EDUCATION

SSANU to embark on three days nation-wide strike on Monday

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2018

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) has announced that it will begin a three-day nationwide protest on Monday, December 17, over an alleged disobedience by the federal government to a court judgment on the issue of staff schools. The alleged disobedience of the federal

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Edo government approves payment of 290 ex-workers of  Agric College Iguoriakhi, Agric Tech College Agenebode

Daily Dispatch December 14, 2018

Edo State government has approved the payment of 290 former workers of the College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi and College of Agricultural Technology, Agenebode. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hon. Monday Osaigbovo, the state government said that the 290 ex-workers of both institutions, entitled to payment and whose cheques

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Nigerians spend N1trn annually on foreign education — Prof. Ibidapo-Obe

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2018

The Pro Chancellor, Crawford University, Igbesa, Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe, on Wednesday said that Nigerians were spending a whooping N1 trillion annually to pursue university education abroad. Ibidapo-Obe, a former Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), made the revelation in his address at the 10th Convocation of the faith-based Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun. The

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Edo Govt inaugurates Teachers’ Disciplinary Council to check indiscipline among teachers

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2018

ABIODUN JIMOH, BENIN CITY Edo State Government has inaugurated the Post-Primary Education Board Teachers’ Disciplinary Council, to check indiscipline among teachers in secondary schools in the state. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Benin City, Commissioner for Education, Hon. Emmanuel Agbale, noted that the council was inaugurated to deal with matters of

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Student dies in Ekiti ‘juju’ superiority contest

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2018

A secondary school student at the Ado Grammar School, Ado Ekiti, Mathew Favour, died on Thursday following injuries he sustained in a superiority contest with a colleague on the efficacy of their charms. Sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident occurred in the evening within the school’s  premises. The 16-year old […]

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UTME: Why we postponed sale of JAMB form

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2018

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said the sale of registration forms for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation will no longer start in December. The Head, Media and Information of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the board had thought of […]