Mon 25th Jan Top Educational News on Allschool Forum

Monday 25th January Top Educational News on Allschool Forum.

1. Not autonomy, but a law to end university strikes 

Early last October, I received an e-mail from a student on the prolonged and disastrous ASUU strike who said she “would be happy to know” which of the autonomies of the Universities was…Read More

2. Don’t wait for white-collar jobs, NYSC DG tells corpers

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has urged corps member not to wait for white-collar jobs...Read More

3. School feeding: Kwara begins medical screening for 4500 food vendors  

Kwara State Government on Monday began a week-long medical screening exercise for 4500 food vendors ahead of official take-off of its Home Grown School Feeding Programme...Read More

4. NDLEA to conduct drug tests on tertiary institution students, others

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Marwa (retd.), has ordered the state commanders of the agency to mop up illicit drugs across the country...Read More

5. Internet Scam: We Are Students, Not Criminals, Arrested Osun Youths Insist

Some youths arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Osogbo, Osun State at the weekend over alleged internet scam have insisted that they were students, not criminals.…Read More

6. I’ve no hand in cancellation of LASU VC selection process – Senator Abiru  

Senator Tokunbo Abiru representing Lagos East at the National Assembly, has denied involvement in cancellation of the selection process for the position of the Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU)...Read More

7. Lawyer Drags Kaduna Governor to Court Over Indefinite School Closure

A Kaduna-based human rights lawyer, Desmond Tabakwot, has sued the governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, over the indefinite closure of schools in the state due to COVID-19 infections...Read More

8. N40bn allowance: Some VCs, bursars hindering disbursement – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said Vice-Chancellors and bursars of some universities are hindering the smooth disbursement of the union’s share of the N40bn earned allowance...Read More

9. I’m not sure I want my children to go back to school now with the second wave of Coronavirus – Annie Idibia

Annie Idibia has reacted to different school resumption dates announced by different state governments amid the second wave of Coronavirus in the country...Read More

10. Nigerian govt to employ 30,000 graduates 

The Federal Government has approved the employment of 30,000 graduates to be trained on soil samples and to render extension services to farmers….Read More

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