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Attention all UTME/Direct Entry candidates! Ignatius Ajuru University of Education has extended the deadline for the 2023/2024 Post-UTME/Direct Entry Registration Exercise. The registration, which started on 3rd July, 2023, will now close on Saturday, 12th August, 2023. The online screening is scheduled to commence on Monday, 14th August, 2023.If you are seeking admission into the…

The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and that of Trade Union Congress, Comrade Festus Usifo, held a meeting with President Bola Tinubu Wednesday evening at the State House, Abuja. Consequent upon the fruitful and frank discussion with President Tinubu and their confidence in his ability to encourage…

The National Labour Congress (NLC) has began a nationwide protest over the removal of fuel subsidies and the perceived lack of adequate palliative measures. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in various cities across the country, demanding immediate government action to address these pressing concerns. The removal of fuel subsidies has sparked rising…

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the payment of N10,000 each to students of Kwara origin in public-owned tertiary institutions. The governor also approved a stipend of N10,000 each for some categories of security agents defined as the first line of defence. The chief press secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye announced this in…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it is not backing down on a nationwide protest over the hike in the pump price of petrol and other issues, describing reports suggesting otherwise as the handiwork of “fifth columnists”. In a statement late Tuesday, the body said though it held a meeting with the Federal Government, the…

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, directed the authorities in all federal institutions of higher learning to avoid arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and where possible defer further increase so that parents and students don’t face too much difficulty. While the National Association of Nigerian Students welcome the directive, the Academic Staff Union of Universities,…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the provision of buses to students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country, removal of restrictions on students loan, as well as caution against arbitrary increase of school fees. The Federal Government said it was in furtherance of his desire to ease the burden of…

Academic unions, such as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, have also begun nationwide mobilisation of their members for the strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday. The national presidents of the two unions, in separate interviews with our correspondent in Abuja, noted that as affiliate members of…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has commenced mass mobilisation ahead of its planned nationwide strike scheduled to begin Wednesday to protest the hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal. In a schedule obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday, the NLC urged Nigerians to “join us at the Unity Fountain, Abuja on Wednesday, August 2,…

The National Association of Nigerian Students has condemned the comment of the presidency on the increase of school fees, describing it as deceitful and misleading. The presidency, through the Special adviser to the president on communication, Dele Alake on Wednesday said reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu increased tuition fees in federal government-owned universities are…