EDUCATION

BREAKING: LAUTECH Teaching Hospital sacks 255, redeploys 299 staff to state service

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2017

No fewer than two hundred and fifty-five (255) workers of Ladoka Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital have been sacked by the management of the institution. ‎An internal memorandum signed by one A.M Ajiferuke, dated 27th December, 2017, confirmed the disengagement of

EDUCATION

Kaduna govt. begins processes to replace 21, 000 teachers who failed primary four exams

Daily Dispatch December 20, 2017

The Kaduna state government on Wednesday began the process for the replacement of the 21,000 teachers who failed the primary four examination. The primary four examination was conducted in June to test the competency of the teachers in Kaduna state. The state on Wednesday started the screening of 43,806 applicants for 25,000 teaching jobs subsequently […]

EDUCATION

FG issues provisional licences to six new private universities

Daily Dispatch December 19, 2017

The Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday issued provisional licences to the six newly established private universities. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, gave the provisional licences to the institutions in Abuja. The institutions are Admiralty University Ibusa in Delta; Spiritan University Neochi, Abia; Precious Cornerstone University in Ibadan, Oyo State;

EDUCATION

Stop treating teachers like ‘Libyan Slaves’, says Okebukola

Daily Dispatch December 14, 2017

Prof. Peter Okebukola, the Pro-Chancellor, Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun State, on Thursday chided stakeholders in the education industry to stop treating teachers like ‘Libyan Slaves’. Okebukola, also a former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, gave the advice at the 9th Convocation ceremony of Crawford University. The News Agency of

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Polytechnic student stabs roommate to death in Kogi

Daily Dispatch December 13, 2017

The Department of Public Administration, Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja has been thrown into mourning following the death of Akoh Abuh Samuel. an HND student who was allegedly stabbed by his friend suspected to be mentally unstable. It was gathered on Wednesday that the suspect, Agba Victor, an HND 1 student from Accounting Department brutally attacked […]

EDUCATION

Two Nigerians shortlisted for $1m global teacher prize

Daily Dispatch December 13, 2017

Two Nigerian teachers have been nominated for the 2018 global teacher prize. The prize, put together by Varkey Foundation, comes with a monetary award of $1 million. Ayodele Odeogbola teaches at Abeokuta Grammar School, Ogun state while Itodo Anthony works at Gateway Excel College Otukpa, Benue state. Both are among the 50 shortlisted teachers from across the […]