Education

By Martins Abochol The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Adamawa State Wing, has expressed confidence that the incoming administration would pay N32,000 minimum wage to workers in the state.

By Philip Dzeremo Benue State University (BSU) will investigate the circumstances leading to the drowning of two of its students in River Benue, where they went for swimming, the institution’s management has said.

By Sunday Bassey The Management of Akwa Ibom University says it would expelled four undergraduates for their alleged involvement in the rape of a female student of the institution at Obio Akpa campus in Oruk-Anam Local Government Area.

Education Secretary of Doma Local Government Education Authority of Nasarawa State, Mr Aliyu Usman-Suleiman said measures will be taken against truancy by teachers in the council.

By John Onah, Abuja The National Homegrown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) is being implemented in 30 states of the federation at present, the presidency has said in a statement.

By Chinyere Nwachukwu The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has arrested two biological children of an accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centre owner in Lagos, over alleged examination malpractice.

By John Onah, Abuja Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has described the growing population of out-of-school children in Nigeria, with females constituting over 75percent out of the 13. 5million estimates as unacceptable.

By John Onah The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu on Monday said Nigeria’s private university education sub-sector needed repositioning for it to play key roles in national development.

The management of Lagos State University (LASU) diverted N198 million it illegally withdrew from the contributory pension of the institution’s employees to purchase 12 luxury vehicles for members of its top echelon, a PREMIUM TIMES investigation has revealed.

By Martin Paul, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) new rules in the conduct of its Unified Tertiary articulation Examination (UTME), have swept examination malpractice under the carpets.