COVID-19: NANS wants Chinese doctors gone, demands accountability for donations

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has issued the Nigerian Federal Government a 72-hour ultimatum, to repatriate the Chinese doctors back to their country. This was, even as...

No date fixed for school resumption – Education ministry

The Federal Ministry of Education has urged Nigerians to disregard some false news making the rounds that the Federal Government had directed the reopening of schools. The ministry’s spokesperson,...

ASUU criticises Buhari over plans to cut education, health budgets

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against cutting down the budget of Health and Education sectors in the proposed 2020 revised budget. The...

Transparency, IPPIS, ASUU and war against corruption

By Philip Adetiloye What Nigeria needs to fight the problem of ghost workers and inflated salary payments in public service is transparency. Transparency cannot be achieved in any country...

Lockdown: Enugu begins educational radio programme for students

Enugu State has joined the list of states in Nigeria that have introduced educational radio programmes for students as the lockdown to curtail the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues.

COVID-19: Televised classes and the fate of rural communities

By Efe Agabi The multiplier effects of Covid-19 are incalculable. No sector is immune to the negative impact of the pandemic, from entertainment to tourism it is the same...

Buhari appoints pioneer VC, registrar of Kebbi University of Agriculture

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor for the newly established University of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State in the person of Professor Musa Isiyaku Ahmed. The...

COVID-19: Adeyemi College of Education begins online classes

Lecturers at the Adeyemi College of Education (ACE), Ondo have commenced online teaching of their students. This is in line with the proposition of the Federal government that all...

KWASU VC: Ilorin professors fault Offa counterparts

The Ilorin Emirate Professors Association has faulted their Offa counterparts for criticising the process that led to the appointment of Professor Muhammed Akanbi as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwara State University.

‘Dr’ Usman Ogbo as a rector portends for the education sector

By Austeen Otene First and foremost, I want to state unequivocally without any reservations that I am not shocked with the announcement of Usman Ogbo as Rector of the...