EDUCATION

Sokoto govt. to upgrade Shehu Shagari College of Education to university

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2020

The Sokoto State government says it has begun plans to upgrade the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto (SSCOE) to University of Education.Gov. Aminu Tambuwal made this known at the 22nd convocation and 50th anniversary of the college in Sokoto.Tambuwal said that the twin successes being

EDUCATION

ASUU working in cohort with terrorists, boko haram to abolish western education – Lukman

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2020

Salihu Moh. Lukman, Director General of the Progressive Governors (Forum) has accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU of working in cohort with terrorists group Boko Haram in realizing its objective to abolish western education in the country. Lukman in an opinion article entitled “ASUU and Indeterminate Power Struggle – The Boko Haram Logic”, […]

EDUCATION

Varsity autonomy only solution to strike, bad education system – Prof Oyedele

Daily Dispatch December 24, 2020

The Assistant Vice-Chancellor University of West of England, Bristol, Professor Lukumon Oyedele has said that ineffective governance and leaders, outdated curriculum are the reasons Nigerian universities cannot meet up with the world. The University Don said a Nigerian university only manages to rank the 500th positions among its mates in the world. Prof Oyedele lamented

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On the suspension of ASUU strike – By Mahmud Yahaya

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2020

Just while we were drowned in the ocean of melancholy and buried in the sands of uncertainty as a result of the 9 month old ASUU strike; there comes glad tidings: “……the strike is suspended”.This news is one that has made it to the headlines of various news medium, perhaps due to its significance to […]

EDUCATION

El-Rufai sacks 23 Education Secretaries, GM SCDA

Daily Dispatch December 22, 2020

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i, has sacked the Education Secretaries of all the 23 Local Government Areas of the State. The Governor also relieved the General Manager of the Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA) of his appointment. El-Rufa’i in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr. Muyiwa Adekeye […]

EDUCATION

Universities will reopen in January, Ngige assures students

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2020

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says the Academic Activities in Nigeria Universities will resume January. He says the negotiations between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal government had reached 98 percent, adding that it remains only two percent to be completed He spoke Monday in Alor, Idemili […]