Osodeke said that if they had accepted the offer, people would have accused them of fighting for their personal interests… The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has revealed how the union, during its last negotiations, rejected the federal government’s plan to increase school fees of all university students … Read more
NECO has released the 2021 SSCE results. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the the results for the 2021 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The latest development was made known by the NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, on Friday. Wushishi, who announced the release of … Read more
University authorities had asked students to vacate the premises on October 1… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, has announced that the institution will be reopened on Friday November 5, 2021. Recall that the university’s authorities had asked students to vacate the premises on October 1, following … Read more
Protest rocks University, Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday as three students dies within 72 hours Ekohotblog reports that scores of students of Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday protested the death of three of their colleagues in 72 hours. According to DAILY POST, it was learnt that one of the students from the Department … Read more
FUPRE has postponed its Post-UTME and announced a new date. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) has on Thursday announced the postponement of the Post-UTME Screening Exercise earlier scheduled to hold from Monday, October 25 to Saturday, October 30, 2021. The latest development was made known via a statement by the Registrar of … Read more
Universities are set to embark on strike as SSANU and NASU gave FG a two-week ultimatum. EKOHOTBLOG reports that academic activities in universities across Nigeria may once paralyse following a disagreement between various unions over the sharing formula of the just-approved N22.127 billion for payment of earned allowances for the university staff. This online newspaper … Read more
Government has reacted as students hired hoodlums to beat teachers in Ogun State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Ogun State Government has threatened to expel unruly students following serial attacks and beating of Secondary School teachers by their students in some part of the state. It was gathered that the students reportedly hired some hoodlums who … Read more
Lagos schools are set to embark on a one-week break. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) has said that public and private primary and secondary schools in Lagos State will embark on a week-long mid-term break commencing from November 1 through November 5, 2021. The latest development was made known via a … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Examination Council (NECO) has said that it will soon release the results of the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) conducted nationwide in July 2021. The Head of Information and Public Affairs of the organization, Alhaji Azeez Sani, told THISDAY in a telephone interview in Minna Monday … Read more
Pastor Kumuyi’s godson has emerged as Unilorin’s best graduating student Joseph Adeola graduated with a CGPA of 4.92 from the department of Mathematics Ekohotblog reports that Joseph Oloruntoba Adeola, one of the godsons of the general overseer of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W.F Kumuyi has emerged the overall best graduating student of University of … Read more
NIJ appoints Tolulope Ojemuyiwa as Public Relations Officer. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba-Ikeja, Lagos has appointed Mr Tolulope Ojemuyiwa as the institution’s Public Relations Officer. Ojemuyiwa, who until the appointment was a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, also doubled as the institution’s sports Director. Read Also: Reps To Pass Bill … Read more
Lagos College has been granted approval to run National Diploma programmes. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Cooperative College (LASCOCO) has secured the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) approval to run National Diploma Programmes beginning from the 2021/2022 session. This was disclosed via a statement issued by the Provost of the Lagos State … Read more
Governor Sanwo-Olu has approved N290m for Lagos students’ bursary and scholarship. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved N290million for 2021 Bursary and Local Scholarships for indigenes in tertiary institutions across Nigeria. The latest development was disclosed via a statement by the Executive Secretary, Lagos Scholarship Board, Omotayo Fakolujo, … Read more
A popular Nigerian College Provost has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Provost of Umar Suleiman College of Education, Ghasu’a, (USCOEGA), in Yobe State, Dr. Muhammad Gishiwa, has been pronounced dead. A family source disclosed that the late College Provost died in Kano on Sunday after a brief illness. READ ALSO: Meet Nathaniel Zedomi, Nigerian Student … Read more
The bill also grants members of the governing council a four-year renewable term of office. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a bill seeking to transfer ownership of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos to the Federal Government is currently being considered in the House of Representatives. The bill sponsored by Olufemi Bandele Adebanjo, a … Read more
Professor Osodeke expressed disappointment, stating that the education sector has been totally neglected. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the National Assembly to enact a law that would stop public officials from sending their children abroad to study. ASUU president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke who made the … Read more
Sixteen candidates had applied for the position out of which Prof. Remi Raji withdrew from the race… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governing Council of the University of Ibadan has named Prof. Kayode Adebowale, the new substantive Vice Chancellor of the university. Adebowale, a professor of Chemistry and the current Deputy Vice Chancellor, administration … Read more
The meeting is a follow-up of the reconciliation meeting held in August to evaluate the progress so far made… The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed displeasure over what it describes as a slow pace in the implementation of the Memorandum of Agreement it reached with the Federal Government last year. ASUU President, … Read more
Lagos government has given a fresh update on BECE resit date. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Examinations Board has said that the date earlier fixed for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) resit remain unchanged. This was made known via a statement signed by the Director, Examinations Board, Mr. Supo Gbadegesin, on Monday. … Read more
MURIC has reacted to the brutal flogging of Madrasa students in Kwara State Islamic cleric states that Arabic schools are the repository of morality and the vault of uprightness. They are the conscience of the Ummah. MURIC said it’s in possession of another video that shows the students confessing that they engaged in shameful and … Read more