ASUU: SOKOTO VARSITY URGED TO SUSPEND SOLIDARITY STRIKE

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

Students of Sokoto State have appealed to staff of the State-owned University, the Sokoto State University, to urgently call off their solidarity strike action in the interest of the future of the state.

AT LAST, ASUU SUSPENDS 8 MONTHS STRIKE

• * As President Buhari Allegedly Promises To Address ASUU's Core Grievances

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

After exactly eight months of prolonged industrial action which had paralyzed academic activities in most federal and state-owned Universities in Nigeria, the tertiary institution lecturers under the auspices of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Friday, suspended it's strike.

AUGUST/SEPT 2020 WAEC RESULT TO BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK

By Hamid Abdullahi (MDA/Education Reporter)

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said the results of the post-covid-19 August/September 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination would be released next week.

BAUCHI SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS, UNICEF BRAINSTORM ON CHILD FRIENDLY BUDGET FOR 2022

By Danjuma Williams (Gombe State Correspondent)

The Bauchi State Ministry for Budget and Economic Planning says it will ensure that children's issues in education, health, water, nutrition, and sanitation receive adequate attention during the preparation of the 2022 State appropriation.

Book Review: THE POWER OF ONE MAN

Title: The Power of One Man: How the Soludo-engineered Consolidation Transformed Nigerian Banks to Global Players

Author: Ray Echebiri, PhD

Reviewer: Azu Ishiekwene, journalist, columnist and author of the new book, Writing for Media and Monetising It

Publisher: Safari Books, Ibadan, 2024

Pages: 263

I have not yet asked the author about his motivation for writing this book. Even though he alludes to it in a way with a couple of examples in the Preface, he doesn’t explain it clearly. So, he must forgive me if I imagine this.

BUHARI APPROVES 65 YEARS AS RETIREMENT AGE FOR TEACHERS

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a bill that permits teachers to retire at the age of 65 or after attaining 40 years of pensionable service.

BUHARI IN LONDON FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION SUMMIT, MEDICAL CHECK

By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, July 26, 2021, left Abuja for the United Kingdom to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025.

Calm Seas Don't Make Great Sailors: ORTUANYA'S LEADERSHIP TESTED AT UNN

By Jude Ogechi Eze

In a small riverside community, there is a story often told of a young boatman who inherited a vessel already battered by years of neglect. The elders warned him: “This river is not kind to the unprepared.” But what they did not tell him was that the real danger lay not in the river’s turbulence, but in the constant voices from the shore; critics shouting conflicting directions, skeptics predicting failure, and rivals hoping the current would consume him. The young man, however, chose a different path. He listened, but he did not waver. With steady hands and quiet resolve, he navigated the storm, and, in time, the same voices that once doubted him fell silent as the boat glided into calmer waters.

CAN APPEALS TO GOV BAGO ON RECRUITMENT OF CRK TEACHERS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NIGER STATE

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger state chapter, has appealed to the Governor Mohammed Umar Bago led administration to revisit the issue of religious discrepancies by recruiting teachers to teach Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) in public schools.

CAN MAKES CASE FOR CHILD EDUCATION

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger state chapter has made a case for more attention on girl child education as the near panacea for the much sort-after speedy change.

Cashless Policy: BAUCHI MICRO-FINANCE PROMOTES DIGITAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR VILLAGE SAVINGS & LOANS GROUPS

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

Towards addressing the challenges associated with CBN's cashless policy as it affects the financial transactions of Village Saving and loans Associations (VSLAs), the Bauchi State Agency for Sustainable Micro-Finance has unveiled measures to forestall any perceived hardships that may arise as a result of the Cashless policy.

Change Of Guards: ECHONO TAKES OVER IN TETFUND AS NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

* As Prof. Bogoro Bows Out On March 18

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Retired Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Arch. Sonny Echono, has been appointed as the new Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

CIPM SEEKS STRONGER COLLABORATION WITH NYSC ON YOUTH MENTORSHIP

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) has indicated interest in supporting the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to consolidate its gains on youth mentorship, Corps empowerment and national integration.

Convocation: BAUCHI GOV URGES VARSITY GRADUANDS TO TURN DEGREES INTO OPPORTUNITIES

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

In an inspiring address to the 8th, 9th, and 10th convocation of Sa’adu Zungur University, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed encouraged graduands to see their degrees as a launchpad for leadership, innovation, and societal impact.

Convocation: FUT MINNA CONFERS DIPLOMA, DEGREES, MASTERS, PHD ON 7,312 GRADUANDS

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

A total of 7, 312 graduands will be conferred with Doctorate Degree (PhD), Masters Degree, First Degree and Post Graduate Diplomas during the combined 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic session of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna.

Convocation: NOUN CONFERS DEGREES, PGD, MASTERS, PHD AWARDS ON 22, 175 GRADUATES

• As 22 Persons Bag First Class Honours
• Convocation Holds Saturday, April 13, 2024

By Ifeoma Umezuluike (Education Reporter, in Abuja)

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will on Saturday, 13th April, graduate 22,175 students at its 13th convocation ceremony.

COTONOU DEGREES AND OUR WIMPY EDUCATION POLICY

By Hassan Gimba

Last week, we got a dose of what investigative journalism ought to be. Umar Audu, a promising young journalist, proved to be an outstanding student of his mentor, Ja’afar Ja’afar, an investigative journalist of the first order. Reporting for Daily Nigerian, Ja’afar’s online newspaper, Umar Audu went underground to bag a degree in Mass Communication from a university in the Benin Republic. It is a report worthy of the highest award in the land for investigative journalism.

Cotonou Varsity Degree Scam: ICPC CHAIRMAN, MUSA ALIYU, MEETS UNDERCOVER REPORTERS, LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has convened a critical meeting at the ICPC headquarters in Abuja with a reporter from a news outlet.

Court Order On ASUU: FG WILL SOON DIRECT V-Cs TO RE-OPEN VARSITIES, SAYS NGIGE, EDUCATION MINISTER

By Agency Report

The federal government will soon direct vice-chancellors to reopen the universities in compliance with the order of court, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said.

CUSTOMS MARKS ONE YEAR OF IMPACTFUL CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVE

* As CGC Adeniyi Commissions Project At Government Secondary School, Wuse, Abuja

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, on Tuesday, commissioned a major intervention project at Government Secondary School, Wuse, Abuja, marking the one-year anniversary of the Nigeria Customs Service’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative tagged 'Customs Cares'.