ASUU Strike: Call Off The Strike, We Have Resolved All Issues - FG

Minister of Education Adamu Adamu

The Federal Government has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) to call off the strike embarked on since November 4.

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu said the federal government has released N16.8 billion to settle outstanding salary arrears of staff in the country’s tertiary institutions.

Malam Adamu Adamu disclosed this during the“Sixth Edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing’’ in Abuja, said that disbursement is ongoing through the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

According to him, the government had resolved all issues and await the academic unions to also call off their strike in the coming days, especially ASUU and ASUP.

Meanwhile, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has been on strike since December 12, while the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) started Nov.4

He stressed that the Federal Government has reached agreement in the following areas: Review of Polytechnic Act; government awaits the transmittal of the amended document by the National Assembly to Mr President for his assent.

He said, were a revitalisation of polytechnics and colleges of education, renegotiation of the 2010 agreements, saying that government is committed to the revitalisation of facilities in its public tertiary institutions.

The minister also said that the government had directed the Minister of Finance to source for additional funding to the tune of N30 billion for the purpose, with particular reference to polytechnics and colleges of education.

“Also for state-owned polytechnics; the National Board for Technical Education has been directed to strengthen its regulatory mechanism including developing a new template for accreditation to address observed weaknesses.

“And to ensure that proprietors of polytechnics including states and private owners meet their obligations to their staff.

“Again as a demonstration of Government’s commitment to continue dialogue with the staff unions, the ministry will provide alternative funding for the stalled renegotiations in the polytechnics sub-sector.

“The National Board for Technical Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education have also been directed to ensure compliance with the approved schedules of meetings with their respective Unions,’’ he said.

Similarly, Adamu noted that the government team had reached an agreement with ASUU while hoping that academic activities will also resume in universities’ campuses across the country without further delay.

He, however, commended the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) for calling off its strike to allow the students in colleges of education get back to academic activities.

ASUU strike: Again lecturers, FG’s meeting with union deadlocked

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have again failed to reach a compromise to end the ongoing strike by the university lecturers.

According to News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, who addressed newsmen after the closed door meeting with the union on Friday in Abuja said the meeting was protracted.

He said, “The meeting was protracted, but the good news is that we have gotten to the end of the tunnel.

“We met them half way and we have finished the gray areas and on the issue of N50 billion, we have offered what we have.

“We do not have N50 billion and we cannot do N50 billion, but we have offered them something reasonable.

“So they have to take it back, and go and present to their members.”

Ngige, however, expressed hope that students would return to school soon, saying “We will know when they will go back by Thursday”.

Earlier, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President said the meeting had been adjourned to Feb. 7.

“So, far on the level of progress made so far, I cannot tell you that now until I tell my members.

“It is the feedback of the last meeting we came to present to government today.

“But right now, we have a new set of information that we have to go and present to our members until we tell our members, we cannot tell you,” he said.

He added that “We are making progress and the progress we are making is for everybody’s interest and stakeholders will benefit at the end of the day.

“We will be meeting on Thursday, after which, we will address the press.

“We have trashed all areas, so the progress we have made must first be related to our members.

“So until we tell them, and they tell us what to do that, that is only when we can relate to the press. The meeting adjourned till Thursday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the strike commenced on Nov. 5, 2018.

The lecturers are demanding for the implementation of some agreements with the Federal Government since November 2009.

NAN also reports that one of their major demands is the implementation of university revitalisation fund

ASUU speaks on calling off strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said it was not in a position to determine whether an end to its ongoing strike is in sight.
ASUU Chairman, University of Abuja chapter, Dr. Ben Ugheoke, said this on Wednesday in an interview with DAILY POST in Abuja. Recall that the lecturers, penultimate week embarked on industrial action over the failures of the Federal Government to implement its part of the agreement it signed with the union towards ensuring proper funding of the universities, the payment of full salaries by state-owned universities, and the payment of earned academic allowances, among others. Speaking, Dr. Ugheoke explained that the onus lay with the Federal Government to call ASUU to the negotiation table with a view to bringing an end to the strike.


“I can’t tell if an end to the strike is in sight. If the Federal Government calls us for negotiations, we are not against that. But, we are not in the government’s position,” he said. On whether his chapter of the union had plans of pulling out of the ongoing industrial action, he said: “The strike is national. Whatever ASUU’s NEC (National Executive Council) directs, that’s what UNIABUJA chapter follows.” Meanwhile, ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has said the union was ready to commence negotiations with the government over the ongoing strike.
Ogunyemi said a meeting with the Federal Government delegation has been scheduled for Thursday, one o’clock at the instance of the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.

NECO Releases 2017 November/December GCE Results

Young school leavers who took part in the last National Examinations Council can now log onto the internet to check their result which is now available for access.

