Education

Strike: Details Emerged As ASUU, FG End Closed-door Meeting The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday ended their closed-door meeting with an agreement that all contentious issues will be amicably resolved to avert a strike. The parties also agreed to kick-start a communication process to avert the planned industrial actions by the union. The News Agency of Nigeria reports the parties had entered into a close-door meeting which began at about 4.30 pm. at the Ministry’ of Education’s headquarters in Abuja. The meeting which lasted for over two hours, had in attendance the two Ministers…

JAMB Fixes Date To Decide 2024 Admissions Cut-Off Marks The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will hold its policy meeting on July 18 where it will determine the cut-off marks for the 2024 admissions. In its weekly bulletin released on Monday, JAMB said the meeting will be chaired by the Minister of Education Tahir Mamman. Other stakeholders in the education sector are also billed to attend. “These critical stakeholders include Heads of regulatory agencies such as the National University Commission (NUC), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), National Council for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Heads of tertiary institutions in…

ASUU Threatens Strike, Says FG Has Turned Universities To Constituency Projects The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed concerns over the establishment of more universities without adequate funding for the existing ones. Chairperson of the ASUU chapter at the Federal University Gashua branch in Yobe State, Dr Melemi Abatcha, stated this at a press conference in Damatiru, the state capital on Thursday. He said that politicians have treaded universities, especially at the state level, as personal initiatives and constituency projects. Abatcha also emphasized on ASUU’s ongoing concerns regarding insufficient funding for universities and the challenges faced by academic…