₦airaland Forum

Nonso92:
Reporters and thier style of writing.
Lol
Yet he cannot be named.

anku90:
Dr. Olufunmilayo, you're certified 'fake news doctor'.

KennethEnyi:
Useless religion

MayorofLagos:
Oh God....Oh God...Oh God, please when next you create Ibo on the planet give them abundance sense to be able to see and hear past their ego.

Kwankwaso in Hausa means bottom part of the body, i think the waist or pelvic area. It has nothing to do with Okonkwo. Some of your people made a similar claim about being the first settler of a town in Katsina State, it turned out the town was non existent in the year they claimed settlement on it.

I don.tire for these people.

Ojuntana:
What about Barka Da sallah? Is it allowed in Islam?

Yet a lot of Muslims do say it.

Anyway if Muslims are not to offer congratulatory greetings but are expected to respond to greetings, it means they are expecting such greetings from Non-Muslims. Same Non-Muslims it is haram to greet and congratulate during their festivities

What is hypocrisy again?

jlinkd78:
A once Christianity dominated country but now over 90% Islamic dominated

AgentNairaland:
Just try to Remember what Happened To One DPO like That After Arresting Masquerade

The Federal Ministry of Education has urged Nigerians to disregard some false news making the rounds that the Federal Government had directed the reopening of schools.

The ministry’s spokesperson, Ben Goong, said on Sunday that there was no such directive from the minister, Adamu Adamu, as everyone had been instructed to work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mr Goong noted that parents, guardians and stakeholders must not be misled by fake news but should continue to abide by the Federal Government ’s regulations to tackle the ravaging pandemic.

In his words, “On the issue of reopening of schools, the ministry has not directed the reopening of any school at any level . The purported press release by the minister to that effect is a clear forgery as it did not emanate from the minister.

“Parents, students and the general public are advised to please disregard the fake release."

He also dismissed another fake news attributed to the ministry claiming that the government blamed university vice-chancellors for the ongoing strike by university teachers.

"There is also another story making the rounds that the Federal Government has blamed the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities on vice-chancellors. At no time did any Federal Government official make that kind of statement.

“Any insinuation in that direction is simply emanating from the fertile imagination of the author and that the ministry has nothing whatsoever to do with it. Stakeholders and indeed the general public should disregard such statements .

"Stay at home, stay safe. Let’s work from home like I'm doing. Only the living can work or worship.”
https://educeleb.com/no-date-fixed-for-school-resumption-education-ministry/

SarkinYarki:
Doesn't Buhari have a Pastor deputy? Please carry your Jihadist deception commot my front jare

SarkinYarki:
Morsi was an unrepentant jihadist sectarianist who had no regards for the sanctity of Egyptian secularity .

A professor in an alleged sex for marks scandal at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Segun Awonusi would be heading a committee set up by the Ogun State government to look into the operational modalities of Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta and Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia.

Awonusi who teaches English at UNILAG was accused by a former student, Joy Nwana of pressurising her into having sex with him after a nude picture of the professor emerged online in June 2018. But investigation by the UNILAG management into the allegation was inconclusive as Ms Nwana failed to appear before a panel set up investigate it. Since last July, the university had kept mum over the controversy.

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State announced his appointment in a statement by his spokesperson, Mr Kunle Somorin.

Abiodun stated that this has become necessary because the State-owned Moshood Abiola Polytechic, MAPOLY, has been comatose since the Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta and Ogun State Polytechnic. Ipokia were created.

EduCeleb.com recalls that Abiodun's predecessor, Ibikunle Amosun had in 2017 sought and got the approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC) to establish MAUSTECH. The new school uses the site of the hitherto existing Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) in Abeokuta while the polytechnic was relocated to Ipokia and renamed Ogun State Polytechnic.

But almost two years after, both the new university and the polytechnic had been largely dysfunctional. It was only few days to the end of his tenure that Amosun constituted a governing council for both schools.

Abiodun noted that as a result of the unresolved issues, the fate of candidates and students of MAPOLY and their lecturers now hangs in a balance. Worse still, academic activities have been disrupted.

He, therefore, ordered that MAPOLY should revert to status quo ante with full academic activities restored, while the committee determines the way forward for the new institutions.

“As a responsible Government, we cannot fold our arms and allow the situation to continue," said the Governor.

"We cherish human capital development. This committee is therefore set up to holistically review the status, viability and sustainability of these newly established institutions."

The review committee is expected to recommend operational modalities for these institutions after interfacing with stakeholders in the education sector.

Aside Awonusi who is a former Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, other members of the committee include Alhaji Waheed Kadiri, a former Rector of MAPOLY and Dr Biodun Oluseye who is a Chief Lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.

Professor Joseph Odemuyiwa who is the National President of Workplace Educators & Managers Association of Nigeria (WEMAN) and Mr Abeeb Wale Ajayi who a seasoned lawyer and administrator are also members of the committee.