​The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released 2017 November/December External Senior School Certificate Examination results.

Prospective candidates are expected to purchase NECO result checking scratch card before proceeding to check their results online,

Cards are available in all NECO offices.

How To Check Result:

1) Go to NECO result checking portal http://www.mynecoexams.com/results/default.aspx

2) Select your examination type i.e. Nov/Dec

3) Select your year of examination i.e. 2017

4) Enter the result checking scratch card PIN number in the required column

5) Enter your examination number

Finally, click on ‘Check My Result’ B.utton to access your 2017 NECO GCE result.http://www.mynecoexams.com/results/default.aspx

FUTA Notice To Post-UTME Candidates 2017/2018

For the avoidance of doubt all candidates duly registered for the on going post UTME Screening Exercise of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) MUST come to the venue with the printed admittance slip and the following items and their photocopies

(a) Depositor’s copy of Bank Teller indicating payments as appropriate;
(b) JAMB UTME Notification of Results/Registration slips;
(c) Printed copy of the completed FUTA Post-UTME Online Registration Form;
(d) Print-out of e-Tranzact payment receipt (collected from the Bank) and
(e) One passport photograph.

(ii) The venue of the screening exercise is the FUTA Digital Resource Centre, “Obanla campus”, The Federal University of Technology, Akure.

(iii) Candidates are NOT allowed to bring cell phones or any other electronic gadget into the examination hall.

(iv) Candidates are requested, in their own interest, to have a feel (practice of the
computer-based test by visiting Practice Test Page).

5 Things You Must Know Before You Register For 2017 JAMB (Must Read)

Information reaching me today is that JAMB form will officially be out any moment from now…

I decided to drop this guidelines earlier so that those writing JAMB wont make any iota of mistake. You must make it oh whether you like it or not, lol!
The vision of this stupendous group is to make your dream, a reality and we are committed to it!



1. WHY ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF JAMB? Please before you register for 2017 jamb, cast away any iota of fear of failure in you. Thought of failure is the beginning of failure.

That you didn’t score high last year doesn’t mean you wont make it this year. Believe in yourself & be optimistic that this gotta be your last jamb. With God and determination, all things are possible… FORGET THE PAST AND FOCUS ON YOUR BRIGHT FUTURE.



2. CAREER CHOICE: Please I beg you with peculiar intensity of manner, never allow anyone to choose your course of study, be it your parents or close friends… You know yourself and your ability. Ask yourself, do I love this course I wanna put? Do I have the ability and all it takes to study it? Do I have passion for it? Make sure you answer those questions yourself. And also consult your God.
Studying a course you don’t have passion for “may” lead to frustrations … THINK ABOUT IT.



3. RIGHT SUBJECT COMBINATIONS: Make sure you choose the right subject combinations. Someone got 280 in JAMB last year, reach her department cut off mark but not admitted due to this error…
Consult your JAMB brochures or ask anybody studying that your dream course to guide you…If your not informed, you “may” be deformed.



4. DOUBLE JAMB REGISTRATION: For the sake of your future, forget about double registration.
Those caught last year got there JAMB results cancelled and were banned from taking JAMB for 3 years… DO YOU WANNA RISK YOUR FUTURE? THE CHOICE IS YOURS ANYWAY.



5. Exam Malpractice: In as much as we all have the freedom of choice, but I will never advice any of my loved ones to start thinking of malpractice now.
Expo can fail anytime but Brains never fail… IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, WHO WILL?

Good luck to you all that gotta participate in 2017 UTME exam.

TASUED Students Embarks On A Protest

Students of Tai Solarin College of Education, TASCE, Omu Ijebu, on Wednesday gave Governor Ibikunle Amosun 48 hours ultimatum to attend to the problems facing the school or face total paralysis of activities at the State Secretariat, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

The protesting students issued the ultimatum to the governor while addressing journalists at the NUJ Secretariat, Iwe Iroyin, Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta.

The protest was led by both the State Chairman of the Joint Campus Committee, JCC/NANS, Ogun State chapter, Comrade Dotun Opaleye, a.k.a. Zamora and the Students Union Government President of the school,Comrade Ibrahim Dairo, a.k.a. IB Pencil.

The students carried placards with various inscriptions. Some of them read: “Don’t let our parents Labour in vain”, “Amosun save TASCE from extinction”, “Pls, students are suffering in TASCE”, “Mr governor, come to our aid in TASCE”, among others.

Addressing newsmen, Zamora appealed to Governor Amosun to urgently attend to the requests of the TASCE students.

Zamora faulted government claim that it has not pay the outstanding salary of staff of TASCE due to overpopulation of staff and non teaching staff.

