EDUCATION

ASUU: Only FG can end ongoing strike – Union

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

As the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) enters its third week, ASUU has declared that it is only the Federal Government that can end the ongoing industrial action. ASUU maintained that what is happening in the nations universities is a mockery of global

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FG, ASUU to continue negotiation after sallah-Ngige

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says negotiation between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities will resume after Eid-el-Kabir. In a statement issued by Samuel Olowookere, Deputy Director (Press) in the ministry, Ngige said the meeting would hold shortly after the holidays as requested by the leadership of ASUU. He also […]

EDUCATION

Delta State University Sacks 18 Lecturers, Others For Plagiarism, Extortion, Sexual Harassment

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

The Governing Council of the Delta State University, Abraka has sacked 10 lecturers, eight non-teaching junior staff and warned 17 dons for extortion, sexual harassment and gross misconduct, among others. This was made known on Friday on the website of the university’s website. The statement was signed by the university’s Registrar and Secretary to the […]

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Nasarawa govt. plans to distribute 7, 000 mattresses and beds worth N222million

Daily Dispatch September 2, 2017

Nasarawa state government has concluded plans to distribute 7,000 mattresses and beds to the tune N222 million to boarding secondary schools across the state before students resumption. The Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the governor, Ahmed Tukur, disclosed this on Saturday, at the Government House in Lafia, while addressing newsmen. According to him, […]

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Nigeria has 10m out-of-school kids – don

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

A Professor of Science Education at the University of Ilorin, Adekunle Solomon Olorundare, has called on the Federal Government to urgently check the growing number of out-of-school children in the country, lamenting that over 10 million school-age Nigerian kids do not have access to functional early childhood care and education. Prof Olorundare made the call […]

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BREAKING: ASUU shuns meeting with FG over strike

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday, August 29, shunned a meeting with the federal government. According to Channels Television, Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU president, confirmed that the union will not attend the meeting. Ogunyemi said ASUU met and discussed the new offer from the FG and submitted a proposal to the government. […]