Given the global digitalization trend and the rise of social media, verification of news updates has taken a backseat to virality and sensationalism. Media houses and online platform are in a competition to break the “Hot stories” first and this often results in the dissemination of unverified & untrue stories which only serves in spreading… Continue reading Coalition for good governance and economic justice tasks media to fight fake news
Category: EDUCATION
PTA Laments as Again, NOWA Shuts Students Out Over Controversial Increment_Ayawari Brown
Parents Sunday registered their displeasure as some students were again, denied entry into NOWA school Karshi Abuja over non payment of a controversial increment in fees. According to the parents, the school had earlier increased the fees by twenty thousand naira in the same session before sending another message two days to resumption informing them… Continue reading PTA Laments as Again, NOWA Shuts Students Out Over Controversial Increment_Ayawari Brown
Parents, Students Stranded as NOWA Insists on School Fees Hike _ Ayawari Brown
Despite a court injunction restraining them from implementing an increase in school fees, Navy officers wives association secondary school Abuja turned back students and shut out parents and their wards who paid the usual fees as contained in the teller given to the students at the end of last term less the contentious increment. Students… Continue reading Parents, Students Stranded as NOWA Insists on School Fees Hike _ Ayawari Brown
Wiki for Senior Citizens Hosts Edithathon on Environment _Ada Nkong
As part of it's efforts to draw attention to environmental changes in Africa, the Wiki for Senior Citizens group Abuja hosted an Edithathon under the program Africa Environment Wikifocus. The program which saw mostly senior citizens and some younger persons introduced to and trained on how to create Wikidata articles from a list of African… Continue reading Wiki for Senior Citizens Hosts Edithathon on Environment _Ada Nkong
Federal Polytechnic Nekede Investigates Student Who Attributes Success to God and Private Parts_Ada Nkong
Following a viral TikTok video of a female final year student of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede where she is seen celebrating her freedom from stress and attributing her completion of her program to God and her private parts, the school registrar ,Mrs Anuna has issued a statement saying her claim is under investigation. See statement… Continue reading Federal Polytechnic Nekede Investigates Student Who Attributes Success to God and Private Parts_Ada Nkong
Strategic Partnership Key to Sustainable Higher Education in Africa -FG _Ada Nkong
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called for strategic business partnership for sustainable higher education in Africa. A statement by Mrs Anastasia Ogbonna, deputy director press, ministry of transportation says Osinbajo who was represented by the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, made the call while delivering… Continue reading Strategic Partnership Key to Sustainable Higher Education in Africa -FG _Ada Nkong
Breaking: Industrial Court Orders ASUU to Call Off Strike_Ada Nkong
The industrial court sitting in Abuja has ordered ASUU to call off it's strike. The court gave the other Wednesday in Abuja in a ruling delivered by the Judge Polycarp Hamman on the Federal Government application for an interlocutory injunction against the 7 month old strike. Mr Hamman delivering judgement dismissed ASUU's objection to the… Continue reading Breaking: Industrial Court Orders ASUU to Call Off Strike_Ada Nkong
WACSOF Tasks Government on Out of School Children _Ada Nkong
The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF),has called on the Federal Government to take actions to reduce the number of out of school children. WACSOF , created by the ECOWAS, is the umbrella network of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from the 15 member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). WACSOF is… Continue reading WACSOF Tasks Government on Out of School Children _Ada Nkong
Quality Education: Reverse “New Salary Subvention Policy”, ASUP Tells Delta State Government_Victor Bienni
….As ASUP Leadership Recounts Attendant Ills of New Obnoxious Policy. ….ASUP National Leadership, DSPG, DSPO Appeal to DTSG to Attend to Other Union's Sundry Requests. Anderson .U . Ezeibe, the President of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Nigeria amongst other sundry demands has appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to look into the urgent call of… Continue reading Quality Education: Reverse “New Salary Subvention Policy”, ASUP Tells Delta State Government_Victor Bienni
