Senate probes for the removal of age limits for job seekers
On Wednesday, 15th of July 2020, the Nigerian Senate urged the Federal Government to establish a committee that will be saddled with the responsibility of reviewing the age limit for applicants seeking job positions in governmental agencies. The senate resolution followed a Point of Order raised by Sen. Ibrahim Gobir (APC-Sokoto) at plenary, which motion […]
HEALTH, EDUCATION BUDGET SLASH: ASUU CAUTIONS FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a warning to the Federal Government regarding the proposed budget slash in the Education and Health sectors. It has been brought to public notice that the FG plans to deduct 50.76billion from the initial 111.78billion which was budgeted for the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and […]
Schools shut down Nationwide #COVID-19
The outbreak of the COVID-19, Coronavirus, has led to a series of institutional amendments across all sectors in the country, especially education. The Nigerian Government on Thursday, 19th of March, ordered the closure of all the 104 Unity Secondary Schools in the country. This closure is to be effective from Thursday, 26th of March, 2020. Governor of […]
ASUU STRIKE 2020 -UNILORIN SUSPENDS ITS ONGOING EXAMINATIONS
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has embarked on a two-week warning strike that is continuing over issues relating to the 2009-2019 memorandum with the Federal Government of Nigeria. On Monday, 9th of March 2020, the National President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, stated during a press conference, after the National Executive Committee meeting which […]