The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Zone A, has faulted the decision of the Federal Government of Nigeria to convert the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, Dr Abubakar Dzukogi, to a sole administrator after he has duly retired from service. The Union said such a step […]
Education
By Atinuke Ogunpolu The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has announced the release of results for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, 2020-second series. The Head of National Office, WAEC, Nigeria, Patrick Areghan, who made the announcement on Monday February 15, 2021, said the […]
The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife will resume academic activities on February 7, 2021. This was announced after the institution’s senate meeting on Tuesday. The Public Relations Officer of OAU, Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed this to Bustanews correspondent. The institution has also cancelled its 2020/2021 session and this was contained in a […]
The National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, Olusegun Bamgbose has warned parents in the country against sending their children to school as the Federal Government insists on Monday, January 18, 2021, resumption date. Bamgbose warned that the government’s insistence to reopen schools at this point when the number […]
The Sule Maitama University of Kano has been officially announced by the Senate of the School to reopen on Monday Jan-18 to start the 2019-2020 academic session. Head of Information, Publications and Public Relations Unit of the university, Abdullahi Abba-Hassan disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday, in […]
THE National Examination Council on Wednesday announced the release of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (internal) results. But a total of 233,000 candidates, who were prevented from taking the NECO examination in some states due to the #EndSARS protests, would be accommodated in the external examination scheduled for between […]
The management of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna State has fixed Monday, January 25th, 2021 as the date for the reopening of the institution for academic activities. However, the Director of Public Affairs of the ABU, Mallam Auwal Umar, said in a statement that the resumption date was […]
Vice-Chancellors of some federal and state universities in Nigeria have expressed readiness to reopen schools. Though the Academic Staff Union of Universities had said that varsities were not ready for reopening, the VCs said they had planned to reopen their institutions as directed by the Federal Government. One of the […]
The Senate of Lagos State University (LASU), at an emergency session on Monday, 11th January, 2021 elected Professor Oyedamola Oke Acting Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University. This was contained in a release by signed by the Coordinator, Centre for Information Press and Public Relations, LASU, Mr. Ademola Adekoya today. […]
Chairmen of various chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Sunday expressed concerns over resumption of academic activities on January 18 saying the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. Tertiary institutions took a break from academic activities due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and a personal […]
