School Feeding: Kaduna Begins Verification of 7,261 Cooks – Official

EducationFoodNewsNigeriaSchool Feeding: Kaduna Begins Verification of 7,261 Cooks – Official

PilotnewsAugust 19, 2020

The Kaduna government has begun verifying 7,261 cooks engaged under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in the state. Mr Umar Abdullahi, Programme Manager of the programme, made this known in Zaria on the sideline of a two-day Media Roundtable to enlist media support on reportage of social protection programmes Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the goal was to verify the cooks and ensure that they are doing the right...

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ASUP Petitions Abia Govt. Over 20 Months Unpaid Salaries

EducationLabourNewsASUP Petitions Abia Govt. Over 20 Months Unpaid Salaries

PilotnewsAugust 17, 2020

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has sent a petition to the National Human Right Commission over 20 months unpaid salaries by Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia. Mr Anderson Ezeibe, National President of ASUP, stated this in a letter addressed to the Executive Secretary of the commission and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. Ezeibe said that the governor had refused to pay salaries to its members in Abia State Polytechnic, Aba,...

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Adamawa Requires 9000 Learning Space To Bridge Gap – ADSUBEB Boss

EducationInfrastructureNewsAdamawa Requires 9000 Learning Space To Bridge Gap – ADSUBEB Boss

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 15, 2020

Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board ( ADSUBEB) says the state needed about 9000 classrooms learning space and more qualified teachers to bridge the gap in education orchestrated by insecurity and the neglect of the previous government. Speaking to newsmen, the new chairman of ADSUBEB, Dr. Salihi Ateequ said on resumption of office eight weeks ago, he went out on an assessment tour to fathom himself with the activities of the board. He said he...

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Multi-Campus for Enugu State Polytechnic is a Win-Win Situation, Says Ezeugwu, leader ENHA; 5 Bills Passed into Law

EducationNewsMulti-Campus for Enugu State Polytechnic is a Win-Win Situation, Says Ezeugwu, leader ENHA; 5 Bills Passed into Law

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 14, 2020

The Leader Enugu State House of Assembly,  Hon. Ikechukwu Ezeugwu,  on Thursday, described the introduction of multi-campuses to the Enugu State Polytechnic Iwollo, a win-win situation as the campuses will be sited across the three senatorial zones of the state, create job opportunities, offer admission to our teeming youths and develop the area where the campuses are sited. Ezeugwu said this as he introduced the bill for a law to amend the Enugu State Polytechnic...

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UNILAG Announces New Acting Vice Chancellor

EducationNewsUNILAG Announces New Acting Vice Chancellor

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 13, 20201

The Governing Council of the University of Lagos has named Professor Theophilus Soyomno as acting Vice-Chancellor following the removal of Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe on Wednesday, over a series of allegations including abuse of office and financial misconduct. In a statement, the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Oladejo Azeez, announced Prof Soyombo’s appointment and stressed that the former Vice-Chancellor was lawfully removed. “My attention has been drawn to a document circulating under the hand and...

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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said there was nothing wrong with former President Obasanjo speaking ill of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu. Falana wrote in an article titled: ‘Matters arising from Chief Obasanjo’s Condolence Letter’, that the hypocrisy of the former President’s message that should be criticised. “Some people have said that it is against the African culture to speak ill of the dead. That is far from the truth. In the past, Africans spoke ill of the dead and exposed the dead and exposed the dead and exposed the dead if they were found to have engaged in abominable activities that brought shame to a community. “In fact, the bodies of dead men and women who were found to have brought pestilence to a community were buried in the bush,” Falana wrote. “Therefore, Chief Obasanjo has not abused the African culture by attacking the late Senator Buruji Kashamu for allegedly manipulating the law to escape justice at home and abroad. “However, it is the hypocrisy of his message that should be criticised because it is against the African culture to aid and abet a criminal suspect in his lifetime only to turn round to attack him in his grave.” Falana said that the evidence given by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) under President Obasanjo in 2003, in favour of Kashamu at an extradition case in the United Kingdom, enabled the late Senator to be cleared of drug charges and the extradition request by the United States was dismissed. “Thereafter, Kashamu returned to the country as a free man and was admitted to the PDP as full-fledged member. He funded the party and became a political leader. “The national leadership of the party acknowledged Kashamu’s immense financial contributions to the PDP. In 2014, as a result of political disagreements in the Ogun State chapter of the PDP to stop extolling Kashamu as a political leader because he was ‘a habitual criminal wanted abroad to face criminal charges levelled against him…’” “But following the resolution of the intra party feud, Chief Obasanjo mounted the rostrum in Ogun State, extolled Kashamu as a political leader and prayed to the Almighty God to reward him for his generosity,” Falana stated.

