The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the federal government to suspend the Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) of #50 on #10,000 transaction. GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reported that Fintech apps including Opay, Moniepoint, Palmpay has started implementation of EMTL payment of #50 on #10,000 transaction. In a press release jointly signed by…
In a significant step towards advancing special education and social inclusion in Ekiti State, the Ministry of Education’s School Department recently convened a stakeholders’ meeting. The event, held to promote the development of special education frameworks and encourage social inclusion practices in schools, saw participation from various stakeholders, including education officers, principals , and notable…
The Kwara State Government has demoted a school teacher accused of maltreating a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin. The government demoted Fatimoh Hamzat by two grade levels and has also transferred her out of the school. The sanctions were announced on Wednesday by the Commissioner of…
A 400-level student of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode, Adéọlá Adeyemo, has been arrested for allegedly injuring the right eye of Alao Idera, an 11-year-old pupil of Owiwi Nursery and Primary School in Obada Oko, Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered on Monday from the Ogun State Police Command that Adeyemo had been arrested…
The House of Representatives Committee on Polytechnics and other Higher Technical Education has discovered that the newly established Federal Polytechnic, Ugep, in Cross River State has only 142 students with about 154 academic and non-academic staff. The polytechnic has also spent about N600 million on personnel and overhead costs with another N38 million spent on…
Professor Lilian Salami, the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), has revealed shocking details of her ordeal during a students protest against the institution’s administration. In her memoir titled “So Much to Say: A Memoir,” which recounts her five-year tenure as the university’s 10th Vice Chancellor, Salami disclosed how students abducted her,…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Students Engagement, Hon. Comrade Asefon Sunday Dayo has applauded Jigawa state Governor, Umar Danladi for his students’ friendly initiatives in the state. He thumbed the Governor during his recent 5-day official visit to Kano and Jigawa states. Giving details of the visit, Asefon told our correspondent…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Bauchi, has declared indefinite strike to drive home its demands for better conditions of service from the university management. Addressing journalist shortly after an emergency congress held at the Yuli, Bauchi Campus of the university, ASUU Chairperson, SAZU branch, Comrade Awwal Hussain Nuhu, explained…
The Kwara State Government says a teacher, Fatima Amuzat, involved in the alleged assault of a National Youth Service corps member has been summoned and that necessary disciplinary procedures will be taken. This was confirmed by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Peter Amogbonjaye, on Friday. Amogbonjaye quoted the Commissioner, Hajia…
A don at Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado – Ekiti, Professor Lawrence Kayode Olofintoye has emerged as the best paper presenter at an international conference held in the United Kingdom. Professor Olofintoye’s paper titled: MOLLUSCICIDAL EFFECTS OF AGERATUM CONYZOIDS AND DATURA STRAMONIUM ON BULINUS GLOBASUS AND LYMNEA NATALENSIS was selected as the best at the…