Agenda Setting: Nigeria Guild of Editors Hold Capacity Workshop

YOLA — In its effort to reawaken Editors of both print and electronic media, the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) in conjunction with the United States Embassy in Nigeria has organized a two-day capacity building workshop for Editors in the North East held in Yola, Adamawa State capital. The workshop with a theme: ‘Agenda setting for Sustainable Democratic Culture” was heralded with a town hall meeting and third in the series with the first two held...

OPINION: Minister for Education, NANS and Nigeria’s Activism

Most Nigerians do not know how to properly engage their leaders so that all can find a common ground upon which to rely and make progress. The video of the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students – NANS, in a meeting with the Minister for Education was an interesting sight that speaks to the predominant conception of activism in Nigeria as disengagement, labeling, and antagonism. Looking at it, the omission of Nigerian students...

ASUU Strike: Education Minister Walks Out On NANS, Meeting Deadlocked

ABUJA — The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Monday, stormed out of a meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) who were protesting over the one-month warning strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The minister had scheduled an impromptu meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) who had staged a protest from the National Assembly to the Federal Ministry...

NANS Protest ASUU Strike, Block Popular Aroma Junction

By Emmanuel Chigbata, Student Staff Reporter The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday protested on the streets of Awka, Anambra State over the strike action embarked the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the continued closure of universities all over the country. The protesters who brandished placards and banners gave one week to the Federal Government and ASUU reopen universities, or risk having the country shut down. The protest caused gridlock in...

Senate Directs Vice Chancellor Uni-Uyo To Recover N635.7m

UYO — The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Prof. Nyaudoh Ndaeyo has been directed to recover the sum of N635.7 million over-paid to the staff of the institution in 2017. The Auditor-General in its 2017 report which is currently being considered by Senate, alleged that the Management of the University under ‘Pay as You Earn’ (PAYE) Tax deducted ₦635,700,792.65 from staff salaries and emoluments of workers in 2017. Senator Matthew Urhoghide, chairman of, Senate...

We Spent N12bn To Train Nigerian Researchers in 2021 – TETFUND Boss

ABUJA — Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has said it invested N12 billion in training researchers across twelve universities in Nigeria in the year 2021 as part of the agency’s mandate of funding the educational sector in the country. The Chairman, Board of Trustees of TETFUND, Kashim Imam, made this disclosure on Monday in Maiduguri during an interactive forum with a theme: “improving education tax collection in the post-pandemic era” organised to improve education tax...

College Of Education To Reopen, Students To Pay N4,500

YOLA — The Adamawa College of Education in Hong, shut down on November 29, 2021, as a result of a demonstration by students will be re-opening on February 24, 2022. The Registrar of the College Alhaji Shuaibu Ahiwa who made this known in a Telephone interview with The West African Pilot News Regional Correspondent said the reopening followed approval by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to that effect. “During the demonstration, the value of the damaged multimedia...

Hostel Accommodation Woes, Fees Increment, Landlords Rejoice: Students At Fed Poly, Oko, Express Dissatisfaction

As Federal Polytechnic, Oko remains seemingly oblivious to escalating costs for most student accommodation and sundry costs, students shared their questions over incessant fee increment by landlords in and around the campus community. By Anastasia Mbabie — Staff Reporter Every new academic year has been adjudged to pose great challenges and cause untold hardship to students of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State over incessant accommodation fee increment by landlords and ladies in the community. Consequently, students...

Integrity Club Queens School Enugu Wins Trophy

ENUGU — The Integrity Club Queens School Enugu has won a trophy for the best one-minute video clip on ‘My role in making a Nigeria of my dream’. In the short clip presented by three members of the Integrity club Queens School, the girls advocate on singing the sound morals of principles, shunning inhuman or degrading treatment on any human being, and having zero tolerance for political apathy. Queens Secondary School Enugu winner of the...

University of Oxford Adds Igbo To Modern Languages, Inducts Its First Igbo Language Lecturer

The University of Oxford, dubbed the number one university in the world, is set to begin teaching Igbo language and has appointed a Nigerian, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha, as the first official Igbo language lecturer. This would be the first time the language will be taught at the university and a Nigerian, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umenyiora emerged as the first Igbo language lecturer at the citadel of learning. Emmanuel shared the news on Twitter after his induction...

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