BAR LEADERS PROFFER ROADMAP FOR LAW SCHOOL, LEGAL PROFESSION

Bar leaders and academics at the weekend stressed the need to leverage alumni networks for the development of legal education and law practice. Speaking on the theme, “Alumni Networks and the Development of the Legal Profession in Nigeria” at a virtual conference hosted by the Nigeria Law School Class of 1989, a leading presidential candidate…

July 22, 20200Comments

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COVID-19 and the renewed hope of School reopening in Nigeria, By Isaac N. Obasi

As the dust raised by the news of the Federal Government reversal of its earlier decision to reopen schools for examination classes in primary 6, JSS3 and SSS3, is yet to settle down, the Minister of State for Education Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba issued a statement last Friday, 17 July 2020 that offered a ray of…

July 22, 20200Comments

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WASSCE: If you can hold elections, students can take exams despite COVID-19 – OpenFees tells FG

ABUJA (SundiataPost) – OpenFees, an Abuja-based non-governmental organisation that caters for the basic education of indigent students has said if politicians can hold elections following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, it should also be possible for final year students to take their exams. The group asked the Federal Government and other stakeholders to “stop the…

July 20, 20200Comments

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Private school teachers beg to feed families

PRIVATE school teachers have taken to the social media to beg Nigerians for alms to feed their families. For most of the teachers, the last time they received any semblance of payment from their schools was in April with many getting between N5,000 and N10,000. With the school lockdown in its fourth month and no…

July 20, 20200Comments

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IPPIS Has Devalued Salaries Of Lecturers — ASUU President

…Commend UNIJOS Branch for donating N63.2m lecture hall to FG President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi said the forceful migration of ASUU members by Federal Government to the discredited Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) has devalued the take-home pay of his members. He said ASUU will continue…

July 11, 20200Comments

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Reps reject minister’s cancellation of WASSCE

The House of Representatives on Friday disagreed with the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, on the cancellation of the West African Senior Secondary School Examinations, insisting that action was aimed at truncating the future of Nigerian children. Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education, Prof Julius Ihonbvare, who made the position of the…

July 11, 20200Comments

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We’re confused by FG’s U-turn on WAEC – ANCOPSS

By Tunbosun Ogundare - LagosOn Jul 9, 2020 PRINCIPALS of secondary schools nationwide under the aegis of All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) have also expressed surprise over Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu’s announcement on Wednesday withdrawing all the SS3 students in all the 104 Federal Government colleges nationwide from participating…

July 11, 202062Comments

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Phebean Ajibola Ogundipe, ‘Brighter Grammar’ author dies at 92

Co-author of popular early learners English handbook, Brighter Grammar, Phebean Ajibola Ogundipe has died at the age of 92. Ogundipe died on 27 March 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States, where she was buried on the same day. A statement by announcing the death read, “We are sad to announce…

April 2, 20201Comment

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Legislative aide warns against imposing careers on children

By Angela Atabo Parents have been advised to stop interfering in the choice of career of their children and wards rather help them to discover themselves and support them to succeed. Dr Otive Igbuzor, Chief of Staff to the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, gave the advice at the Listening Party/Mixtape Release and…

January 3, 20200Comments

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How parents, teachers ‘kill’ career dreams of children

By Yusuf Akinpelu As a kid, he had a big dream and this was to become a master of words and letters. However, because he always led his class, his teacher had another dream for him, and whatever the then young Adelowo Shamsudeen had in his young mind wouldn’t matter. But all hope…

January 3, 20200Comments

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