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2019 UTME: Cyber cafés deserted as JAMB commences registration .        Applicants of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have deserted Cyber cafés in Bwari, Abuja, as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday commenced the 2019/20 registration.  Candidates writing the JAMB UTME. JAMB commenced the online registration in its Computer Based Test (CBT) centres across the country. The Board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said recently that it would stop the use of cyber cafés for registration of candidates, to stop extortion of candidates by these outlets. Oloyede said that the stoppage of these commercial vendors would also put an end to the mix-up of candidates’ data by the vendors. Checks at some of the major cafes in town, as well as the JAMB’s CBT centre in Kogo, showed that while the cafés were abandoned, the CBT centre was making brisk b...

Strike continues until offers made by FG are implemented - ASUU declares Updated: Category: Local news, Education news . - There seems to be no end in sight for the ongoing strike by ASUU as the union has insisted on continuing with the industrial action - The union says it will continue with the strike until the federal government fully implements all offers it made to the union after their last meeting - ASUU president says the union does not want promises again, what they want now is action, implementation or disbursement of funds The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that its industrial action will continue until the federal government fully implements all the offers it made to the union after their last meeting. This was stated in Lagos on Thursday, January 10, by the national president of the union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, Punch reports. We gather that the union lamented what it called federal government's antics of making unfulfilled promis...

ASUU strike: FG approves over N35.4bn, to resume talks on Thursday . ABUJA – Barring any last minutes change, academic activities may resume in public universities next week, as Federal Government has approved over N35.4 billion for the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In a resolution reached Monday night between the Federal Government and the leadership of ASUU at the Conference Hall, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Abuja, the government announced that Federal Ministry of Finance and Accountant General of the Federation have confirmed payment of N15.389.940,335.71 billion to accommodate payment of shortfall in all institutions that are Presidential Initiative of Continuous Audit, PICA varied. The Minister of Labour and Employment who disclosed this at the end of the meeting said the money was remitted on the 31st December, 2018. Ngige also said that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of N20 billion for payment of outstanding arrears o...

The federal government on Monday resumed talks with the leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) with both sides expressing hope of an agreement that would bring an end to the ongoing strike in public universities. Lecturers at the universities went on strike on November 4 last year, demanding improved funding of universities and implementation of previous agreements with the government. The National President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, led the union’s delegation to Monday’s meeting we had reported ASUU saying it would not honour further calls by the federal government for a meeting with its members on the strike. But Mr Ogunyemi told newsmen on Sunday afternoon that the union was available for discussion with the government. “They said they have taken some steps and they want to present them tomorrow,” he said. “So, we want to see what they have done. And if they are convincing enough, we will inform our members.” The ASUU deleg...

Strike: FG to continue negotiation with ASUU on Monday . The Federal Government says it will continue negotiation process with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday to resolve ongoing industrial action embarked by the striking lecturers. ASUU strike Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this in a statement signed on Saturday in Abuja by Mr Samuel Olowookere, Director of Press, in the ministry. According to the statement, the meeting is in furtherance to efforts at resolving the on-going industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). . “The Minister of Labour and Employment Sen. Chris Ngige is scheduled to hold a meeting with the Executive of ASUU. “The conciliatory meeting is scheduled to hold on Jan. 7, at Minister’s Conference Room by 30:30 pm prompt. Reports have that ASUU commenced an indefinite strike on Nov. 5, 2018 over certain demands based on agreement reached with government ...

ASUU strike: Lecturers speak on receiving N15.89bn from FG . . The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)says it has not been briefed on the alleged payment of N15.89bn to universities by the Federal Government, two months after it declaredindefinite strike.ASUU’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, disclosed this in an interview with the NAN on Wednesday in Lagos.Ogunyemi was reacting to reports that the Federal Government had, on December 31, 2018, released N15.89bn to universities.The report stated that the fund was for the payment of shortfall in salaries of universities.“Well, someone actually drew my attention to the report. I have not received any formal letter from the Federal Government conveying such information to us.“The only information I got from the Minister of Labour this afternoon when we spoke was that they have done something concerning our demands; what they have done, I do not know.“The other thing he told me was that there is g...