The Federal Government has warned against #EndASUU protest following the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, who gave this warning said those planning to use the #EndASUU protest to destroy public and private properties would be disappointed. He spoke yesterday in Abuja at … Read more
Provost, students against cultism Dr Paulina Ikwuegbu, Provost, Federal College of Education Eha-Amufu in Enugu State, has warned newly admitted students to shun cultism or face expulsion from the college. Ikwuegbu gave the warning in Nsukka on Saturday during the 26th matriculation ceremony of the college. At the ceremony, 600 National Certificate of Education and … Read more
Polytechnic workers The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) has scheduled a 14-day warning strike, to commence nationwide on Jan. 4, Eko hot blog gathered. The National President of SSANIP, Mr Adebanjo Ogunsipe, made the announcement in Abuja on Thursday while addressing newsmen at the end of the 62nd regular meeting of the General … Read more
18TH DECEMBER Osun State University’s Vice-Chancellor , Professor Labode Popoola, has urged the students’ unionist to embrace peace and be law abiding. According to Mr Popoola, the Students’ Union leaders must have a constructive engagement with their colleagues and management of their institutions to promote enabling atmosphere for learning. The Vice-Chancellor said during the swearing-in … Read more
The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Wednesday said the institution has attracted over N8bn research grants in the past three years. Ogundipe disclosed this in an interview on the sidelines of a ceremony to hand over the vertical extension of the Faculty of Law of the institution, on Wednesday in Lagos, … Read more
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to call its members to down tools nationwide if the Federal Government fail to improve security around schools across the country. The union stated this while reacting to the abduction of over 300 students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Eko Hot Blog had … Read more
Ebonyi, Teachers Quarters The Executive Chairman of the Ebonyi Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), Chief Hyacinth Ikpor, says that state government has commenced the construction of 117 staff quarters for teachers in public schools. Ikpor, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abakaliki, commended the Gov. David Umahi for the … Read more
14TH DECEMBER, 2020 The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced that students caught in examination malpractices would be barred from taking the examination henceforth. The WAEC’s Examination Committee made this public after its 70th Meeting, on Monday, according to reports from EKO HOT BLOG A statement by the committee also vowed to blacklist supervisors involved … Read more
By Babatunde Kaka Nigeria is a nation blessed in both human and capital resources. The natural resources deposited in large quantities are scattered across her landscape. The immeasurable endowments bestowed on Nigeria is the envy of many nations especially weather and climate. However, she is bedevilled with not with natural disasters but ineffective leadership. If … Read more
The Vice-Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Prof. Eddy Olanipekun, on Monday pleaded with parents to pay their children’s tuition fees. Prof Olanipekun said the payment was necessary for the institution to gain financial strength to execute beneficial projects on campus. The VC made the appeal during a press conference to kick off the 24th convocation ceremonies … Read more
Cultism Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, the Vice Chancellor, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi, has said that idleness among students leads them into cultism. Nwajiuba said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in his office on Monday. He spoke on preparations for the institution’s fifth convocation and his impending … Read more
By Babatunde Kaka – Cooperative Societies Have Done a Lot In Our Lives. – ARPSSON, Epe Branch, Celebrates the Second Anniversary Association of Retired Principals of Secondary Schools of Nigeria (ARPSSON), Epe Branch, have expressed satisfaction with the association. The retired principals expressed their contention while celebrating the second anniversary and get-together of the association at … Read more
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has stated that most Nigerian graduates find it difficult to read or write. He made the statement while decrying the continuous fall in the standard of education in the country. Adamu, who spoke in Yola, the Adamawa State capital during official commissioning of completed projects in the college, lamented … Read more
By Babatunde Kaka Retired Tutor-General Olaniyi Yinka Gbemi has called on the government to tackle the menace of overpopulation in schools. Permanent Secretary of Education District II at the second edition get-together organized by Association of Retired Principals of Secondary Schools of Nigeria (ARPSSON), added he concluded upon his observation in the education system of … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it has not called off its ongoing nine-month-old strike. Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, Chairman of the University of Jos Chapter of ASUU disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Jos. According to him, the union has not signed any agreement … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG , 10th December, 2020 Nigeria’s Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, has expressed his displeasure at the poor standard of education in the country. The Minister mentioned this while addressing attendees at the commissioning of 7 various projects at the Federal College of Education, Yola. The Minister said most graduating students of tertiary institutions … Read more
The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) has suspended it’s meeting with the federal government indefinitely. Ekohotblog reports that union made the announcement via its official Twitter page today, Wednesday, December 9. According to ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, the meeting was postponed because the time frame given to the union to consult its members … Read more
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it has delivered on offers made to the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The government made this in reaction to the claim by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, that the government had failed to deliver on offers made to the union. Eko … Read more
On March 23, 2020, the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU), announced that it was embarking on a nationwide industrial action following a number of irreconcilable differences it had with the federal government. This call by ASUU did not echo beyond music to the ears of Nigerian students and Nigerians alike. This would not be … Read more
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has told the federal government to kick against a salary payment platform designed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) called University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS). NAAT said the government must refuse to allow itself to be held hostage by any union to accept the lecturers’ … Read more