The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the University of Benin, Edo State, has announced its decision to boycott the planned resumption of academic activities on April 28 due to concerns over security. In a statement released by the UNIBEN ASUU Chairman, Ray Chikogu, and Secretary, Success Abusomwan, On Monday, they expressed apprehension over…
The Sascon International School in Maitama, Abuja, encountered delays during the JAMB Computer-Based Test (CBT) as candidates and the exam supervisor lamented technical hitches that led to a delayed start-up time. Africa Health Report, (AHR’s) correspondent who was at the centre to monitor the exercise reported that the examination, scheduled for 7 am, did not…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has voiced their dissatisfaction over the lack of transparency in the Presidential Conditional Grant Programme. The scheme was launched by the federal government last year as part of efforts to address economic hardship following the removal of fuel subsidies in the country. In a statement signed by…
Mosquitoes, humans and snakes have been ranked as three deadliest animals in the world. This was revealed in a recent study by the BBC. Mosquitoes are ranked as the number one deadliest animal in the world with a record of 725,000 deaths per year through the spread of malaria. This is made known through a…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and the Entrance Examination into Federal Government Academy, Suleja. The National Common Entrance Examination, initially set for April 20, 2024, will now be held on June 1, 2024 while the Entrance Examination for Gifted and Talented Children into…
As Nigeria commemorates the 10th anniversary of the mass abductions in Chibok, a new report by UNICEF has revealed that just 37 percent of schools across 10 states in Nigeria have early warning systems in place to identify threats, such as school attacks. UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Ms. Cristian Munduate, emphasised the urgency of the…
Ten Years After Chibok Girls Abduction: Life is Meaningless, Lament Parents Amid Dimmed Hope How time flies. It has been ten years since over 250 girls abducted from the Government Secondary, Chibok. It took a lot of proofs for many, even the government at the time to be convinced about the incident. Some of the…
Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said over 1,500 schools in the eight frontline local government areas of the state, do not have fences. The governor stated this while addressing stakeholders from the 23 local government areas of the state. The governor, however, disclosed that as part of efforts to complement the government’s commitment…
The Federal Government has announced that non-academic staff members of universities will receive half of their withheld salaries, pending President Bola Tinubu’s approval of the payment of their salary arrears. Education Minister, Tahir Mamman made this statement on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today program. Mamman explained that the Senior Staff Association…
The Federal Government has extended the public holiday for the Eid-El-Fitr celebration to Thursday, following the non-sighting of the crescent in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The Ministry of Interior Permanent Secretary, Aishetu Gogo Ndayako, announced the decision in a statement, saying, “The Federal Government has approved Thursday 11th April 2024 as an additional public holiday…
