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ASUU strike can't be called off now The President of the  Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU ) said on Friday said he  could not determine when it would call off its strike until when the members of the union met to decide the next course of action. The Federal Government and ASUU had, after a 14-hour meeting, which ended on Friday morning, said in a communiqué that ASUU would meet with its members and revert to the Federal Government within one week. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who spoke to journalists by 3.30am on Friday, said government had also pledged itself to the contentious issues raised by the union, while the ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, on the other hand, said the union had useful deliberations and would consult its members and revert to the government.  Ogunyemi added, “Now, we have some concrete proposals to take back to our members as part of our consultations. Like the labour minister said, we pl...

BREAKING:- ASUU Finally Reaches Agreement With FG The Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU ) says it has agreed to consider the federal government’s offer and suspend their strike. This great news comes after 12 hours, 30 minutes of a closed door meeting between ASUU and a government delegation in Abuja which started 1:38pm on Thursday, September 7 and ended 2:15 a.m. on Friday, September 8. According to Premium Times, the leadership of ASUU, however, said though it accepted the proposal presented by the government, it will take the proposal to its members and get back to the government in a week. The national president of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, told journalists after the meeting that the union will come back after one week to take its final decisions. He said: “Now we have some concrete proposal that we will take back to our members for consideration.” Adamu Adamu, the minister of education, said ASUU’s demands have been addressed and the union wil...

CRUTECH 2017/2018 First Choice AdmissionScreening Exercise It is hereby announced for the information of prospective candidates (Both UTME and Direct Entry) who made Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) their first choice and scored 150 and above in the 2017 UTME Examination,that the Online Registration for admission into the 2017/2018 Academic Session will commence on Tuesday, 5th September, 2017 and ends on Thursday, 5th October, 2017 . To access the Online Application Form, candidates are required to pay two thousand (N2,000.00) naira Screening Fee and three thousand (N3,000) naira, Portal Access Fee , payable online with either Master/Visa/Verve ATM Card or in any commercial bank through Remita via the online application Portal. PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION To register, applicants should: 1) Log on to www.crutech.edu.ng and click on the 2017/2018 Post UTME/DE Screening link. 2) Follow the instructions on the Online Application Portal to complete the form. 3) Print ou...

ASUU set to call off strike It’s a welcome development – Students, parents   Indications have emerged that the nationwide indefinite strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on August 13, which has entered its third week, may be called off this week. Already, stakeholders are apprehensive over the continued strike, and are asking questions about when normalcy will return to the ivory towers, having lost two weeks already. But, if the body language of the lecturers’ union is anything to go by, all hope seemed not to have been lost as to when the job boycott would be called off. ASUU had accused the Federal Government of failure to redeem the terms of agreement signed in 2009 and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) endorsed by both parties in 2013, towards addressing the numerous challenges in the university sub-sector, including the poor welfare conditions and gross underfunding. Meanwhile, given some concessions made on the union...

Petrol price falls to N42 per litre, Corporation says The NNPC said sustained strategic intervention in the efficient supply and distribution of petroleum products led to the significant fall in the prices of petrol and gas. The  Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation  (NNPC) says the prices of petrol, and cooking gas have crashed across the country. The Corporation said its sustained strategic intervention in the efficient supply and distribution of petroleum products led to the significant fall in the prices of the products. A statement issued on Sunday, September 3, by the NNPC spokesman,  Ndu Ughamadu , said a national survey by oil and gas forum, NNPC's weekly TV programme, indicated that in the last few weeks, the price of petrol has fallen steadily from N145 per litre to between N142 and N143 per litre in some stations across the country. Ughamadu said the study showed that NNPC mega and affiliate stations across the country are selling the product for N143 p...

List Of 20 Courses You Can Study Without Mathematics In Nigerian Universities Mathematics remain the nightmare of many Nigerian students although in many cases you can’t do without it. Naijinfos.com today analyzes the list of some courses that doesn’t require mathematics and some courses that requires small effort in mathematics. Many of the courses doesn’t even require a credit in mathematics to gain admission, therefore with D7, E8 or even F9 in mathematics you can still get admission as long as you have the necessary requirements. Admission seekers especially those that don’t like mathematics can try any of the courses listed below in Nigerian universities and tertiary institutions. Courses that doesn’t require mathematics in Nigerian Universities and other higher institutions • Languages (English,Yoruba, Hausa, igbo and others) • Criminology and Security studies •Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution •Mass Communication •French and International Relations •Christian Theo...

UNIZIK 2017/2018 Post UTME Admission Form is Out See Details | Cut off Mark and Registration Guid e The UNIZIK 2017/2018 Post UTME Admission Form is out | Cut off Mark and Registration Guide. UNIZIK Post UTME Form 2017/2018… Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK Post UTME admission screening exercise application form for the 2017/2018 academic session is now on sale. The UNIZIK Post UTME minimum cut-off mark is 180. Below are the UNIZIK 2017/2018 Post UTME Admission Form Online Registration Procedure  The Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK invites suitably qualified candidates to her 2017/2018 academic session Post UTME Screening Exercise. SCREENING FEE:  The screening fee payable is the sum of N2,500.00 (Two Thousand and Five Hundred Naira) only. NB:  All candidates for screening who registered from 13th to 21st of August 2017, are urgently mandated to revisit the portal (http://portal.unizik.edu.ng)  to update their O level result(s) by putting ther...

UNIPORT Post-UTME 2017: Cut-off Mark, Screening And Registration Details The University of Port Harcourt hereby invites candidates who chose the University as First and/or Second choice in the 2017 Unified Matriculation Examination (UTME) and obtained a minimum score of 180, to apply for Screening Exercise for admission into the University. The University shall not admit candidates into Geology in the 2017/2018 session. Candidates who chose Geology as their programme of study are hereby informed that they could be admitted into other/related areas of study, subject to acceptable performance. They are to contact JAMB for change of course or change of Institution for admission into Geology. The Schedule of the Screening Exercise is as indicated below: DAY/DATE OF EXERCISE AND COLLEGE/FACULTIES/DISCIPLINES Thursday, 14th September, 2017 – Pharmacy/Agriculture/Education Friday, 15th September, 2017 – Humanities Saturday, 16th September, 2017 -Management Sciences Monday...

University of Calabar, Aptitude test 2017 UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR CALABAR Office of the Registrar APTITUDE TEST FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING ADMISSION INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR FOR THE 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION We make this announcement for the benefit of all candidates who scored 150 and above in the Joint Admissions & Matriculation Examination and who have chosen University of Calabar as their First Choice in their application for admission into the University for the 2017/2018 academic session. The First Choice aptitude test exercise has been scheduled to take place from Wednesday, September 27, 2017. PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURE The following options are available: 1. E-transact option: This option is available in all commercial banks nationwide. At the bank, you are required to pay and obtain an E-transact PIN. With the PIN, log into the portal http://www.Myunical.edu.ng and follow the instructions on the portal after login. 2. Scratch Card Option: This optio...