EDUCATION

FORMER UPN GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE, PASEDA CALL FOR OVERHAULING OF APPOINTMENTS IN EDUCATIONAL SECTOR

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2017

A former Governorship candidate under Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, in Ogun State,Rotimi Paseda has advised federal government to ovehaul it’s political appointments in the education sector, if it meant well for better academic performances in the schools Paseda gave the advice on

EDUCATION

Dangote earmarks N200bn to establish University of Technology in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2017

The President and founder of Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, has set aside N200 billion to establish a world-class university in Abuja. It was learnt that the proposal has since been delivered to the National Universities Commission, NUC. A former Executive Secretary of the NUC, Julius Okojie, who is the chairman of the technical team for […]

EDUCATION

Adeboye, Redeemers School, British Council sued over certificate

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2017

A legal practitioner, Moses Oddiri, has dragged the principal of Redeemers International Secondary School, Mrs. Feyisara Osinupebi, Pastor Ben Akabueze, General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, the British Council and Cambridge IGCSE before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja. He is challenging the refusal of the defendants to release

EDUCATION

ASUU accuses Ngige of blackmail, asks members to disregard minister’s comment

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2017

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has called on the Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, to desist from cheap blackmail in the handling of the ongoing strike called by the union. The President of the union, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in a bulletin on the strike, asked members of the union to disregard […]

EDUCATION

TETFUND boss uncovers fraud involving lecturers, agency’s staff

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2017

The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Abdullahi Baffa, yesterday disclosed that a high-level fraud involving some academics and staff of his agency had been uncovered. According to him, the lecturers and the staff had abused the intervention funds of the agency on pretext that they were pursuing further academic qualifications or attending […]

EDUCATION

FG releases 2017/2018 admission list into unity schools

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has approved the release of the admission list of successful candidates into the Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) for the 2017/2018 academic year. A statement by the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday quoted the minster as saying that admission list into JSSI was on notice boards in the […]