….No It’s blatant lies and mischief –  Management Reacts The Federal Polytechnic Mubi chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has protested the alleged wrongful sacking of 100 staff by the outgoing Rector Dr Sadique Yahaya. The union led by its chairman Hussaini James, at a press briefing at the Yola satellite campus of the institution in Adamawa State,  had accused the rector for, “refusal to implement polytechnic act 2019 as directed by...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, says the National Universities Commission (NUC) should investigate corruption allegations against the Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of some universities across the country. Jamilu Shehu, the ASUU Northern Zonal Coordinator in a statement on Friday, accused vice-chancellors of some universities of defrauding unsuspecting students and parents. He said the corrupt practices are taking place in the zone which includes the Usumanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Umaru Musa Yaradua University Katsina,...

Professor Umar Pate has been elected the President of the Association of Communication Scholars and Practitioners (ACSPN). Professor Pate elected at the end of the 7th annual conference and first virtual conference of the association. Members of the Association had been holding a two days annual virtual conference that started on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. The secretary-general of the association, Professor Nosa Owens Ibe, proposed the nomination of Professor Pate as the new President to...

The Osun state government has tentatively set September 21 as the resumption date for all schools in the state after they were shut since March to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Primary and Secondary schools in the state will resume in phases for an abridged third term of the 2019/2020 academic session, the Commissioner for Information, Mrs. Funke Egbemode said in a statement. The abridged third term of the 2019/2020 academic session will end on...