The Federal Government said it spent about 100 million US dollars in feeding 10 million Nigerian children under the National School Feeding Program. This was part of efforts to eliminate the scourge of child labour in the country. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this when he received […]
Governing Council of University of Lagos (UNILAG) has named Prof. Folasade Ogunsola as the 13th substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution at the end of the special meeting of Council. Ogunsola, who is the first female Vice Chancellor of the institution, succeeds the outgoing VC, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. Her appointment is for […]
The Vice Chancellor, Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano, Prof. Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa has said uplifting the university to a greater height is the priority of his administration. Kurawa stated this on Friday when he inspected the progress of some buildings that are under construction in the university main campus. “My administration […]
The Court of Appeal has granted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) permission to appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the union to call off its strike. The court, however, granted the application on the condition that the union obeys the ruling of the lower court and […]
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved an extension of teachers retirement age from 60 to 65 years in Borno State. SOLACEBASE reports that Governor Zulum announced the upward review on Wednesday in Maiduguri, to commemorate the 2022 edition of World Teachers Day. A statement issued by Spokesman to the governor, Malam Isa […]
The federal government has announced that it will be presenting a certificate of registration to CONUA, a breakaway faction of ASUU The presentation will be done today, Tuesday, October 4, at the minister conference room, federal secretariat, Abuja The detail of the presentation was contained in an invitation sent to […]
The Federal Government has cautioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over disobeying the order of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) to call off its ongoing strike. Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the advice in a statement signed by Mr Olajide Oshundun, the Deputy […]
The leadership of the House of Representatives will seek an audience with President Muhammadu Buhari on the resolution of the ongoing face-off between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) with the outcome of its interactions with stakeholders in the dispute, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila said on Thursday. This […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it is set to appeal the order by the National Industrial Court (NIC) directing the suspension of its seven months old strike. In a terse statement signed by the Chairman of Lagos Zone of the union, Adelaja Odukoya on Wednesday, the union urged […]