Governor Amosun had during the Democracy Day celebration in Abeokuta disclosed that the number of both staff and non teaching staff in TASCE was about 3,000 to 600 students.

Amosun called for investigation into the unwieldy staff list before he could address their unpaid salary.

But Zamora disputed the governor’s claim and accused him of being economical with the truth.

Zamora revealed that from their findings, the staff strength, both the teaching and non teaching staff, is around 385, contrary to the picture painted by the governor.

”What did the government want us to become in the nearest future. We, the students of Tai Solarin College of Education, have had a deep thought about these issues.

”Several letters have been written to the State Commissioner of Education, but nothing came out of it.

“The last straw that broke the camel’s back was on May 29, 2016 (Democracy Day), when His Excellency said the number of Staff (teaching and non teaching) are more than the student population; 3,000 workers to 600 students.

“The information about the school population has been corrected in the social media. The staff strength is about 385, less than 400 (both teaching and non teaching staff)”, he said.

In his own statement, the College SUG President, Ibrahim Dairo, called on the state government to restore qualitative education in the college, among others.

He also appealed for the prompt payment of the lecturers’ 13 months unpaid salary.

“Education is our right and not a privilege but the reverse is the case in Tai Solarin College of Education because we are not enjoying the dividends of education.

“We appeal to the state government to come to our aid as the matter is getting out of hand. We await quick solutions to our plight”, Dairo said.

No Light, No lectures: UNEC Students Damage Cars, Buildings During Protest

Students of the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, went on a rampage on Tuesday, damaging cars, buildings and other properties on campus due to poor power supply at the institution.

Lectures have been suspended in the university since June 6 after the Student Union Government declared that students would no longer attend classes until the school authorities resolve the power supply challenges.

The students, who locked up the lecture halls, held rallies to protest against the situation on Monday but the situation degenerated in the night, giving way to violence
.

It was learnt that there is hardly any power supply from the national grid in the hostels, while the generators provided by the school management currently supply power for just two hours each day.

When our correspondent visited the school on Tuesday, policemen were seen at strategic locations on the campus.

There was extensive damage to buildings in different parts of the campus – particularly the main hall and library.

Glass windows in the buildings were smashed, while some of the doors were forced open. The security office was also vandalised.

The female hostels and staff quarters were also affected with some some street lights and other infrastructure on campus also damaged by the rampaging students.

Our correspondent observed that the students, many of who wore masks, also vandalised some vehicles in the process.

The Public Relations Officer, UNEC, Mr. Gabriel Onah, informed our correspondent that about 12 vehicles belonging to the school were damaged.

No arrest has been recorded as of the time our correspondent visited the campus.

Officials of the SUG declined to comment on the incident, but some students, who did not wish to be named, explained that the management of the school refused to listen to their complaints.

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Hottest: Get Admission Into 200 Level Without Jamb

IJMB 2016/2017 PROGRAMME

Yearly a great deal of admission seekers goes through the pain of writing JAMB/UTME, And thereafter proceed to write post-UME before they can gain admission into tertiary institution. Many a times it’s just few percentage of the hundreds of thousands candidates that passed UTME and even post JAMB that do ultimately secured admission.

University of Ibadan shut down over Student’s Protest

The University of Ibadan has been shut down indefinitely following a two-day protest by students who have now been asked to leave the campus. The students were expressing displeasure over “the suspension of a union leader by the students’ disciplinary committee” and “non-availability of some amenities needed on the campus”.

LASPOTECH 2015/2016 2nd Batch Admission List Released

Lagos State Polytechnic of Technology, LASPOTECH 2nd batch admission list for the 2015/2016 academic session is out.

The Lagos State Polytechnic of Technology (LASPOTECH) 2015/2016 academic session second batch admission list of candidates offered provisional admission into the polytechnic various National Diploma programmes is out.

Candidates that participated in LASPOTECH 2015/2016 academic session post UTME result but are yet to be admitted are all advised to check their admission status by following the procedures outlined below.

Check LASPOTECH 2nd Batch Admission List.

1. Go to Lagos State Polytechnic admission status checking portal at https://admission.mylaspotech.edu.ng/Login.

2. Enter your username and password required,

3. inally, click on ‘Login’ to access your LASPOTECH admission status.

NL Team congratulates all the candidates that made it to LASPOTECH 2nd batch admission list.

LAUTECH plans production and supply of glass wares

 LAUTECH plans production and supply of glass wares

The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has hinted of planned efforts to commence the production of glass wares in its department of Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) and supply same to sister institutions and organizations on request.
Speaking at the 6th induction ceremony for 2013/2014 graduating students of SLT department by the Nigeria Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT), which held at the University yesterday, the

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