Parents, students, educational stakeholders, teachers and principals were all filled with joy, thanksgiving and excitement as they all gathered at Rosary High School, Awgu to commend Hon. Toby Okechukwu, the Deputy Minority Leader and member representing Awgu, Aniri and Oji-River Federal constituency as he once again paid WAEC fees for over six hundred public secondary...
Category: Education
Nigeria’s education system is on life support — ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has submitted that Nigeria’s education system is in life support and may soon die if caution is not applied. The Chairperson of ASUU, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Dr. Christopher Echereobia, made the submission at a tripartite event held by the union at the institution, Thursday. The...
ENUGU REP OGUERINWA PLEADS WITH STUDENTS, urges them to become ambassadors against drug trafficking
Hon. Dennis Oguerinwa Amadi, the member representing Udi and Ezeagu Federal constituency have urged students and youths to avoid taking the prevalent drug rampaging the society at the moment, crystal meth (mkpuru mmiri) and other hard drugs. He made this call during an event sponsored by Hon. Toby Okechukwu where he paid the WAEC fees...
EKWEREMADU LAUDS ENUGU REP DEPUTY MINORITY LEADER OKECHUKWU OVER EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT
The three time former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has commended the Deputy minority leader and member representing Aniri, Awgu and Oji-river Federal Constituency, Hon. Toby Okechukwu for his immense love for students and his continuous empowerment for them through education. He made this known during an interview with UGAMATV where he...
MY EFFORT IS TO COMPLIMENT WHAT UGWUANYI IS DOING IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR- ENUGU REP OKECHUKWU
The Deputy Minority Leader and member representing Aninri, Awgu and Oji-River Federal constituency on Friday the 10th of December revealed that his philanthropy to school children in his constituency and beyond is simply an effort to compliment what Governor Ugwuanyi was doing in Enugu State. UGAMATV reports that he made this known during an event...
‘FG reached agreement with ASUU under duress’
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, on Thursday said most of the agreements reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities were under duress. Echono stated this during a retreat organised by the governing council of the University of Abuja. ASUU and the Federal Government have constantly been engaged in...
OAU Student Death: Court Grants Hilton Hotel Owner, Adedoyin Access To Hospital Of His Choice
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba should give the detained chairman of Hilton Hotels and Resorts in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr. Ramon Adegoke Adedoyin, access to medical facilities of his choice. This is pending the hearing and determination of his fundamental human...
New Report Lists Nigeria As One Of Worst Jailers Of Journalists In Africa
Some aggrieved members of civil society organisations, mothers and activists on Wednesday staged a protest at the National Assembly, Abuja to seek justice for Keren-Happuch Aondodoo, a 14-year-old boarding student of Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja and 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College, Lagos. The protesters under the aegis of the Coalition of Gender-Based Responders (CGBR)...
Reps probe continued closure of NYSC camp in Borno
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the continued closure of the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Consequently, the House mandated its Committee on Youth Development to “investigate the refusal of the NYSC to reopen the permanent orientation camp in Maiduguri despite the peace in...
Couple, Two Others Killed As Nigerian University Students Organise Car Racing Contest
A couple and two students have been killed during a car racing contest embarked upon by some students of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. Ugamatv reports that the incident occurred around 9pm at Ijalala Junction on Monday inside the university campus when the couple were heading home. The wife was a non-teaching staff of...