The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced that it would be downing tools for two weeks, beginning from Monday, in order to press the government to implement various agreements and resolutions it reached with the union. The strike action announcement was made by the National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, at the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). Mr. Ogunyemi said the union wants...

The Enugu State House of Assembly on Wednesday urged the State Government to issue a directive making entrepreneur/enterprise development studies a compulsory part of the curriculum in all public and private schools in the state. This was contained in the motion on notice, motion No.2 sponsored by Hon. Ibenaku Onoh, member representing Enugu North Constituency. Onoh emphasised that unemployment is a fundamental problem facing the nation with its rate projected by the Federal Government of...

The Zamfara House of Assembly has relocated to a newly constructed primary school in Gusau, following ongoing reconstruction at the assembly complex. Malam Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura, the Public Relations Officer of the House, announced this in a statement in Gusau. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Bello Matawalle recently awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the state assembly’s complex. “Sequel to the total reconstruction of the state assembly’s complex project awarded by the...

Dr Aisha Bawa, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), has recommended recruitment of more female lecturers as a panacea to sexual harassment in schools. She specifically called for the recruitment of more female lecturers in higher institutions to reduce incidences of sexual harassment on campuses. Aisha made the appeal in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Sokoto. She stressed that having more women in academia would surely...

A House of Representatives Member, Dr Balarabe Kakale (PDP-Sokoto), says the House has set March 12 to debate on the reforms in the Almajiri system of education in the country. Kakale, who represent Bodinga/Dange-Shuni/Tureta Federal Constituency in Sokoto state, stated this in a statement issued to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Saturday. The lawmaker said that the move was part of the legislators commitment to reform the system. “This is aimed at...