Corpers to benefit from new minimum wage — NYSC
Corps members will benefit from the new minimum wage, only if approved, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has said. Ahmed made this known during his visit to the Ogun State Orientation Camp in Sagamu. The NYSC DG clarified that the benefit is contingent on the approval of the minimum…
WAEC ACTIVATES 2024 GCE (SECOND SERIES) REGISTRATION PORTAL
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), GCE 2024 SECOND series intending candidates that registration has now commenced and candidates are hereby advised to seize this opportunity to purchase the PIN and register before the registration closes. The online registration period is from Monday 8th July, 2024 and ends on Friday, 9th August,
AGAIN, ASUU THREATENS NATIONWIDE STRIKE
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that strike is not imminent if the Federal Government implements the agreements reached in the next two weeks. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday (NAN). It would be recalled that ASUU had threatened…
SSANU And NASU Declare Nationwide Protest Over Unpaid 4 Months Salaries
Non-teaching staff of federal universities in Nigeria have resolved to hold a nationwide protest on Tuesday, 9th July, 2024, to draw attention to their grievances including non-payment of four months withheld salaries by the federal government. They also resolved to hold a national protest which will take place in Abuja on Thursday, 18th July, 2024,…
STUDENT LOAN APPLICATION FOR STATE-OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: 36 INSTITUTIONS NOW ONBOARDED
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is pleased to announce that students enrolled in the following 36 state-owned tertiary institutions can now apply for student loans effective today, 7th July 2024 The management of these institutions have successfully submitted their student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System (SVS). We urge all other state-owned tertiary…
Strike: SSANU, NASU meeting with FG ends in deadlock, begins mobilization for protest
The meeting convened by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Education over the threat by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, ended in deadlock, Vanguard has gathered. Consequently, the two University based unions under the Joint Action Committee, JAC, have directed…
THREE CORPS MEMBERS EXPELLED OVER POSTING CAMP ACTIVITIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA, NYSC DG HINTS ON ALLOWANCE INCREASE
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has hinted that the Federal government is set to increase the monthly allowance of the Corps members once the ongoing negotiations on the new minimum wage are completed. Ahmed also warned the corp members against posting camp activities on social media, saying…
Air Force Institute of Technology [AFIT] Post-UTME 2024: Eligibility and Registration Details
This is to inform all prospective applicants for undergraduate and Postgraduate Admission into Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna for the 2024/2025 Academic session, that the online application portal will be opened from 8th July, 2024 to 8th August, 2024. Candidates who scored 200 and above for Degree (B.Sc/B.Eng) and 160 and above for Diploma…