The leadership of both the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their members across university and inter-university centre campuses nationwide to withdraw services beginning from Monday, 18 March. The seven-day industrial action, according to a memo addressed to the branches of the unions and dated ...

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, emphasized that investing in quality education, particularly at the elementary level, is the most valuable commitment for the benefit of the girl child. He stated that through a solid education, the girl child gains the empowerment needed to unlock her full potential and fulfill her life’s purpose. Obi made the ...

The Anambra State Government has praised Mr. Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State and Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, for the significant educational contributions he made during his tenure. The Government observed that those remarkable achievements have continued to serve as a foundation for ongoing educational development in the state. Soludo, represented by his Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu ...

The International Centre for Yoruba Arts and Culture (Yoruba World Centre) has pledged to support the Federal Government on its new education policy. The Centre stated this in a letter of congratulations written to the Minister of Eduction, Alhaji Adamu Adamu. In the letter, personally signed by the Coordinator, Ogbeni Alao Adedayo, the YWC said it upheld the scaling through ...

•Restates urgent action to resolve lingering ASUU strike The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has explained that teachers form a critical and indispensable part of educational development in the nation, saying that they deserve commendation and encouragement for their role in driving national development and progress. Obi, who made this remark in his Message to mark ...

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has restated his resolve to ensure that the education sector in the ‘New Nigeria’ receives the robust funding it needs to productively transform the nation. This resolution was revealed in his message to mark the International Literacy Day 2022. He maintained his unwavering belief in education as ...

…as government task Nwafor Orizu Provost to be innovative By Raymond Ozoji, Awka The commitment of the Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s administration towards the revitalization of education in Anambra state is currently yielding positive results especially as the state-owned polytechnic now has an acting Rector 15 years after inception. The present administration has equally conducted what may be described as ...

The University of Lagos is one of the institutions affected by the lecturers’ strike in Nigeria. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Eragbai Jerome Isuku, University of Ibadan Public university lecturers in Nigeria have been on strike since 14 February 2022. One of their biggest issues is that the institutions they work for are poorly funded. Despite this, ...

A former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that education remained very critical to development, and remained the key to the many problems facing the country. Obi spoke after a breakfast meeting with the Chief Executive of Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, Rosie Glazebrook, in Lagos on Tuesday. Obi who recalled what education was doing in many ...

By Casmir Igbokwe Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, is not someone who hides his mouth to say something he feels strongly about. Recently, he observed that the Ministry of Education was the one literally holding the yam and the knife concerning the peaceful resolution of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ...