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Private Varsities, Others Access TETFund’s N7.5bn Research Fund

Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) yesterday disclosed that private universities, polytechnics and colleges of education have started accessing the N7.5 billion National Research Fund (NRF). The agency said the funds will bolster the conduct of cutting-edge researches in tertiary institutions. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, who disclosed this while declaring open a four-Day Meeting of TETFund Research and Development Standing Committee (RDSC) yesterday, said the breakthrough comes two years after the Board of Trustees granted the approval for private institutions to draw from the funds. Bogoro said since the inauguration of the TETFund RDSC on September 24,Read More

NUT Defies Edo Govt, Court Order To Resume School

Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Edo State Chapter, yesterday defied the state government’s directive to resume schools as primary school teachers stayed away from their classrooms. The union alsoRead More

Edo Tackles Primary School Teachers Over Planned Strike

Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)
The Edo State Government yesterday, took on primary school teachers in the state over the planned strike action by the teachers commencing from February 1, 2021. The primary school teachersRead More

Schools To Resume January 18, FG Clarifies

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, yesterday laid to rest the uncertainty over schools’ resumption date, reaffirming the January 18 earlier scheduled for students to resume their studies. Adamu,Read More

Varsity Workers Begin Three-day Protests Over IPPIS, Allowances

Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institutions
University workers under the auspices of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) yesterday protested nationwide to press the federalRead More

FG To Review January 18 School Resumption Date

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu
Holds talks with govs on curfew hours The Federal Government has said it will review the January 18 date earlier fixed for resumption of schools. It has also begun talksRead More

Coronavirus: Lecturers, Students Express Fear As Varsities Resume Jan. 18

National Universities Commission (NUC)
Warn against resumption without adequate measures Recommend virtual learning, preventive measures With the rising incidence of COVID-19 infection, lecturers, parents and students have expressed anxiety and apprehension over a directiveRead More

Ngige: FG, ASUU Reached Understanding On Regaining Lost Ground

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige
Union ends strike, commits to virtual teaching, doing extra work Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, yesterday gave insight into the deal between the federal government and theRead More

ASUU Mulls Ending Strike Today As Union, FG Meet

IPPIS and ASUU strike
Lists terms to suspend industrial action The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may suspend its nine-month industrial action today, Flavision gathered yesterday. The suspension of theRead More

Ngige Tackles ASUU Over Delay In Ending Strike

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has again blamed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for the delay in resolving its prolonged industrial action. Ngige dismissed asRead More