EducationNewsNigeriaHuman rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said there was nothing wrong with former President Obasanjo speaking ill of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu. Falana wrote in an article titled: ‘Matters arising from Chief Obasanjo’s Condolence Letter’, that the hypocrisy of the former President’s message that should be criticised. “Some people have said that it is against the African culture to speak ill of the dead. That is far from the truth. In the past, Africans spoke ill of the dead and exposed the dead and exposed the dead and exposed the dead if they were found to have engaged in abominable activities that brought shame to a community. “In fact, the bodies of dead men and women who were found to have brought pestilence to a community were buried in the bush,” Falana wrote. “Therefore, Chief Obasanjo has not abused the African culture by attacking the late Senator Buruji Kashamu for allegedly manipulating the law to escape justice at home and abroad. “However, it is the hypocrisy of his message that should be criticised because it is against the African culture to aid and abet a criminal suspect in his lifetime only to turn round to attack him in his grave.” Falana said that the evidence given by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) under President Obasanjo in 2003, in favour of Kashamu at an extradition case in the United Kingdom, enabled the late Senator to be cleared of drug charges and the extradition request by the United States was dismissed. “Thereafter, Kashamu returned to the country as a free man and was admitted to the PDP as full-fledged member. He funded the party and became a political leader. “The national leadership of the party acknowledged Kashamu’s immense financial contributions to the PDP. In 2014, as a result of political disagreements in the Ogun State chapter of the PDP to stop extolling Kashamu as a political leader because he was ‘a habitual criminal wanted abroad to face criminal charges levelled against him…’” “But following the resolution of the intra party feud, Chief Obasanjo mounted the rostrum in Ogun State, extolled Kashamu as a political leader and prayed to the Almighty God to reward him for his generosity,” Falana stated.

PilotnewsAugust 12, 2020

The Governing Council of the University of Lagos has confirmed the sack of Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice-Chancellor. The Registrar and Secretary of the Council, Mr. Oladejo Azeez, confirmed the removal of Prof Ogundipe in a statement on Wednesday. Ogundipe was removed for gross misconduct, financial recklessness and other offences, the Nation reported. “The general public is hereby notified that at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday 2 August 2020 and in accordance with...

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WAEC: Kano Govt to Deploy More Teachers for Revision in Schools

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaWAEC: Kano Govt to Deploy More Teachers for Revision in Schools

PilotnewsAugust 10, 2020

As schools resumed on Monday, the Kano State Government said it would deploy additional teachers to fast track revision for exit students writing their West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government had given a directive for the reopening of schools on Aug. 10, for the exit students in the state. The government had so far fumigated 538 public and private schools as well as distributed...

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Few Students in Classes as Schools Resume in Edo

CoronavirusEducationNewsFew Students in Classes as Schools Resume in Edo

PilotnewsAugust 10, 2020

Few students in final year classes turned up as schools resume in Edo on Monday after four months of closure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who went round some of the public and private schools in Benin City, the state capital, observed that the schools enforced COVID-19 guidelines provided by the government for reopening. As part of the guidelines, the schools are to ensure that the students as well as their teachers wear...

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JAMB Mulls New Date for Commencement of Admission

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Mulls New Date for Commencement of Admission

PilotnewsAugust 10, 2020

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is considering new date for the commencement of the 2020 admission processes from the earlier announced date of Aug. 22. The board disclosed this in its bulletin made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. According to the Board, it will be meeting all the tertiary institutions on Aug. 10 to brainstorm on the possibility of shifting the commencement of admissions to a date that would...

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Nigeria Must Not Put Schools on the Front Line of Pandemic without life-saving measures

Chris Chinwe UlasiEditorialsEducationNewsNigeria Must Not Put Schools on the Front Line of Pandemic without life-saving measures

Chris UlasiAugust 8, 2020

Federal and state government authorities should be leading the way in modeling pro-life values that put people’s health, safety and lives first. ______________ Despite the fact that Africa’s most populous country is third behind South Africa and Egypt as COVID-19 most impacted in Africa, schools across Nigeria are being asked to resume in-person classes. Daily assurances intended to ameliorate citizens’ anxiety caused by uncertainly about the pandemic can only go as far as bridging the...

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