ASUP suspended its planned strike after the Minister of Education and NBTE leadership addressed their demands regarding the new Scheme of Service. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Monday announced the suspension of the industrial action it had threatened following the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum to the federal … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered that 88 Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions conducted admissions for the 2022/2023 academic session outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS). Eko Hot Blog reports that, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), any admissions carried out outside CAPS are deemed illegal, … Read more
JAMB will hold a policy meeting on July 18, 2024, to determine cut-off marks and admission guidelines for the 2024/2025 academic year The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scheduled a policy meeting for the 2024/2025 admission exercise for tertiary institutions in the country on Friday, July 18, 2024. The meeting will set the … Read more
ASUP has rejected the newly reconstituted governing councils of Federal Government-owned polytechnics and universities. The union demands a review of the list to include former Rectors, Chief Lecturers, and other experienced personnel to prevent governance crises. ASUP views the appointments as discriminatory against polytechnics and believes the current list will not benefit the institutions. EKO … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the sum of N683,429,268 billion as the 2024 Intervention Funds for public tertiary education institutions in the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday through the official X handle of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Center @PBATMediaCenter. According to the release, the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commended the federal government for removing universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform. It was earlier reported that the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, announced the exemption of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government has exempted universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform. The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Maman, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday. Maman said the decision was taken by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has berated the National Assembly over plan to establish new institutions despite the insufficient funding being experience in existing ones. This news medium had on Monday reported that the 10th National Assembly (NASS) has received a total of 32 bills requesting the creation … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the 10th National Assembly (NASS) has reportedly received a total of 32 bills requesting the creation of new universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. Nigeria currently has 52 federal universities, 63 state universities, and 147 private universities, as stated by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in a recent publication. The … Read more
The Federal Government has been urged to extend the retirement age for university professors and Polytechnics lecturers to 70 years EKO HOT BLOG reports that the rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Dr Dayo Oladebeye gave the advice during a get together held in honour of Builder Garba Olorunoje, who retired as one … Read more
ASUP had suspended its 61-day long industrial action on June 10, 2021, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the government But due to the failure of the government to meet their demands, the union said it is set to resume the suspended industrial strike action EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic … Read more
This is coming a few days after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on a four-week warning strike… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has asked its members to be ready to stop work at any time when the need arises. National President of ASUP, Anderson Umezurike … Read more
Shortage of lecturers has hit polytechnics. EKO HOT BLOG reports that shortage of lecturers is presently gradually grounding the country’s polytechnics, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and rectors of federal polytechnics, have said. They said federal polytechnics were facing the serious challenge of the dearth of requisite academic staff following the government’s embargo … Read more
ASUP, Polytechnics Polytechnic lecturers on Thursday claimed that the institutions had suffered continued neglect and urged the Federal Government to change the tide so as to improve the quality of technical manpower in the country. Mr Anderson Ezeibe, National President, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), while briefing journalists at ASUP’s 98th NEC meeting in … Read more