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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | FG Reaffirms English and Maths as Compulsory O-Level Subjects
August 27, 2024
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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | FG Approves Age 18 as Age Limit for WAEC and NECO

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. FG approves age 18 as age limit for WAEC and NECO The federal government has once again introduced a paradigm shift in the educational sector by approving 18 as the legal age limit for students... Read More
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September 12, 2023
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The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Instructs Teachers to Embark on Strike Due to Unpaid Fees; University Union Advises Tinubu About Nigerians | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) instructs teachers to embark on strike due to unpaid fees The Abuja Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has ordered its members in the six area councils... Read More
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January 23, 2019
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The Big 5: Minimum wage: We insist on N30,000 for all workers, NUT says; Buhari arrives Sokoto for campaign rally | Other top stories

Here are the top stories that drove conversations: Amnesty International condemns increasing intimidation, arrests of Nigerian journalist Amnesty International said in a briefing on Wednesday that the clampdown by the Nigerian government which includes invading and intimidating media organisations, and arbitrarily arresting journalist is now censoring the freedom of expression. Don’t drag Nigerian to SAP... Read More
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February 2, 2018
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The Late 5: NUT warns 12 state governments still owing salaries, Arsene Wenger says Europe’s top five leagues is being destroyed and other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari Friday, hosted the governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where they discussed human trafficking and how to re-orientate the Nigerians who were recently brought back from Libya. The Federal Government has renamed the Federal University, Ndufu-Ikwo, Ebonyi, after the late... Read More
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November 16, 2017
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El-Rufai released scripts of carpenters, messengers not teachers – NUT

The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has said the scripts displayed on the internet by Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai were those of messengers and carpenters. Why it matters: The state government had set a primary four competency test for 36, 000 teachers in the state. 21,768 teachers, however, failed the test, prompting the government to... Read More
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June 29, 2017
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The YNaija Tracklist: Travel ban 2.0 begins Thursday | Civil disobedience will continue until the govt bows – Nnamdi Kanu | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. ASUU denies hike on hike in varsity fees – YNaija ‘Badoo boys’ kill couple, two children in Ikorodu – YNaija Civil disobedience will continue until the govt bows – Nnamdi Kanu – YNaija Senator Dino Melaye must go – Constituents insist – YNaija 5.5 million housing units will be provided... Read More
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May 11, 2017
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More illiterates will be bred if LG handle education – NUT

by Omoleye Omoruyi The Nigeria Union of Teachers, (NUT), has said that it will breed more illiterates than illiterates, should federal government hands over primary education to Local government council. This was made known to journalists by the president of the association, Micheal Olukoya, during a workshop in Abuja. Olukoya made the assertion remembering members killed... Read More
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October 7, 2016
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Prescribe death penalty for kidnappers, NUT urges N’Assembly

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has urged the National Assembly to passed into law the bill prescribing death penalty for kidnappers. This was stated by the NUT National President, Michael Alogba-Olukoya after the abduction of two teachers and four pupils from the Lagos Junior Model College, Epe on Thursday. Olukoya who spoke with Punch said, “It is a... Read More
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October 5, 2016
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Recession has compelled teachers to become beggars – NUT

The Nigeria Union of Teachers on Wednesday said the economic recession has immensely affected the performance of teachers’ in Niger State. State chairman of the NUT, Comrade Ibrahim Umar said this during the occasion of this year’s World Teachers’ Day in Minna. Umar said, “It is evident that teachers at both primary and post-primary schools in... Read More
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October 3, 2016
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Bayelsa teachers begin strike over 7 months unpaid salaries

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have embarked on strike, demanding the state government to pay their seven months salary arrears. The teachers in both public primary and secondary schools are yet to resume for the 2016/2017 session. In a statement by the signed by the state Chairman of NUT, Kalaama Toinpre,... Read More
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July 11, 2016
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Why Oyo state government shut down public schools

Following the crisis rocking the Oyo state education sector, the State government, on Monday, announced that it has set up a thirty-one member Education Reform Initiative Committee to broaden the scope of the management of the public schools. This was disclosed by the Deputy Governor of the state, Moses Alake Adeyemo, who represented the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi,... Read More
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February 20, 2015
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Osun NUT is worried about cult activities in secondary schools

by Chinwe Okafor The Nigeria Union of Teachers has pinpointed the involvement of pupils in cult-related activities as one of the factors causing unrest in secondary schools in Osun State, the state NUT Public Relations Officer, Mr. Boye Abolurin, revealed in an interview with Punch. According to him, teachers no longer discipline their pupils because of... Read More
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November 9, 2014
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Terrible: Kogi teacher dies over N3,000 medical bill

by Akan Ido Suleiman Abdullahi, the Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Kogi State has decried the poor conditions of service they are being subjected to by the government. He spoke when hundreds of  teachers under the NUT,  Kogi State chapter,  engaged in a  peaceful protest to the Attah Igala, Chief Micheal Oboni, over ... Read More
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September 17, 2014
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“There is no case of Ebola in Nigeria”, please resume September 22 || GEJ pleads with the NUT

by Laila Ibrahim In reaction to threat by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) to embark on a nationwide strike as a result of school resumption date moved forward by the federal government, President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed for a rethink. The Federal Government had earlier proposed October 13th as the resumption date for Primary... Read More
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May 27, 2014
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Military says it will not use force to rescue abducted Chibok girls, NUT wants life insurance for teachers, students in the North-east & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Military says it will not use force to rescue abducted Chibok girls The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, said on Monday that the military would not use force in the rescue of the abducted Chibok girls. Badeh gave this assurance while speaking to members of the Citizen Initiative for Security Awareness... Read More
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May 23, 2014
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YNaija Editorial: Welcome to the season of our discontent

The government’s response to the protests have been of suspicion… Promises have been made, but these are things we have heard on numerous other occasions. Much talk, some movement, but little action. It is currently a sad time to be a Nigerian citizen. There have never been times more bloody, or distressing or uncertain than... Read More
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March 1, 2013
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Zainab Sandah: Educating the Nigerian child: Who’s responsible?

by Zainab Sandah The biggest factor attributable to the failure of both international and local intervention schemes is government at the state level; they – state governors – have not, so far, fulfilled the conditions of the schemes… ‘Zainab, you are wasting your time, I’m sure you’ve seen the statistics.’ My good friend Frank said... Read More
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September 20, 2012
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Lagos and Ogun teachers threaten to down tools from Monday

by Isi Esene The Lagos and Ogun State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) have given their respective state governments September 24 this year to pay the 27.5 Teachers Salary Scale or face an indefinite strike action. The Lagos NUT chairman, Comrade Samson Idowu, disclosed this at Alausa recently at the launch of... Read More
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June 5, 2012
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The fear of juju (probably) keeps teachers away from exams in Ekiti

by Stanley Azuakola Out of the 16,000 teachers in the employ of the Ekiti State government, not one showed up for the compulsory Teachers’ Development Assessment Test (TDNA) organised by the state government in 39 centres across Ekiti State. The state government had earlier warned the teachers not to test its might by refusing to participate in... Read More
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