Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), Chris Maiyaki, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, directed junior staff of level 12 to stay home ” officers on Grade Level 12 […]

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Zamfara shuts down 500 private schools

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2021

The Zamfara State government has revoked the operational licences of more than 500 private schools in the state, over their inability to meet required operational guidelines. According to Commissioner for Education in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in Zamfara said a task force has been set up to […]

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Katsina Govt. insists no ransom paid for Kankara school boys’ release

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2021

Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, Secretary to Katsina State Government says the state government did not pay any ransom to rescue the abducted 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. Inuwa said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina on Tuesday that although rescuing the boys from their abductors was difficult, […]

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Breaking: Sanwo-Olu Orders Public, Private Schools To Resume Jan 18

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2021

Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, in a statement today has ordered all public and private schools below the tertiary level in the state to reopen for the second term 2020/21 academic session from Monday, January 18, 2021. She said this was in line with the Federal Government’s directive coupled with the second wave of […]

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Fight Your Own Battles, Don’t Use Us As Bait, ASUU Warns NAAT, Others

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2021

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, or any other union should not use it as a bait to get anything from the government. ASUU, therefore, advised NAAT or any other staff union to fight their battles their own ways.  The Chairman, University of Lagos, UNILAG […]