Federal Ministry of Education

Protest: FG to Vice Chancellors: Protect students, staff, properties on campuses

Ahead of the planned nationwide protest on August 1, the Federal Ministry of Education has directed all the vice-chancellors of federal universities to...

As economy bites harder, FG reduces allowances for foreign students

The Federal Ministry of Education, acting on behalf of the Federal Government, has announced a reduction of 12.7% in the allowances granted to...

Seven-month strike: FG ambushes ASUU, hauls it before Industrial Arbitration Court

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may have boxed itself to a corner over the current intractable labour crisis as the Federal...

Like ASUU, ASUP says it will shut down polytechnics nationwide from May 16

BY SAM OGBEIFUN Another strike in the nation’s polytechnics is looming as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has threatened to shut...

At last, teachers’ rewards are here as Buhari approves special salary, retirement age for them.

As the world marks Teachers Day, President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a mouth-watering package for teachers including a special salary scale. He also raised...

COVID-19: Reps advocate e-learning system as 1.2m children are out of schools

  By Ajuma Edwina Ogiri   With about 1.2 billion children out of schools in Nigeria following  COVID-19 pandemic, the House of Representatives...