Education

By Johnson Nwankwo The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said it would mobilise its members for a nationwide protest in all the major cities in Nigeria, effective September 15, 2024. NANS said the protest was in response to the recent fuel price hike and the failure of the federal government to find a lasting solution to the attendant pains being faced by a majority of Nigerians. The body therefore demanded an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike. The notification has been sent to various security agencies, including the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Nigerian Security and…

By Jonathan Okpanachi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Niger Delta University (NDU) chapter, has concluded to embark on industrial strike action. ASUU, through its chairman, Comrade Oyinkepreye Lucky Bebeteidoh, said the decision was informed by the refusal of the state government to respond to many moves to seek audience with the visitor of the institution, Gov Douye Diri, on the challenges affecting members and the university in general. Bebeteidoh told newsmen at the secretariat of the ASUU at the NDU campus in Wilberforce island in Ammassoma that the congress of the union resolved to initiate the process leading…

By Jonathan Okpanachi The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has formally released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) results. This was stated by the head of WAEC in Nigeria, Mr Amos Dangut, said that the results of 1,685,889 candidates, accounting for 93.9%, were released. Quoting him, "WAEC is releasing its results today as out of 1,805, 216 that entered for exam, 1,332, 089 candidates have credits in five subjects, including any subjects with either Mathematics or English language, and 1,301, 949 candidates got credits in five subjects including Mathematics and English language accounting for 72.9% of total…

By People& Politics Education commissioners in the country will engage with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja to strategise on best way to address the pervasive issue of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions. The meeting which is expected to focus on sexual harassment in tertiary institutions is convened by the ICPC and Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). Ms Omowumi Ogunrotimi, Executive Director, Gender Mobile Initiative, said the engagement would focus more on prevention frameworks rather than punitive measures. “Development partners, education regulators, student groups and civil society organisations will engage and…

By Hadiza Suleman The monthly allowance of the national youth service corps members will soon be reviewed upward in line with the soon-to-be implemented national minimum wage for workers. The director general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, disclosed this while speaking to 2,762 corps members of Batch B, Stream one at Ogun State NYSC Orientation Camp, Sagamu, weekend. He said the corps members were too special to be forgotten by the federal government. In his words, "For your allowance, don’t worry, as soon as the ongoing negotiation on the minimum wage is concluded, you…

By Agency Report The authorities of the University of Benin, Edo State, on Thursday, shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely. The university, in a statement by its spokesperson, Benedicta Ehanire, attributed the decision to the refusal of the students to shift grounds on their demands. The students on Wednesday took to the streets, blocking the ever-busy Benin-Ore highway to protest weeks of power outage on campus. The students, who had two weeks until their first semester examination, said the situation was severely affecting their preparation. They also called for a downward review of transport fare by the UNIBEN…

By People&Politics The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Friday, announced the release of the results of candidates who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted in June, 2024. JAMB's spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, stated this in a release. The supplementary examination was conducted for 28,835 candidates, who were unable to be biometrically verified during the main 2024 UTME, it was gathered. He said other category of candidates who sat for the examination were those suspected to have been involved in examination malpractices during the main UTME but who were given a second chance to sit the…