The National President of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association, Mr. H.O. Ayoade and the Director Primary and tertiary education in the Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Waheed Olanloye are other members, with Olanloye serving as the committee’s secretary.

Among other things, the committee is expected to ascertain the current operational status of Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta and Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia and identify issues and challenges related to the establishment and operations of the two institutions.

It is also to determine the viability and sustainability of the institutions on a long term basis; and identify any other issue(s) related to the objectives of the assignment.

The Committee will also be making recommendations for the consideration of the Government.

Lecturers in Nigerian colleges of education have on Wednesday suspended their two month old strike. Under the aiegies of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), the teachers earlier embarked on a nationwide strike on 2nd October, 2018.

President of the Union, Nuhu Ogirima, announced this on Wednesday at a briefing in Abuja after its expanded National Executive Council meeting.

Mr Ogirima said the suspension became necessary following reassurances from government to meet some of the key demands of the workers.

According to him, the suspension is to enable the government implement the agreements.

He, however, added that the union will reconvene in January to re-access the government’s commitment and “will not hesitate to stay away from work again if it reneges on the agreement”.

He said government had accepted that there is decay in colleges of education and agreed to implement the NEEDS assessment report

In his words, “Government, through the Minister of Education, has met with other state governors over poor and non payment of salaries in states colleges.

“Government has agreed to release a white paper tagged, ‘dual mode’ to implement partially, for some colleges to (be able to) award degrees.”

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He said the government has also promised to reinstate its sacked members in Ogun State Colleges of Education.

While the Colleges of Education lecturers may have suspended their strike, their counterparts in the universities are still negotiating a path towards finding a resolution with government regarding their demands.

EduCeleb.com reported on Tuesday that another meeting by the education minister, Adamu Adamu and other state officials with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended in a deadlock leading to the prolonging of the one month old strike.

We also reported that lecturers in polytechnics under the banner of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) have threatened to commence their own indefinite strike from next Wednesday, 12th December.

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has declared that it would begin an indefinite strike from Wednesday, 12th December. This is as the strike by university lecturers clocked a month today.

In a phone interview with EduCeleb.com on Tuesday, the National President of ASUP, Usman Dutse said that this had become imminent because the Federal Government had failed to meet the demands of the polytechnic lecturers.

Prior to this impending strike, the union had on 2nd October issued a 21 day ultimatum to the government before it extended it to November but did not eventually go strike.

But Mr Dutse said that the proposed strike later this December would be total and indefinite. This further emphasises the resolution of the 93rd National Executive Council meeting reached at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos last week.

“Government has failed to implement and fulfil agreements it reached with the union as contained in the memorandum of understanding signed,” he said.

EduCeleb.com recalls that after ASUP last went on strike in November 2017, the Federal government had reached an agreement to implement the recommendations of the 2014 NEEDS assessment for the strike to be suspended fifteen days after.

The agreement particularly highlighted the need for increased funding of polytechnics.

Dutse, however, gave other reasons too bordering on the roles of state governments and the National Assembly.

“The issue of the funding of the institutions has always been a major concern. After government conducted the NEEDS assessment in 2014, it promised to implement it. Years after, there is no designed roadmap to implement that.”

“The institutions are not funded. The states are even worse because state governments just establish schools without actually funding those schools. So, no infrastructure is in place,” he added.

He said that the bill meant to review the act on the establishment of polytechnics in the country was yet to be passed by the National Assembly, hoping that the strike would also help fast track its passage.

The ASUP president also alleged that some state governments were owing salaries for up to 14 months just as institutions victimise union leaders who voice out against what he termed injustice.

“We have states that are owing about 14 month salaries. Some owe eight months,” he said.

He gave instances of Abia, Benue, Ogun, Osun, Edo, Kogi as states owing up to as long as 14 months.


As for institutions where members were being victimised, he mentioned Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwuashi Uku; Osun State Polytechnic, Iree; and Adamawa State Polytechnic, Numan as instances.

Dutse also hoped that the strike would make government look into improving the condition of service and the payment of additional allowances government owed polytechnic lecturers.

The management of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos has expelled nineteen students of the institution over various offences relating to examination malpractices.

The affected students belong to various departments within the school and cut across both full-time and part-time programmes.

In three different circulars sighted by
EduCeleb.com over the weekend on the institution’s campus, the students were said to have committed the offences during the second semester examinations in the 2016/2017 academic session.

All the circulars were signed by the Deputy Registrar, Academics, Mrs M.O. Osidipe and dated 27th June.

Each also indicated that the Academic Board took the decision on behalf of the management at its meetings variously held on 28th May, 30th May, and 7th June.

