JAMB RULES OUT FURTHER EXTENSION OF 2024 DIRECT ENTRY REGISTRATION
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that there will be no further extension of 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration after the June 17, 2024 deadline.JAMB spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday, urged candidates to take advantage of the opportunity to register. JAMB recently announced the extension period for the […]
Minimum wage: Labour considers N100,000 as Tinubu issues ultimatum
Organised Labour may settle for N100,000 minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage commences daily meetings for five days to reach a consensus. Multiple sources in the labour movement told The PUNCH on Tuesday that the union leaders were willing to review their demand from N494,000 to N100,000, following the criticism and […]
THE POLYTECHNIC, IBADAN RELEASES 2024/2025 ND & HND ADMISSION FORM
The management of the Polytechnic Ibadan invites qualified candidates to the 2024/2025 academic session post UTME screening exercise for admission into its various National Diploma (ND) programmes Candidates applying for the National Diploma Programmes must have attempted the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and obtained scores not lower than 150. You will be required […]
JAMB, ICPC probe Imo varsity over 230 fake admissions
The Imo State University in Owerri, Imo State, has been under investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board over an allegation of admission racketeering involving some staff members of the institution. We gathered that JAMB officials, after observing that its admission portal had been compromised, […]
UNILORIN POSTPONES 2023/2024 POSTGRADUATE QUALIFYING EXAM, EXTENDS APPLICATION DEADLINE
Due to the extension of the application period for 2023/2024 postgraduate programmes till June 30th, 2024. The Qualifying Exam earlier stated for 8th June,2024 is hereby postponed, a new date will be communicated later.
ORGANISED LABOUR CALL OFF INDUSTRIAL STRIKE
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called off their industrial action. The TUC president Festus Osifo confirmed this in Abuja on Tuesday after a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions. “A joint NEC meeting of TUC/NLC has approved to relax the industrial action for one week […]
Strike: WAEC appeals to NLC, TUC to consider candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed to organised labour to consider students sitting for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination as it plans an indefinite strike. The Head of National Office of WAEC, Dr Amos Dangut, appealed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. He […]
FG MEETING WITH NLC,TUC ENDS IN DEADLOCK, INSISTS ON INDEFINITE STRIKE
The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have insisted on proceeding with the indefinite strike action scheduled to commence on Monday, 3rd June, 2024. This is as the leadership of the National Assembly led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio called for a return to the negotiation table. […]
Minimum wage: NANS backs NLC, urges FG to accept labour’s demands
The National Association of Nigerian Students has expressed its support for the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in their demand for an increase in the national minimum wage. On Friday, the NLC announced an indefinite nationwide strike set to commence on Monday, June 3, 2024, citing the Federal Government’s refusal to raise […]
Minimum wage: N494,000 demand by labour will cripple economy — FG
The Federal Government said the N494,000 new minimum wage proposed by the organized labour could cripple Nigeria’s economy. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja. The minister lamented that the N494,000 minimum wage demand would amount to a N9.5 trillion expenditure burden to the government. […]