EDUCATION

Abiodun offers automatic employment to Crescent Varsity best student

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2019

Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State has offered the overall best graduating student of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Halimat Ibironke Abdul Salam, automatic employment in the state civil service. The Governor made the announcement at the 11th convocation ceremony and award of First

EDUCATION

ASUU begins member mobilisation for showdown with FG over IPPIS

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2019

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is poised for another showdown with the federal government over planned  imposition Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS) on her members. The leaders of the Union had summoned an emergency National Executive Council meeting of the Union where it was agreed that the leadership of the Union at university […]

EDUCATION

Ekiti offsets N4bn UBEC counterpart funds

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2019

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, says his government has paid the N4billion counterpart funds arrears to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The governor disclosed this in Ido Ekiti while commissioning a block of six classrooms at Ekiti Parapo College as part of activities marking the first anniversary […]

EDUCATION

NIMC Ag DG explains new ID requirement for JAMB candidates

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2019

Rationale behind the newly introduced identification requirement for writing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), which recently directed all prospective candidates for the 2020 edition to obtain National Identification Number (NIN), has been further explained by the  Acting-Director-General of National

EDUCATION

FG committed to free, compulsory basic education —Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2019

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to free and compulsory education for the first nine years of a child school life across the country. Osinbajo gave the commitment in Ibadan while speaking at the Divine Proclamation Service of the Dominion University, The Vice President recalled that […]

EDUCATION

We’ll make GCI poster school in Nigeria—Makinde …says Oyo govt’ll recruit more teachers

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2019

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, promised to make the Government College Ibadan (GCI) the poster school in Nigeria. The Governor, who stated this while speaking at the grand finale of events marking 90th anniversary of GCI, said that his government is intent on restoring the lost glory of education in Oyo State. […]