Explaining the rationale behind the decision, YABATECH spokesman, Ndubueze Ejiofor said that it was standard practice that once one student was caught cheating in the exam, he/she would face the music as stated in the students’ handbook.

“When the students were admitted, they were given the students’ handbook. Part of the content discriminates against examination malpractices. It is standard practice here. Once anyone violates the rule, he should be ready to pay for that,” he told EduCeleb.com.

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The students expelled

In one list with Reference Number AD/ACAD/8/Vol. 5/06, the names of the listed students include Helen Kelechi Amogu, Damilola Esther Oduntan, Usen Ndifreke Bassey, and Korede Morufat Oladejo.

While Ms Amogu is a part-time National Diploma (ND) II student in the Department of Mass Communications, the other three belong to the Department of Business Administration. Both Ms Oduntan and Mr Bassey are ND I students while Ms Oladejo is an ND III student.

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Another list with Reference Number AD/ACAD/8/Vol. 5/07 included eight names.
The expelled students listed there are Abidemi Ayejafor, Ibrahim Fashola, Balikis Adetutu Subair, Ridwan Ayinde Razak, Adetola Adeshina, Bright Christian Okere, David Agary and Abiodun Austine Sholaja.

Both Mr Ayejafor and Mr Fashola are full-time Higher National Diploma (HND) II students in the Department of Computer Science.

For Ms Subair and Mr Rasak, they belong to the Department of Science and Laboratory Technology as part-time ND II students.

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The remaining four are also part-time students. While Mr Adeshina is in ND III Computer Science, Mr Okere is in ND III Statistics, Mr Agary is in ND II Electrical and Electronics Engineering but Mr Sholaja is an ND I student in IME.

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One other circular with reference number AD/ACAD/8/Vol. 5/08 listed seven other names.

They are Oluwasesan Gabriel Oyewusi, Rachael Nwaigwe, Emmanuel Olajide Adegoke, Jamiu Morakinyo, Chuka Ewiwilem, Francis Ayorinde and Akeem Ayo Adeosun.

Mr Oyewusi and Ms Nwaigwe are both of the Department of Accounting as full-time students. While the latter is in ND II, the former is in ND I.
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Mr Adegoke studies Business Administration as a part-time ND III student while Mr Morakinyo is a full-time ND I student in Surveying and Geoinfomatics.

Meanwhile, Mr Ewiwilem is an ND I full-time student in Building Technology. The other two, Mr Ayorinde and Mr Adeosun are ND III students in the Mechanical Engineering department.

All the affected students have been directed to hand over the school’s property in their possession to any of their heads of departments, the Polytechnic librarian, or Dean of Students’ Affairs “with immediate effect”.

SolutionMee:
And the same government gave Miracle (an Ex BBnaija) 45 million naira.

We've lost it big time in this country.

God should please give us the past because the future is gone already.

Posted on : 18th January 2018 By
EduCeleb, Lagos

The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Sulaiman Kazaure, has charged Corps Members to maximize the abundant opportunities of the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development in the Scheme to create jobs and become employers of labour.

He stated this on Thursday at the NYSC Delta State Orientation Camp in Issele-Uku, while addressing the 2017 Batch ‘B’ Stream Two Corps Members deployed to Edo and Delta States after their swearing-in ceremony.

Brigadier General Kazaure said job creation is the only panacea to the increasing rate of unemployment in the country.

He also advised the Corps Members to be patriotic to the ideals of a united Nigeria, shun all forms of social vices and respect the culture of their host communities while emphasising the need to integrate fully with their host communities and learn new cultural values.

In the NYSC boss’ words, “Avoid indecent dressing, dress like graduates and be security conscious at all times”.

During the swearing-in ceremony earlier in the day, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who was represented by his deputy, Barrister Kingsley Otuaro advised the Corps Members to leave indelible footprints in the state through the provision of developmental projects.

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EduCeleb.com reports that the Delta State Coordinator, Mr Ayodele Omotade told the audience that all camp activities have been progressing without a hitch.

He stated that a total of One thousand, five hundred and eighty-nine Corps Members (1,589) comprising seven hundred and seventy-six (776) males and eight hundred and thirteen (813) females were registered for Delta State while Edo State has eight hundred and sixty-eight (868) Corps Members comprising four hundred and eighty-one (481) males and three hundred and eighty-seven (387) females took the Oath of Allegiance at the ceremony.

The corps members had already been deployed to their respective places of primary assignment to begin the compulsory one year national service as expected of every Nigerian graduate.

Ugaboy:
Pls can u Xplain more

Ugaboy:
I got admission this year at university of Uyo... To study mathematics and statistics... Along the way my sponsor withdrew from his promise. I have requested for help from family and friends, they all all claim to be struggling.

And now I have no choice than to suspend it for next year...and prepare myself
Pls help, can I still secure the admission and continue next year Without writing JAMB