EDUCATION

NANS warns against increment of tuition fees in tertiary institutions

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The National Association of Nigerian Students has warned proprietors of tertiary institutions against increasing tuition fees in their schools, saying doing so will further heat up the country. The National President of NANS, Comrade Kadiri Aruna, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on

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Scholarship Scheme: PTDF introduces Federal Character principle

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2017

The Petroleum Development Fund (PTDF), on Saturday said  Federal Character principle was used in the shortlisting of candidates for the electronic Aptitude test for the overseas and local Msc scholarship scheme. The Executive Secretary, Dr Bello Aliyu Gusua disclosed this to newsmen while supervising the examination at the Chams City Center in Abuja. He said […]

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Breaking: NOUN students now to go for Law School, NYSC

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

The Senate on Thursday concluded amendment of the National Open University of Nigeria Act. The amendment will ‎enable students of the university to go for the compulsory one year National Youth Service Corps observed by graduates of the country’s universities and polytechnics. The Senate resolution was as a result of clause by clause‎ consideration of […]

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JAMB begins sale of 2017 Direct Entry July 10 – Official

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will begin the sale of the 2017 Direct Entry forms and registration of foreign candidates on July 10. JAMB’s Head of Public Relations Fabian Benjamin made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bwari, FCT. Benjamin said the process of registration for […]

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Plateau Govt. recalls over 2,000 dismissed teachers

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2017

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has approved that the more than 2,000 teachers disengaged from the service of the state in 2013 be recalled. Prof. Mathew Sule, the Chairman of Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB), disclosed this at a news conference in Jos on Monday. He said that the teachers were disengaged for […]

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Teachers reject handover of salary payment to LGCS

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2017

The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), says the union is opposed to handover of payment of primary schools teachers’ salaries to the local government councils. Mr Simon Ozo, Ebonyi NUT Chairman, stated this on Monday in Abakaliki in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to him, the union’s opposition to the […]